In many ways, the Brewers are well setup for the future. The farm system is deeper than it has been in years, and it is starting to bear fruit at the Major League level. Three of the team’s top-five pitchers by season’s end were homegrown: Taylor Jungmann, Jimmy Nelson (until his head injury in mid-September), […]
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Where Were They Born? Baseball And Its Different Cultures
In one of my first articles, I described ticket prices as an unsexy topic. What follows will be largely similar, in that it will not be sexy and be in all probability esoteric. Today, we’ll be looking at the birthplace of current Brewers players, and to add more historical context, all MLB players throughout time. […]
How Lucky Was Adam Lind In 2015?
Here at BP Milwaukee, we love us some Adam Lind. He crossed the Canadian border to shore up one of the worst positions in all of baseball, and his overall hitting ability made him a rare 2015 bright spot (a late slump notwithstanding). Should the Brewers decide to trade him in the offseason, his value at […]
Observations From A 2011 Brewers Commemorative DVD
While I was tidying up this weekend, I found a hidden gem in one of my many piles of random junk: The Next Step, the Milwaukee Brewers’ commemorative DVD for the 2011 season. It contains everything expected out of a commemorative DVD — awkward interviews, corny cliches, overly dramatic music, the whole thing — and […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Scouting Reports and Speculation
Good morning! Welcome to the pre-World Series edition of Rolling Out the Barrel. While we appreciate the Cubs swiftly bowing out after eliminating the Cardinals last week, it would have been nice if they’d hung around for an extra day or two, so as not to subject us to a short, early preview of what […]
Jean Segura And The Outside Corner
Within the last three months, there have been five articles written about Jean Segura. This will be the sixth. It is funny that one player should draw interest from multiple writers from the same site, but it is fitting for a player like Segura. As my colleagues have pointed out, the overarching theme with Segura […]
Put Me in, Coach, I’m Ready to Play
Five players received innings in center field for the Brewers in 2015. Carlos Gomez got the majority of that time, but he is no longer with the team. Gerardo Parra was the one with the third-most innings, but he is also no longer with the team. Two of the other three players were Logan Schafer […]
The Brewers And The Month Of Tommy John
The following statement is neither groundbreaking nor revelatory, but will be made nonetheless, as not making the following statement has less incentive than making it. Tommy John surgeries are on the rise. Yes, another season of baseball has come and gone and more pitchers have fallen under the knife. Up to this point in 2015, […]
Mentors in the Rotation
When Milwaukee signed Kyle Lohse before the 2013 season, they were hoping he would be a solid, middle-of-the-rotation starter for a playoff contender. When they signed Matt Garza before the 2014 season, they were hoping for a second or third starter on a competitive team. And even prior to the 2015 season, after the shocking […]
Lohse Remained Good At One Thing
Despite sputtering in the last month of the season, the Brewers succeeded overall in 2014. Kyle Lohse contributed a 1.8 WARP to that effort — his second-consecutive solid year in Milwaukee, following a 2.1-win campaign in 2013. That all came crashing down in year three, as Lohse allowed the second-most earned runs in the National […]