Back in June, I wrote an article about Tyler Thornburg and Jeremy Jeffress. The point I made was that Thornburg’s ERA wasn’t misleading because it was in line with his DRA, while Jeffress wasn’t as good as his ERA would suggest, considering that his DRA wasn’t very good. Mainly, after digging a little deeper I […]
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Jonathan Villar’s Historically Bad Baserunning
Jonathan Villar made another baserunning error this past weekend, and his gaffes on the base paths have become common this season. While the specific errors he is making are obviously not the difference between the Brewers being in and out of the playoffs, they are still worrying because seasons like this one are at least […]
Game 125 Recap: Brewers 6 Rockies 4
Tl;dr: The Brewers withstood a strong start by Colorado’s Jon Gray and scored six runs off the Rockies bullpen to win 6-4. Top Play: After being held in check by Jon Gray through six innings, the Brewers came back to take the lead in the seventh inning. Jake McGee started the inning for Colorado and […]
Timber Rattler Arms
After the storybook season the Class-AA Biloxi Shuckers provided for the 2015 Brewers farm system, the 2016 minor league season might seem like a drag. On the surface, there are fewer prospects taking leaps forward, and some of the most notable prospects in the system are struggling with maximizing their tools. Yet, if the Shuckers […]
The Ball-in-Glove Renaissance
The Brewers ended a six-game losing streak thanks to a four-run comeback in the ninth inning Sunday night against the Mariners. If not for a total meltdown from Mariners reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, in which he managed to record just one out and allowed four runs on four hits, including homers, the Brewers would have gone […]
Wake up Stearns, and bring back Go-Go!
Dear Milwaukee Brewers Front Office, As I’m sure you’ve been made aware at some point, the Houston Astros have placed Carlos Gomez on release waivers. Even if you haven’t heard yet, you probably could’ve guessed, seeing as the Astros designated him for assignment earlier in the week. You guys know that Gomez was designated for […]
Manny Pina Might Be For Real
As a rebuilding club should, the Brewers have played the 2016 season with one principal goal in mind: Throw a ton of unproven players onto the field, and see what happens. Players such as Jonathan Villar, Zach Davies, and Junior Guerra have each had the consistency and skill to hold on. On the flipside, Ramon […]
The Call-Up: Brent Suter
The Situation: After playing a double-header against the Cubs on Tuesday, the Brewers find themselves in need of a starting pitcher to take the ball tonight against Seattle. Their ace Junior Guerra isn’t quite ready to return from his minor elbow soreness just yet (though he’s eligible to come off the DL today) so the club will […]
The Brewers in the Age of the Prince
In one of the more heartbreaking press conferences I’ve ever seen, Prince Fielder announced that doctors could not clear him to play professional baseball due to the second surgery on a herniated disk. It’s a sad end to an otherwise great career. While Fielder played for the Tigers and the Rangers, he will always be […]
Making Sense of Chris Carter’s 2016
Chris Carter got off to an excellent start in 2016, as he put up a .922 OPS in April. He has since cooled off considerably, as his season TAv stands at just .280. That makes him a solid hitter, but nowhere near good enough for a first baseman—and especially nowhere near good enough for a […]