When you think of the great Brewers right-handed bullpen successes of recent vintage, chances are a fastball/curveball ideal comes to mind. Milwaukee’s most recent reclamation project, Jeremy Jeffress, revitalized his career on the strengths of a blazing fastball and impeccable curve combination. But, there is reason to believe that Rob Scahill might fit this mold, […]
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Grading Trades: McCann Test
I recently presented a detailed trade analysis series in which I hypothesized that using harsh depreciation of player value (10 percent depreciation per season) would help to frame trade value for a player. I used the model to grade many of the Brewers’ 2015-2016 trades, and assess current MLB and minor league assets. The model […]
Arizona Fall League Summary
The annual Arizona Fall League wraps up Saturday with the championship game between the Mesa Solar Sox and the Surprise Saguaros. Unfortunately the team that our Milwaukee Brewers sent their prospects to play for, the Salt River Rafters, was eliminated yesterday after a 4-2 loss to Surprise. Salt River finished with a 15-15-1 record in the AFL, a […]
The Importance of 2016
The 2016 season was an important one for the Brewers. In 2015, Milwaukee changed their general manager, and a number of front office moves were made. This meant the team was going into a different direction, with a different set of people, with a different set of skills, and ideas. It was also a season […]
Possible Trade Candidates Not Named Ryan Braun
The biggest story of the Brewers’ offseason is whether Ryan Braun will be traded. That topic has already been covered extensively (here by Julien Assouline), and I’m sure it will be addressed from various other perspectives throughout the offseason. However, the Brewers also have other players on their roster who might have some value in […]
Positional Flexibility and Minor League Development
Since taking over as Manager and General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, the duo of Craig Counsell and David Stearns have emphasized the importance of positional versatility. 15 of the 22 position players who took the field for Milwaukee this season appeared at multiple positions, with Hernan Perez (1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF) and […]
The Ryan Braun Situation is Complicated
Ryan Braun is currently 32 years old. He will be 33 when the season starts. As you might remember, he was involved in a number of trade rumors during the trade deadline. This offseason, reporters are already asking David Stearns whether or not Braun will be traded. Stearns, as per usual gave a vague answer, […]
What Should the Brewers Do In Free Agency?
I have written in the past about how the Brewers rebuild resembles the Cubs rebuild. The Cubs stockpiled position player talent and hoped that a good chunk of it would develop into quality major leaguers. The Brewers appear to be attempting to do the same thing. Orlando Arcia, Lewis Brinson, and Corey Ray form the […]
Just How Good Is Jimmy Nelson?
Over the past two seasons, as numerous Brewers starters have come and gone, Jimmy Nelson has remained steady. He accrued 177.3 innings over 30 starts in 2015, and 179.3 innings over 32 starts in 2016; over that span, he ranked 14th in the NL in workload. And he pitched to some pretty solid results as […]
Hernan Perez and Talent Off the Scrap Heap
Hernan Perez’s full-season numbers in 2016 were nothing to write home about. The former Tigers top prospect finished with just a .272/.302/.428 batting line, as his modest power wasn’t enough to overcome his inability to reach base with consistency. But Perez really found his groove in the season’s second half. He closed the campaign by […]