Brewers fans are undoubtedly, and justifiably, thrilled with Brandon Woodruff’s debut performance thus far in 2017. The rookie righty surged onto the scene last season, after previously making a bit of noise prior to 2015 as a “Prospect on the Rise” as a late-inning relief option. The trouble with fan appreciation of Woodruff is that […]
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Weekend Recap: Villar, Jeffress
The Brewers took three of four games from the Washington Nationals this weekend, pulling to within half a game of the second wild card spot. The pitching had another strong weekend, holding the Washington offense, which is 3rd in MLB with a .276 TAv to eight runs across the four games. Unfortunately, with the Cubs […]
Aces Don’t Exist: Rotation Spots
Recently, Brew Crew Ball Editor and BPMilwaukee Prospect Editor Kyle Lesniewski posed a question about ranking 5th starters by team. The seemingly simple task includes an opportunity to test assumptions about MLB rotations: Specially, are there truly MLB rotational roles? If so, how many pitchers take regular turns in the rotation? If there are indeed […]
The Turn
The Brewers continue to hang around after a strong west coast road trip. After a Tuesday night stinker by Matt Garza, the club split against St. Louis thanks to a getaway win yesterday afternoon. Milwaukee flexed their home run muscle, and Corey Knebel withstood a ninth inning rally thanks to Keon Broxton’s timely glove. Broxton […]
Why are the Brewers Great Early and Terrible Late?
A friend pointed out to me that the Brewers have blown 40 leads this season (now 42), which seems like a lot. In checking other major league teams, it is in fact a lot. My initial reaction was to blame the bullpen but that is neither warranted nor fair. The issue is that this Brewers […]
Keon Broxton has a Place in Milwaukee
The Brewers haven’t made it pretty in August, but despite being outscored they have managed to do just enough to stay in both the National League Central and Wild Card races. Sunday’s win over the Dodgers, the first series the Dodgers have lost at home since the first week of June, brought the Brewers’ August record to […]
Weekend Recap: Davies and Knebel
The Brewers marched into Los Angeles and took down the mighty Dodgers in two of three games over the weekend. The pitching staff led the way, holding the Dodgers to fives runs over the three games. It was the first series loss by Los Angeles since early June against the Nationals. The series win allowed […]
Meet Thomas Jankins
The minor league regular season will be coming to a close within the next two weeks, and three out of the four full-season teams that are associated with the Milwaukee Brewers are still legitimately competing for a playoff spot. The Class-AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox have a 9.0 game divisional lead and look like a […]
Corey Knebel is Making Brewers History
Prior to the 2017 season, Brewers right-handed reliever Corey Knebel was tabbed by many as the closer of the future. Neftali Feliz was slated to start the year as the teams closer, but if he faltered, Knebel would likely take his place. Exactly that scenario happened. By mid-May, Knebel was the Brewers closer. He is […]
Jimmy Nelson’s Mechanical “Adjustments”
Jimmy Nelson has been the breakout star of the pitching staff this season. After seeming to take a step forward in 2015 and posting a 4.20 DRA in 177 1/3 innings, he struggled last year, to the tune of a 5.83 DRA and -1.0 WARP. In 2017, though, he has reversed the trend and has […]