The Tony La Russa and Dave Stewart regime is already in hot water down in Arizona. Last weekend, MLB Trade Rumors ran a straw poll on the Diamondbacks’ brass, and the results were not encouraging to the pair’s job security: That’s damn near four out of five baseball fans who believe La Russa and Stewart […]
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Profiling AFL Arms
This week began what amounts to Christmas in summer for baseball fans, as the prospect analysis season steps into advanced mode. Not only are clubs expanding their rosters at the MLB level, but they are also sending top prospects to the Arizona Fall League, and soon beginning instructional leagues as well. Looking at AFL prospects […]
The Rebuild Is Over
Three days ago, the Brewers rebuilding effort seemed to be making its last stop: veteran left fielder Ryan Braun cleared trade waivers, opening the opportunity for GM David Stearns to trade Braun to one of the contenders clear of his no-trade clause. In the offseason, Braun appeared to be a potential salary dump trade for […]
Reassessing Wily Peralta
When Wily Peralta was sent to the minor leagues in the middle of June, he was struggling tremendously. He had put up a 6.68 ERA in in 66 innings and struck out 42 batters and walked 27. These numbers were absolutely horrible, and—as I wrote at the beginning of the season—Peralta’s underlying performance was trending […]
Timber Rattler Bats
If the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are popular among Brewers fans in 2016, it is likely due to the break out season posted by infielder Isan Diaz. Diaz was an “industry prospect” when Milwaukee acquired him, meaning that scouts and baseball operations personnel praised the youngster without that praise resulting in prospect press hype. That’s […]
Making the Transition: Trent Clark
The step to the minor leagues from amateur baseball, be it high school or college, is a transition of many facets. Players are sent to parts of the country previously unknown to them, joined with teammates they have likely never met, and immersed in an organization’s philosophy that may or may not sync neatly with […]
Game 130 Recap: Pirates 3 Brewers 1
Four runs, all on solo shots: three for Pittsburgh, one for Milwaukee. You sweep some, you get swept by some. Best Play: The first time through the Brewers order, Ivan Nova allowed a lone hit and picked up a pair of strikeouts. Jonathan Villar assured he wouldn’t have as smooth a trip the second time. On the second pitch […]
Can Keon Broxton Make Enough Contact?
Out of nowhere, center fielder Keon Broxton has made a case for himself as Milwaukee’s best player in August. He has four homers and 11 stolen bases in just 24 games this month, and his .414 OBP leads all Brewers regulars to go with a .292 batting average and a .514 slugging percentage. After going […]
The Two Red Flags for Zach Davies
While many of the promising current Brewers arrived in Milwaukee during David Stearns’s tenure, one of the best came on in Doug Melvin’s last hurrah. Gerardo Parra sustained a ridiculously fluky, in retrospect if not at the time, hot streak to start the 2015 season. Melvin capitalized on that, flipping him to a thirsty Orioles […]
Lucas Erceg and Third Base Futures
Since last season’s trade of Aramis Ramirez, third base has been a rather unsettled position for the Milwaukee Brewers. Here’s a list of the players that have appeared at third base over the last two years, since the start of 2015: Ramirez himself Yadiel Rivera Luis Jimenez Hector Gomez Elian Herrera Jason Rogers Luis Sardinas […]