The Brewers spent the past week on the road with tests against both the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. While they started the week well with two wins against the Cardinals, the Brewers dropped two games in New York: a poor performance from Zach Davies and a walk-off home run by Wilmer Flores […]
Tag: 2018 Brewers analysis
The Perfect Trade
On April 9, 2018 the Brewers recalled outfielder Brett Phillips from Triple-A Colorado Springs, and optioned righty Adrian Houser to Double-A Biloxi. In transition, from Houser’s fantastic three strike out, 2.0 IP relief performance against the Cubs, to Brett Phillips’s 1-for-5 start at St. Louis, the duo alternated roster spots to join right fielder Domingo […]
The No Good, Very Bad,… .500
A month ago, had someone told Brewers fans and analysts that the club would be .500 after their first dozen games, I gather no one would have even shrugged. First things first, there is this essential feeling that even though *every game matters*, early in the season is the time to iron things out and […]
Weekend Recap: Yelich and Barnes
Last week the Brewers faced an early gauge of how they measured up with their main opposition in the National League Central Division, as the Cardinals and Cubs both visited Milwaukee. Unfortunately, the results failed to match expectations, as the team went 2-5, including getting shut out three times. Cubs Brewers Thursday April 5 […]
Early Season Keys for Chase Anderson
As we all are aware at this point, Chase Anderson had a breakout season last year. In 25 starts, Anderson posted a DRA- of 86.1 and a cFIP of 94, which was the first time he had been better than league average by either of those metrics. His 8.5 K/9 and .265 BABIP against were […]
Weekend Recap: Anderson and Chacin
The Brewers earned their only Sunday off day of the season as they completed a series sweep of the Padres on Saturday. After a sluggish offensive start to the season, the Brewers exploded for fifteen runs over the second and third games of the series, punctuated by Ryan Braun’s dramatic home run on Friday and […]
Exhibition Notes: Brewers @ Astros
On Monday night, the Brewers faced the reigning champion Houston Astros for the first of two exhibition games at Minute Maid Park. It was an odd pre-homecoming for the Astros, who were greeted by plenty of empty seats. That’s unlikely to be the case when they return for their home opener on April 2. For […]
The Next Brewers
Perhaps the most understated point of the offseason for these Milwaukee Brewers is the longevity present on the current roster. Many Brewers fans are upset with the front office for failing to make a big splash in the pitching free agency market, typically under the argument that since the club “went big” in acquiring outfielders […]
Medeiros Climbs to Biloxi
When the Milwaukee Brewers selected Hawaiian prep left-hander Kodi Medeiros with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 draft, most publicly known scouts and evaluators gave the pick the side eye. Some may forget that part of the plan was to save some of the Medeiros slot money in order to sign Jake Gatewood and […]
Exploring Runs Prevented
Recently a BPMilwaukee Twitter reader asked about Runs Prevented, as my set of pitching posts leaned somewhat heavily on the stat. It’s a great question and I’m glad someone asked it. I’ve been writing about Runs Prevented for a decade, and it’s easy to forget to explain myself when I’m using the statistic. That’s a […]