Tl;dr: Zach Davies took a no hitter into the seventh inning, but Chris Carter’s two home runs were enough to overcome a shaky appearance by Jeremy Jeffress to beat Oakland 5-4. Top Play (WPA): Chris Carter home runs accounted for all of the Brewers scoring. His first mammoth home run of the game occurred in […]
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Jhan Marinez Has The Stuff, But Not The Results
TINSTAAPP: There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect. For every promising young hurler who lives up to his billing, ten more will flame out. Brewers fans have certainly experienced this concept, with Mark Rogers, Jed Bradley, and (possibly) Wily Peralta, among others. And before this year, Jhan Marinez looked like a pretty good […]
What Would a Jonathan Lucroy Extension Look Like?
If the Brewers were better this year, the Jonathan Lucroy for MVP movement would likely be picking up steam. Lucroy’s 2.5 BWARP leads all catchers, fueled by his brilliant .316/.372/.539 batting line. His defensive reputation is as good as it gets, and his bat is fully recovered from his injury-riddled 2015. Few players bring the […]
Stop Comparing the Brewers to the Cubs
It’s easy to compare the Brewers to the Cubs. Both teams are in the same division, and one is gleaming the success of a rebuild. The Cubs are on pace to have one of the best seasons in recent memory. They are doing it on the backs of their young and talented stars. The Brewers are […]
Game 53: Brewers 3 Cardinals 1
The Brewers did the world a favor, defeating the Cardinals 3-1 and notching another victory against the Best Team in Baseball™. Top Play (WPA): This was as straightforward a game as there can possibly be, at least in terms of WPA. The Brewers took the lead in the bottom of the first and were never […]
Recapping the Brewers’ Month of May
The Brewers are in rebuilding mode, as we knew before the year and we know currently. Even the most optimistic of fans didn’t think they would vie for a spot in the playoffs. Still, when the team flopped their way to an 8-15 record in April, onlookers felt disappointed. With abjectly horrible play like that, it looked as […]
Jonathan Villar and Orlando Arcia Delay the Rebuild
There is no questioning the fact that the Brewers’ plan is for Orlando Arcia to be the shortstop of the future. However, when exactly “the future” will begin is a bit of a question mark at this point, as we are not yet at the Super Two deadline and Jonathan Villar has been playing very […]
Game 50 Recap: Brewers 5 Reds 4
Best Play: Down 2-1 early, the Brewers didn’t quit against Brandon Finnegan and the Reds. With two down in the third inning, Jonathan Villar drew a walk; four pitches later, Hernan Perez smacked a four-seam fastball into center field for a double. Villar slid home, knotting the score at two runs apiece. Villar’s two-bagger (+.134) […]
Replay, Contradictions, and the Philosophy of Baseball
Fans across the league can probably pinpoint a moment when replay went sour for them. If that moment hadn’t come for any Brewers fans who were watching Saturday, the ninth inning was probably the straw that broke the camel’s back. After what looked like a tailor-made double play to end the ninth inning with a […]
When You’re Young, You Just Run
There are two kinds of unwritten rules in baseball. There are the ones that folks like Brian McCann and Tony LaRussa protect and/or make up at will, like the maximum amount of time one is allowed to take while rounding the bases following a home run or what actions constitute the necessity to throw a […]