Is it better to be lucky, or good? History has, time and again, proven this to be a trick question. The truth is, if you want to succeed in anything, you need to be both lucky and good. Building a championship baseball team is no exception. The 1994 Montreal Expos and 2001 Seattle Mariners might […]
Tag: Aaron Hill
Meeting the Deadline
If Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is to be believed, the Brewers could be the biggest sellers of the 2016 Trade Deadline. Teams are already beating a path to One Brewers’ Way, as Rosenthal reported earlier this month, and the list of players who could possibly find their way out of Milwaukee is long and […]
Brewers Ship Aaron Hill Up to Boston
Finally, the moment that fans of the Milwaukee Brewers have all been waiting for has arrived. As of July 7th, trade season has officially begun for our beloved local nine. INF Aaron Hill and cash have been traded to Boston in exchange for RHP Aaron Wilkerson and 2B Wendell Rijo. — #VoteBraun (@Brewers) July 7, […]
Credit the Process, Not the Result
Junior Guerra currently holds a 3.13 DRA. Among starting pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched, that ranks 19th in all of baseball. If we consider the idea that since there are 30 teams there are 30 “Aces” (Yes, some of you will disagree with this classification), Junior Guerra is performing like an “Ace”. This […]
Aaron Hill’s Trade Prospects
I will be the first to admit that I figured Aaron Hill was a salary throw-in when he arrived from Arizona in the offseason Jean Segura trade. Segura was a league-average shortstop, and that type of player has legitimate value, but the return of Isan Diaz and Chase Anderson seemed sufficient. Arizona, who had previously […]
Game 75 Recap: Nationals 3 Brewers 2
Best Play: Although the Brewers couldn’t score off Tanner Roark, they certainly tried — or, at least, their third baseman did. Leading off the seventh inning, Aaron Hill crushed the first pitch he saw to deep right for a ground rule double. (Odd trivia: Two innings prior, Hill had a first-pitch double to lead off.) […]
On Garin Cecchini’s Improvements
One of the rebuilding strategies employed by Slingin’ David Stearns during his first offseason as Brewers’ general manager was to bring in myriad “post-hype” prospects. Among those players was former Red Sox third base prospect Garin Cecchini. The sweet-swinging lefty put himself on the map with an outstanding 2013 campaign between high-A and AA where […]
Game 54 Recap: Brewers 4 Phillies 1
After salvaging a win from a three-game home set with the Cardinals on Wednesday, the Brewers headed east for a four-game series against slightly less deadly prey. The reeling Phillies, one of the season’s early surprises after jumping out to a 24-17 record, entered the series having dropped six in a row and 10 of […]
Aaron Hill’s Incredible Night in Context
The Brewers acquired the services of Aaron Hill in late January. Basically, acquiring Hill and his contract was a necessary evil in order to obtain Isan Diaz and Chase Anderson. Hill’s contract was collateral damage. It’s not uncommon for teams, such as the Brewers, to make these type of deals. Acquiring bad contracts isn’t the […]
Game 34 Recap: Marlins 3 Brewers 2
On a night that was dominated by Max Scherzer’s 20-strikeout performance, the Brewers and Marlins played a relatively uneventful game that ended in a 3-2 win for Miami. Top Play (WPA): Chase Anderson has had a rough year so far; his 6.39 FIP is really bad, and it ranks ninth-worst among all pitchers with at […]