As regular readers of this website are undoubtedly aware at this point, Statcast gives us a wealth of information that we did not previously have access to. We are now able to do more in-depth research than was previously possible, and the results are—at the very least—interesting. I think the jury is still out about […]
Tag: 2017 Brewers
Offseason 1: Securing Roles
Yesterday, the Brewers signed two contracts that will keep key players from 2017 with the organization. GM David Stearns signed RHP Chase Anderson to a guaranteed two-year contract, which also includes escalators and club options that could extent to a four-year deal north of $30 million. This deal gambles on the distance between the gains […]
The Houston Adjustment
Outside my apartment is a deep and endless sea of orange. I live in Houston, where the Astros just dispatched the Yankees en route to their first American League pennant. While it’s hard not to get caught up in the city’s infectious enthusiasm, mostly I wonder when Milwaukee will experience a similar moment. I grew […]
What Does the Future Hold for Jorge Lopez?
After making his big league debut in 2015, Jorge Lopez did not appear at all with Milwaukee in 2016 and made just one appearance in 2017. He has now thrown twelve career innings in the big leagues, which has to be considered a disappointment after his 2015 season. We would have expected him to make […]
2013 Prospect Class: Impact
The 2013 Baseball Prospectus Organizational Top 10 prospects had quite an impact on the 2017 season. This impact includes the Milwaukee Brewers, who saw major trade Tyler Thornburg, roster-drop Scooter Gennett, and final rotational season for Wily Peralta define their in-house 2013 class. Jonathan Villar, Domingo Santana, Lewis Brinson, and Josh Hader made varying organizational […]
Refining WARP and OFP Pricing
Throughout the Brewers rebuilding effort, a difficult question occupied my mind: how does one assess a successful rebuild while it is occurring? There is obviously plenty of room for post hoc analysis, and perhaps room to create expectations about a rebuild (for example, one could say, “the Brewers rebuild is successful if they win 450 […]
Better Know A Rafter: Quintin Torres-Costa
Game action in the 2017 Arizona Fall League starts this afternoon, offering baseball fans the nation over a welcome respite from those boring, Brewer-less playoffs. Milwaukee’s sending a good crop this year, headlined by a quartet of young hitters. It will be fascinating to see what Corey Ray, Monte Harrison, Jake Gatewood, and Lucas Erceg […]
Fluctuation Race
The 2017 Cubs had a good rotation, as far as typical, standard rotations go. The club entered the season with their four most productive starters locked in, and many pundits praised their depth moves to fill out the back of the rotation. When a team can prevent more than 100 runs on the front end, […]
Adrian Houser Returns
With the benefit of hindsight, there is little doubt which organization came out ahead in the 2015 blockbuster trade that was worked out between the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros. Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers went to Houston to help aid their playoff run, and the Astros did indeed make the postseason that year. Gomez […]
How Successful was the Brewers’ Season?
Given that the Brewers ended this season just one game out the second wild card spot, the season feels like a disappointment. The team undoubtedly took steps forward, and the future looks bright because the organization has been building sustainably. There are separate articles to be written about the steps taken by individual players, and […]