During the 2014/2015 offseason, the Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval to a five-year $95-million-dollar contract. Boston needed to fill a hole at third base and decided to sign one of the premium offseason free agents. Sandoval definitely had his appealing qualities. He was a productive hitter in a pitcher-friendly ballpark and a good defender. Bringing […]
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The Unlikeliest Homers in Brewers History
If there’s one thing I love, it’s baseball history, particularly obscure and esoteric history. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s hyperbole (I’ll resist the urge to make a tired, self-referential “I hate hyperbole so much that…” joke here). And yesterday, as the Brewers kicked off the 2016 season with an uninspiring 12-3 loss to […]
The Persistent Chris Capuano
Sunday afternoon, the Brewers made their final cuts and finalized the 25-man roster heading into Opening Day. Somehow, at 37 years old and carrying the weight of 11 major league seasons, 1,405 innings pitched and two Tommy John surgeries on his left arm, still standing with a spot in the Brewers bullpen is Chris Capuano, […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Welcome Back, Baseball
The calendar has finally turned to April, and the start of a new season is just one short weekend away. All the season previews are out and all of them are quite mean about the Brewers. They are all probably right, but ignore them anyway. There will be plenty of time to be realistic during […]
Brewers Injuries By Month
Will Smith tore a ligament in his right knee on March 24th. The Associated Press reported, “Smith said he was getting ready to shower after pitching in a minor league game on Thursday and was standing on one leg to take off his other shoe when he lost his balance and twisted the knee. “‘I […]
What We Can Learn About Wily Peralta from his 2016 PECOTA Projection
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell recently named embattled righty Wily Peralta as his Opening Day starter. On pure performance, this is a surprise and generally undeserved. However, this is a club without a clear choice for this spot, and Counsell’s decision is therefore likely as much about motivation and confidence than anything else. Veteran Matt Garza […]
The Brewers and the Platoon Advantage
Baseball is almost back! With the 2016 regular season underway in just five days, the Brewers faithful can hardly wait. But we still have those 120 hours to kill, which means we (meaning I — unless the audience has as little of a social life as I do) will kill our time looking at leaderboards […]
Will Smith and Brewers Freak Injuries
Presumptive Brewers closer Will Smith will have to open the season on the disabled list with a torn lateral collateral ligament (LCL), according to breaking news reports out of Arizona. Smith’s injury falls squarely into the “freak” category — the big left-hander was attempting to take off his shoe when he felt the knee pop. […]
The Brewers and Overperformance
For many years, pitchers were evaluated through Earned Run Average, better known as ERA. The statistic was invented by Henry Chadwick and started gaining popularity in the 1900s. After many years in what Brian Kenny refer likes to refer to as “the dark ages” came the sabermetric movement, accompanied by a slew of new metrics. […]
The 2016 Milwaukee Brewers Fantasy Team Preview
Relatively speaking, the PECOTA forecasting system likes the 2016 Brewers. While they are still projected to finish well short of the playoffs, a 78-84 final record would represent a ten-win improvement on the tire fire that was 2015. A lot of people are sleeping on the Brewers, or so the projections seem to think. But […]