The Brewers have been awful at the plate this season. In the National League, only the Mets and Phillies have scored fewer than Milwaukee’s 39 runs, and the Mets have played one fewer game. The club’s .213/.310/.349 batting line ranks 27th, 16th, and 22nd in the league respectively. The Brewers can get runners on base, […]
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Game 12 Recap: Pirates 9 Brewers 3
Best Play (WPA): With the team in an early 6-0 hole, the Brewers attempted to mount a rally in the fourth inning. Chris Carter singled home Scooter Gennett to score the first run of the game for Milwaukee. Ramon Flores followed that up with a walk to load the bases. After Juan Nicasio goaded Aaron Hill into […]
How Long is Wily Peralta’s Leash?
You’ve seen the numbers. We don’t need to talk about Wily Peralta’s 10.13 ERA, his 5.40 BB/9, or his 2.7 HR/9 this season. You’ve seen the PITCHf/x statistics. We don’t need to talk about the alarming rate at which his whiff rates have decreased, the decline in his GB%, or his troubling inability to keep […]
The Oddity of Domingo Santana the LeadOff Hitter
We’re seven games into the season and I guess Domingo Santana is the Brewers leadoff hitter. On the Brewers opening day recap, I mentioned this as a trend to watch. The Brewers were also playing against the Giants and Madison Bumgarner, therefore, Derek Harvey of Brew Crew Ball and I theorized that this might be […]
Wily Peralta’s Discouraging Start
To anyone who has watched or followed the first several Brewers’ games, Wily Peralta’s stat line will not be a surprise: two starts, 8.1 innings, and eleven runs. He has struck out six and walked six, which is a terrible ratio on both counts. But pitchers get off to bad starts, and their basic peripherals […]
The Brewers and Infield Shifts
Last Thursday, FanGraphs released data on infield shifts going back to 2010. While the shift itself originated in the early 20th century, it’s gained more prominence in recent years than it ever had before. These numbers cover the era of the shift, the period in which the strategy has taken the major leagues by storm […]
Game 7 Recap: Cardinals 10 Brewers 1
Quick Recap: The Cardinals jumped all over Taylor Jungmann early, and he was charged with 8 runs in 2+ innings pitched. The game was never close. Top Play (WPA): The only candidates for top play came in the bottom of the first, as the Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead which they would not […]
Jimmy Nelson’s Fastball Dominates Houston
Jimmy Nelson has had a strong beginning to his second major league season, with two straight quality starts out of the gate. Although Nelson’s peripheral numbers aren’t pretty — he has walked five and given up three home runs in his first two starts, giving him a 5.60 FIP — Nelson has been able to […]
Game 6 Recap: Brewers 3 Astros 2
Jimmy Nelson blew past his opponents for the second time in as many starts, and the hitters backed him up this go-round, giving the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Astros in the rubber game. Worst Play: Normally, we start with the best play, but this recap will go with the chronological order. Following Nelson’s six strong […]
Where Have All the Southpaws Gone?
The date is August 28, 2013. The number one song in America is “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, because the world is a bad place filled with terrible men. Lee Daniels’ The Butler starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey is the top movie at the box office, because maybe some folks […]