Welcome back to your favorite* Friday reading, Brewers fans! After a week off while I was on-site in Maryvale for Brew Crew Ball, I’m back with the penultimate offseason edition of my column. It hardly seems true that real, actual games that matter are just 10 short days away, especially after that nasty snow storm […]
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Nick Hagadone And Recapturing The Magic
The Brewers have brought in a boatload of starting pitching reinforcement as of late. Adrian Houser and Josh Hader came over in the Carlos Gomez trade; Zach Davies arrived in exchange for Gerardo Parra; and Jean Segura helped them acquire Chase Anderson. At the same time, the bullpen hasn’t really received many upgrades, probably because […]
What 2016 Holds for Jeremy Jeffress
In his first full big league season, Jeremy Jeffress impressed at the back of the Brewers’ bullpen. A 28-year-old reliever who had never thrown more than 35 big league innings in a single season, Jeffress proved to be a reliable seventh- and eighth-inning option. And with the departure of closer Francisco Rodriguez, he will join […]
Rymer Liriano and the Cause of Concussions
On Sunday, Rymer Liriano was struck in the face by a pitch from Dodgers pitcher Matt West. Liriano was beaned in the eighth inning of the spring training game and was carted off the field. It was a scary situation all around and brought a sober reminder of the dangers the game of baseball can […]
Matt Garza and the Importance of Sequencing
Often times, when looking at a pitcher’s peripherals, we’ll focus on pitch outcomes. How often do they get swinging strikes, or looking strikes, or strikes overall? Metrics such as these will usually correlate with a pitcher’s strikeout and walk rates, which in turn will generally predict their production as a whole. In some cases, though, we need […]
Changing Directions at BP Milwaukee
Today marks a different direction for BP Milwaukee. I am stepping down as Editor-in-Chief in an effort to re-charge my writing batteries, while Nicholas Zettel (formerly of Disciples of Uecker) will take the reins. I would be doing a disservice to the great writers at BPM and readers, like yourselves, by not giving 100 percent […]
Rymer Liriano and the Risks of Baseball
Last night, Brewers outfielder Rymer Liriano was hit by a pitch and severely injured. Liriano reportedly suffered facial fractures, and the incident forced him to spend the night in the hospital for observation. The pitch struck the 24-year-old outfielder right under the brim of his batting helmet. “You know that the sound is different,” Jake Elmore, who was […]
Maldonado’s Future with the Brewers
Martin Maldonado made his debut in Milwaukee in 2011 and has been the Brewers’ backup catcher since broke into the big leagues. He hasn’t started more than 66 games in a season; however, since Jonathan Lucroy blossomed into one of the game’s best catchers during his tenure, it’s understandable that Maldonado has had a difficult time earning playing […]
The Flexibility of Craig Counsell
For a manager in baseball, as for any person of authority in any field, rigidity can be deadly. While every worker should try to change with the times and stay ahead of the curve, the decision-maker ultimately bears the most responsibility in these areas, since they set the example for everyone else to follow. In […]
When Were You The Most Interested in the Brewers?
Being a fan of the World Series Champions team can actually be a bittersweet moment in some ways. On the one hand, your favorite team wins something that in defines them as the best team in baseball that season and probably etches that team’s name in the franchise history books. On the other hand, the baseball […]