The Brewers traded away several prolific players a couple months back, none of whom could top Carlos Gomez. His contributions to the Brew Crew will live on in the memories of fans everywhere — unless, of course, those fans see another exciting young outfielder who creates some new memories. Domingo Santana, who the team acquired (along […]
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A Six-Pack of Cold-Filtered Brewers Optimism
If you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan, finding reasons to be upset in 2015 is not a difficult exercise. Jonathan Lucroy and Jean Segura are both emitting the unmistakable stench of cratered trade value. Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, and Aramis Ramirez did nothing or worse, while drawing a combined salary approximately level with the GDP of Tuvalu. The […]
Don’t Overlook Michael Reed
This has been quite the year for the Brewers’ farm system. Prospects like Orlando Arcia and Jorge Lopez have increased their already high stock. Recent first-round draft pick Trent Clark lit up the rookie leagues. Taylor Jungmann is having a better-than-expected start to his major-league career. All the prospects in the Gomez/Fiers deal have impressed, including […]
From BP: Brewers Stearnly Assay Their Future
Hired David Stearns as general manager; Doug Melvin moves to an advisory role within the organization. [9/21] Rumors swirled for months around the Brewers’ GM search, with most suggesting the club would target someone young, analytical, and ambitious. With Doug Melvin sticking around as an advisor and potential mentor, the organization had an opportunity to […]
David Stearns Continues Baseball’s Ivy Invasion
With the Brewers set to hire Astros’ assistant general manager David Stearns, the Ivy League’s takeover of Major League Baseball continues. The 30-year-old will be the game’s youngest head executive, and the second youngest in league history after Texas’s Jon Daniels. Stearns represents what David Lennon called “baseball’s new executives” at Newsday: young, highly educated […]
Jimmy Nelson: Success and Failure From the Release Point
With one hundred forty-six games played, the season is nearing its end. The Brewers are thirty games back with only sixteen left to play. They have been mathematically eliminated from the postseason. For everyone invested in the organization, the end of the season cannot come any quicker. With the offseason fast approaching, our beloved team […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: We’re All Just Folk Now
Happy Friday, folks, and welcome to a brand new edition of Rolling Out the Barrel. I was out in the Third Ward last night, celebrating the birthdays of my friends Kiki and Kenne. On my way out of the Milwaukee Ale House, I spotted a pair of Cardinals fans, no doubt in town to witness […]
Tyler Thornburg’s Long Road Back
When any team plays as poorly as the 2015 Brewers have, injuries will bear some portion of the blame. As stars and role players alike fall victim to various maladies, the club will find itself gasping for air. Indeed, several contributors to the Brewers have missed time because of injury this season: Jonathan Lucroy, for […]
The Narrative Problem: Ryan Braun and PEDs
Countless articles have been written about performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and baseball. Users have been called cheaters, while the decline in offensive production across Major League Baseball has been tied to a perceived decline in PED usage. In Milwaukee, specifically, the poor performance by Ryan Braun in 2014 — a .266/.324/.453 slash line in 580 plate […]
The Positive Value of September
It should come as no surprise for me to say that the Brewers are out of contention. At this point in the year, many teams are. And, at this point of the year, most of those teams should be using September as an opportunity to try out some of their young players. Fortunately, that is exactly […]