On August 31, the Brewers boasted a respectable 76-60 overall record, and stood four games behind the division leading Cubs entering the last month of the season. Yet the Brewers’ fate might have felt sealed: Milwaukee posted their worst pitching performance in August (-42 Runs Prevented), offsetting a strong offense that notably improved following trade […]
Tag: 2018 Brewers analysis
What if Stearns Didn’t Sling? The Bizarro Brewers
Just three years into the job, General Manager David Stearns has already left a considerable stamp on Brewers franchise history. Thanks in no small part to a series of shrewd trades and waiver wire pickups, Milwaukee is back in the postseason for the first time since 2011, has posted back-to-back years of winning records after […]
Game 163: Quintana
Through 162 games, the Brewers are tied for the best record in the National League with the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee entered September with a 72 percent chance to make the playoffs, but Baseball Prospectus had their division odds at 6.6 percent. However, the Brewers went on a tear through September, going 19-7 for the month, […]
The Brewers Playoff Secret Weapon
The Brewers aren’t winning the division, but if they were to find themselves in a playoff series or one-game Wild Card, there’s an unheralded weapon in their bullpen that, so far, has really flown under the radar. Josh Hader’s historic success and Jeremy Jeffress’ Comeback-Player-of-the-Year-worthy, All-Star season are certainly worthy of a lot of attention. […]
Weekend Recap: Yelich and Knebel
The Brewers are in the Wild Card pole position as they enter the final week of the regular season. They went 4-2 against the lower tier of the National League Central, allowing the Reds and Pirates to score fewer than two runs a game. While it appears the division title is out of reach, the […]
Class AAA: Southern Development
For the last four years, the Milwaukee Brewers have had the pleasure of housing their Triple-A affiliate in lovely Colorado Springs. Tucked up over a mile high in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs is a lovely municipality known for its incredible views from Pike’s Peak. In terms of baseball, however, it was a less-than-ideal environment […]
Junior Guerra Relieves
In the middle of a pennant race for the Brewers, with a division fight against the Cubs potentially fading into a chance to solidify the top Wild Card seed, our beloved club may have accomplished something unexpected: the Brewers may have defined an adjustment and future role for RHP Junior Guerra just in time for […]
How Does Jhoulys Chacin Compare to Other Wild Card Starters?
According to Baseball Prospectus’ playoff odds, the Brewers’ chances of making the postseason 98.5 percent. Nearly all of that likelihood, however, is tied up in the Wild Card game (84.8 percent). It is thus fair to say that the Brewers are overwhelmingly likely to be in the National League Wild Card game. Who their opponent […]
Weston Wilson: Unlikely Javelina
The 2018 Brewers minor league season went out with a bit of a fizzle on Saturday evening, as the Biloxi Shuckers fell 3-2 to the Jackson Generals in game four of the Southern League Championship Series. Tough end notwithstanding, it was an interesting year for player development up and down the Milwaukee system, and particularly […]
The Uncanny 84
Entering September, the Brewers appeared in a difficult playoff position. The Milwaukee club held on to the second Wild Card spot with a 76-60 record, trailing division rival St. Louis by a half game. With one month to play, the division seemed an afterthought, as the Brewers trailed Chicago by four games (although the Brewers […]