On Monday, my colleague Jack Moore covered the departure of Doug Melvin, one of the bigger developments to emerge from this year. While Melvin certainly had his strengths as General Manager, his failures ultimately outweighed his successes — and chief among the former was, as Moore cited, Melvin’s utter inability to construct a respectable minor […]
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TOP BREWERS STORYLINES OF 2015: Brewers Bullpen and Bullpen Evaluation
“Bill James defined sabermetrics as ‘the search for objective knowledge about baseball.’” ***** One of the major topics discussed on this site has been the Brewers bullpen. It has been discussed in depth and at length since BP Milwaukee first launched. While the Brewers had an awful season, the one bright spot was the relief […]
Top Brewers Storylines of 2015: Stearns In, Melvin Out
The number one story here at Baseball Prospectus Milwaukee has been the reorganization of the front office in the wake of the Brewers’ dreadful 2015. On September 21st, general manager Doug Melvin transitioned to an advisory role within the organization and made way for a new GM, David Stearns, formerly the assistant general manager for […]
Why Didn’t Wily Peralta Break Out In 2015?
Heading into 2015, the Brewers hoped for a few things out of their starting pitchers. They wanted Kyle Lohse to continue beating his peripherals; Matt Garza to regain a bit of the velocity he lost in 2014; Mike Fiers to put memories of 2013 away for good; and Wily Peralta and Jimmy Nelson to develop […]
Should The Brewers Trade Khris Davis Soon?
In the two months since David Stearns took over as general manager, the Brewers have traded Francisco Rodriguez, Luis Sardinas, Adam Lind, and Jason Rogers. All of this is a process that allows Stearns to jettison veteran parts (and not-so-veteran parts) that are not key members of the future, whether that be because of age, […]
Finding the Next Marco Estrada in Zach Davies
Marco Estrada proved to be a divisive figure amongst fans while on the Milwaukee Brewers. He posted quality numbers in 2012 and 2013 before getting shouted out of town following his disappointing 2014 campaign. His underlying strikeout-to-walk ratios and swing-and-miss rates always endeared himself to some, while others couldn’t stomach his penchant for the long ball, as […]
Mr. Melvin Comes to Milwaukee: Previous 90 Loss Brewers Teams, Part IV
Welcome to the final installment of Lessons From Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams. Thus far, I’ve spent the offseason looking at each instance of Milwaukee Brewers teams that lost at least 90 games, hoping to see whether there are any lessons from those past failures that could help inform the decision-making of the current staff. Part I covered the […]
The Brewers and the Rule 5 Draft
Most don’t associate the Rule 5 Draft as a noteworthy event in baseball. Why should they? Typically, players who are drafted won’t even make the team in spring. They’ll either be traded for nothing important or returned to their original team. It’s also a pretty esoteric event in baseball. It occurs at the end of […]
Keep Calm And Carry On: Cliches & Patience For Brewers
If there’s one thing that makes me crazy, it’s the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ fad. It’s been waning in popularity for a while now, so I suppose that I should be finding new things to annoy me now. But so it goes. You can picture an old fellow in a rocking chair wearing a baseball […]
Who Does Revenue Sharing Really Help?
A couple weeks ago here at BP Milwaukee, I discussed various reports that indicated owners were angry about the Arizona Diamondbacks spending $206 million — including, by the estimates of the owners, a good chunk of money Arizona received in revenue sharing — on their megadeal with Zack Greinke. ESPN’s Jayson Stark even went so […]