Top Play (WPA): The top play of this game happened in the third inning. Matt Garza was still pitching and scuffling through this game. The Brewers were down 1-0. Dexter Fowler was leading off the inning and was able to work a leadoff walk. The next batter was Kris Bryant, who ranks second in all […]
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Pricing Failed Tanks
Among Brewers fans, there might be approximately four groups: (1) Casual fans that will tune out rebuilding (2) Everyday fans that vocally oppose rebuilding (3) Everyday fans that support rebuilding “as is” (4) Everyday fans that support tanking These distinctions might seem useless, or trivial at best, but nearly every future value decision for the organization will find […]
Ryan Braun Justifies the Price of Admission
Jonathan Lucroy’s exit following this month’s trade deadline deal with the Rangers has left the Brewers with just one player left on the roster who suited up for 2011’s National League Central championship squad: Ryan Braun. The Brewers, having shipped out much of their relevant talent, are likely to take a beating throughout the dog […]
The Brewers, Clutch Hitting, And the Value of Luck
Is it good for a rebuilding club to be lucky, or unlucky? I’ve mused on the subject before, and I keep coming back to it because I don’t see a clear answer. On the one hand, a lucky team wins more games. On the other hand, well, an unlucky team loses more games. The former path […]
The Hope and Joy of Orlando Arcia
According to Baseball Prospectus, the Brewers have a 0 percent chance of winning the division, and they have a 0 percent chance of clinching one of the two wild card sports. Therefore, they have a 0 percent chance of making the playoffs. This shouldn’t be all that surprising. While the Brewers aren’t mathematically eliminated from […]
Matt Garza Has Started Getting Grounders
The continued presence of Matt Garza in the Brewers rotation seems to defy explanation. The club needs to pay him this year and next, but they have no playing-time obligation. He clearly has no trade value at this point — his ERA and DRA sit at 5.03 and 5.36, respectively — so why continue to start him when […]
Analyzing Garza’s Future with the Brewers
When Matt Garza signed with the Brewers before the 2014 season, the Brewers had to have been hoping that he would be a veteran anchor for a young and developing group of starting pitchers. Both Wily Peralta and Jimmy Nelson were already in the rotation, and Taylor Jungmann would join them the next year. In […]
Investing in Executive Structure
One of the curiosities of the 2016 Brewers rebuild withstood the trade deadline. Mysteries about whether Jonathan Lucroy would be traded (he would), relievers would be traded (they would), starting pitchers would be traded (nope!), any position players would be traded (Aaron Hill), or any top prospects graduated to the MLB (Welcome, Orlando Arcia!) were […]
Game 109 Recap: Diamondbacks 9, Brewers 3
After pitching terribly in his previous start, Jimmy Nelson struggled again on Sunday; after pitching terribly in his previous start, Archie Bradley put together a solid effort. Yeah, it was one of those games. Best Play: Two of the more exciting Brewers hitters did everything they could to give their team the win. With two outs in the top of […]
The Future of the Crowded Brewers Infield
Orlando Arcia has been Milwaukee’s shortstop of the future since well before his call-up and Brewers debut this Monday. His arrival has been perhaps the most anticipated part of the 2016 season, a rebuilding year destined for a fourth-place finish from the start. But the brightest star in Milwaukee’s season so far has been Opening […]