On Sunday, the Brewers wrapped up their fourth month of the 2016 campaign. July saw them compile a 13-14 record, their third straight month of respectability — in May, they worked their way to a 15-14 mark, and they put together a 12-14 run in June. To check out some captivating stats from those months, […]
Category: Articles
Why Is Nelson Struggling?
Coming into this season, there was significant optimism surrounding Jimmy Nelson. He was heading into his age-27 season, and the Brewers were hoping he would take a step forward and establish his place in the rotation for years to come. PECOTA saw good things for him, with his 50th-percentile projection being 2.6 WARP and a […]
Lucroy Takes Control of His Future
Saturday night, everybody thought Jonathan Lucroy was on his way to Cleveland, dealt in exchange for four exciting young prospects. But come Sunday morning, Lucroy had exercised the no-trade clause in his contract, putting an end to a move to the first place Cleveland squad despite his repeated desires to play for a championship contender. […]
Seven Free Brews
Is it better to be lucky, or good? History has, time and again, proven this to be a trick question. The truth is, if you want to succeed in anything, you need to be both lucky and good. Building a championship baseball team is no exception. The 1994 Montreal Expos and 2001 Seattle Mariners might […]
What This Deadline Could Tell Us About Stearns
We’re getting close. We’re almost at the trade deadline, and as you might already know, the Brewers should be major players in this year’s market. R.J. Anderson actually called the team, last week, the most interesting team in baseball, for the way they could impact the deadline. That’s because the Brewers could go in a […]
On Context and Happiness as Sports Fans
The @JSComments Twitter account is essential for understanding the true feelings of the Wisconsin Sports Fan™. When you need a hot take like “Jeff Janis is basically Randy Moss” or “the Packers should trade Aaron Rodgers for Jay Cutler” or “baseball uniforms are confusing,” @JSComments is there for you. Nearly every Brewer "prospect" is struggling […]
What Happened to Jeremy Jeffress’s Strikeouts?
The 2015 Milwaukee Brewers didn’t do many things well, but they did manage to put together a strong bullpen. Remember those days? When the team could count on Francisco Rodriguez, Will Smith, Michael Blazek, and Jeremy Jeffress to preserve late-game leads? That halcyon campaign — in which Brewers relievers ranked seventh in adjusted ERA and […]
Rebuilding By Elo Rating
In baseball news and analysis throughout the 2016, “the tank” is a very popular topic. There are various takes on the rough MLB campaigns posted by several teams, as some commentators condemn the purposeful losing of bad teams, while others argue that it’s simply a bad league. The latter point is quite interesting, as bad […]
Game 92 Recap: Brewers 9 Pirates 5
TL;DR The Brewers won their 40th game of the season Wednesday night, putting in a solid day’s work to breeze past the Pirates, 9-5. Chase Anderson failed to reach the fifth inning for the fourth time in five starts, but the bullpen slammed the door shut while Milwaukee’s offense continued to pour it on. TOP […]
Analyzing a Potential Braun Trade
As we approach the trade deadline, rumors swirl. Some, of course, are more likely to be acted upon than others. Someone like Rich Hill, for example, is almost certain to be traded because of his contract status (free agent-to-be on a losing team). Others, though, are more up in the air–and that is the position […]