I think it’s fair to say that much like my diet, Keon Broxton’s second-act breakout depends a lot on plate discipline. Fair, if not particularly funny. His swing-and-miss has always been the concern with scouts. The Baseball Prospectus Annuals dating back to 2011 all reference the strikeouts in, uh, colorful ways. A sampling: 2011: “If […]
Tag: 2017 Brewers
First Two Weeks: By the Numbers
It is hard to draw any conclusions 15 games into a season, but that doesn’t stop anyone from trying to make something of what has already happened. A closer look at a few numbers posted by individual Brewers and the team as a whole will give fans and analysts a glimpse of how the season […]
Thames and LaHair
Much like puberty, the rebuilding process for a baseball team can be filled with boils, blemishes bad hairdos and embarrassing mistakes that are forever buried so deep within the recesses of our mind they only emerge during bouts of insomnia at 3 am. Just ask the 2012 Cubs who proudly debuted this opening day lineup: […]
On Eric Thames, Hot Starts, and Baseball Fandom
Being a fan of a sports team is weird. We watch people with whom we have no other emotional investment go out and play a game, and we want only those wearing our favorite team’s jersey to succeed. We impute positive characteristics on to people who wear our city’s name on their work clothes, and […]
2013 Top 10 Lists 2: The Organizations
The Brewers rebuild, only insofar as it is interesting, is interesting for primarily two reasons: President Doug Melvin and GM David Stearns have rifled through the MLB roster in an astonishingly short amount of time, almost completely remaking the organization in 20 months thanks to the 2015 and 2016 Drafts, as well as through trades […]
Weekend Recap 2: Knebel and Torres
Welcome to Week Two of the Weekend Recap. The Brewers had a successful weekend in Cincinnati which saw them take three of four games from the division leading (!) Reds to move into second (!) place. Weekend Series Brewers Reds Thursday April 13 5 1 Friday April 14 10 4 Saturday April 15 5 7 […]
2013 Top 10 Lists 1: Value and Risk
Lately, two separate research questions have converged in my mind: How do Overall Future Potential (OFP) valuations based on historical MLB performances compare to valuations drawn from actual scouting rankings? What is the short-term performance value that the Brewers can come to expect from their 2017 Baseball Prospectus Top 10? These are two crucial questions. […]
Game 10 Recap: Brewers 5 Reds 1
It took ten games to get there, but the Brewers are back to square one: 5-5, 40 runs scored / 39 runs allowed, perfectly even. Milwaukee made their way back to even against Curveballer Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds, and thanks to Jimmy Nelson and Ryan Braun. After facing some tough customers at Miller […]
Is The Mayor of Ding-Dong City Resigning?
Upon arriving to the major leagues, Travis Shaw was nicknamed “The Mayor of Ding-Dong City” for his tendency to hit the baseball out of the park. Shaw was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 2011 draft and at every stop in the minor leagues he won accolades for his […]
Braun’s Generational Talent Still Shines
It was a supremely rough opening week for the Milwaukee nine, as the Brewers came out flat in their opening series against the Rockies and then were obliterated in the final two games against the Cubs over the weekend. Miller Park had the feel of Wrigley Field North once again — yet another symptom of […]