TOP PLAY: On Sunday, the Brewers laid the beat down on the Marlins, scoring 14 runs. The Brewers were back in action on Monday; while they didn’t score 14 runs, they still put up a quality offensive performance, scoring 8. Early on, however, it didn’t appear as though this was going to be a high […]
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Game 20 Recap: Cubs 4 Brewers 3
Game Recap On a freezing cold night at Wrigley Field, Jimmy Nelson got into trouble in the 6th inning and the bullpen couldn’t bail him out, as the Cubs beat the Brewers 4-3. Top Play (WPA) Addison Russell’s two run triple in the bottom of the 6th put the Cubs ahead 3-1 (.286). They wouldn’t […]
Game 15 Recap: Brewers 10 Twins 5
The Brewers turned a back-and-forth slugfest into a blowout, scoring six runs in their last three innings to beat the Twins 10-5. Top Play (WPA): Solid but definitely unspectacular outings from starters Jimmy Nelson and Tommy Milone blew up in the pivotal sixth inning, when the Twins scored three runs in the top half of […]
The Post-Sabermetric Value of Aaron Hill
In the modern era, Major League Baseball abhors that which cannot be easily measured or quantified. The 2015 Kansas City Royals were a perfect example of that. PECOTA said they’d be a losing team. Fangraphs said they’d be a losing team. ESPN, well, you get the picture. Only, something funny happened: the Royals instead rolled […]
I Don’t Know Who’s on Third For the Brewers
Last month, I broke down the first significant playing-time battle for the Brewers coming into Spring Training: center field. Today, we’re going to look at third base, a position the team threw to the wolves last year with the late-July trade of Aramis Ramirez. Down the stretch, playing time at the hot corner went to Hernan Perez and […]
Speculating About The Lead-Off Position
In recent years, the Brewers have been famous for their exquisitely-calligraphied lineup cards, courtesy of Jerry Narron. In 2015, the most frequently-seen names at the top of it were Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez—neither of whom are still with the team. Gerardo Parra led off the fourth-most often, and he is also no longer with […]
Aaron Hill’s Strange Career
On January 30th, the Milwaukee Brewers made a much-anticipated trade, one that reportedly been percolating since the end of the 2015 season. They traded shortstop Jean Segura and Tyler Wagner to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Chase Anderson, Isan Diaz, and Aaron Hill. It’s an interesting trade because, in all probability, the Brewers primarily […]
Is There a Place for Aaron Hill?
The Brewers are a rebuilding team, without a doubt. They spent last season and this offseason unloading veterans in favor of prospects or flyers, and they have therefore ended up with a relatively young roster (per ESPN, the second-youngest in baseball). The lack of proven veterans who will demand playing time is a positive for […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Valentine, You’re a Hit!
Good morning, Brewers fans! Welcome to the very last edition of Rolling Out the Barrel for this offseason. By the time we reconvene next week, Milwaukee’s pitchers and catchers will have reported to Maryvale Baseball Park and I will consider the 2016 baseball season to have officially begun. While we’ll still be getting little more […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Chasing an Up-Hill Dream
It’s February, folks, which means that the last baseball-less month is in our wake. Pitchers and catchers report two weeks from today, which means we’re just 14 days away from new pictures of some of our favorite ballplayers working out in the Arizona sun. New general manager David Stearns continues to reshape the franchise, making […]