Many Brewers fans have sated their thirst for baseball via the two intriguing postseason matchups, but lots of things have changed for the Brew Crew. New general manager. New assistant general manager. New era, really. I thought this would be a perfect afternoon to unpack all that has happened with an All Questions Answered thread. […]
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Jean Segura and Milwaukee’s Middle Infield Future
Two years ago, Jean Segura looked like one of baseball’s bright young stars. Milwaukee acquired him from the Angels in the Zack Greinke trade, and his first full year in the majors was a resounding success. Since then, he has not lived up to the lofty expectations he established for himself in 2013. He has […]
How Unlucky Was Jonathan Lucroy in 2015?
Earlier this week, I covered one underappreciated element of Jonathan Lucroy’s 2015 hardship. Even without taking into account double plays, he clearly came up short — his TAv fell 52 points, from .306 in 2014 to .254 in 2015. For a team that lost 94 games and generally had trouble scoring runs, this only made […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Brett Phillips and Flipped Bats
Good morning! And welcome back to Rolling Out the Barrel. While the MLB playoffs have gone fully off the rails, the season for the Brewers organization rolls on only in Arizona, where Brett Phillips, Josh Hader, et al., are participating in the Arizona Fall League. I really hope you were able to catch the madness […]
The Expansion Years: Lessons from Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams
The Milwaukee Brewers just suffered through a 94-loss campaign. It was their worst season since 2004 and their 14th season in franchise history with 90+ losses. The numbers are grim, but instead of dwelling on current failures, maybe it’s best to take a look at the previous 90-loss teams to see if they offer any lessons […]
Looking Back At PECOTA’s Projection For The Brewers
Every year before the season starts, Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections come out. Then, a slew of articles and discussions are written about the projections, and only a person with too much time on their hands can keep up with those. In short, everybody wants to see where their team ranks within the projections, and everyone […]
What the Success of the NL Central Means for Milwaukee
It’s no secret that the big story in baseball is the playoffs, and even though the Brewers aren’t involved, they are still impacted. Three of the five teams that made the National League playoffs are from the Central, which—because of simple math—should make the future road to October more difficult for both Milwaukee and Cincinnati. […]
Jonathan Lucroy’s Double-Play Problem
The 2015 Brewers offense fell short in many, many regards (which I’ll soon dissect in greater detail). Any time your team accrues the eighth-fewest runs in baseball, while playing half its games in the bandbox of Miller Park, you’ve done something wrong. One of the less-noticed factors behind Milwaukee’s lackluster scoring: The club grounded into […]
Old Friend Marco Estrada’s Changeup Dazzles In Texas
Old friend Marco Estrada earned the win in Toronto’s Game Three win Sunday night over the Rangers, behind 6.1 innings and just one earned run. The Rangers could only muster five hits, while Estrada struck out four without walking a batter. The performance kept his Blue Jays alive and will give R.A. Dickey and David […]
The Brewers In The Age Of No-Hitters
The 2015 regular season has come and gone, and you’ve probably heard this already, but there have been a lot of no-hitters this year. How many? Up to this point, there have been seven no-hitters. Think that’s a lot? We’ll get to that quite soon. First let’s acknowledge a few things. No-hitters are a little […]