It’s a common refrain now: the Brewers are finished with their rebuild. In terms of shedding MLB contracts for minor league assets, Milwaukee’s front office is basically done wheelin’ and dealin’. As everyone knows, veteran superstar Ryan Braun is the last remaining true trade chip, and the left fielder appears to be in the organization’s […]
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Cashing Out OFP
In 2016, MLB owners spent approximately $4 billion on approximately 1065 WARP produced by both batters and pitchers. While the common market assumption prices one additional win above replacement at $7 million on the free market, the vast majority of MLB contracts are not signed on the free market, which drives the cost of WARP […]
Assessing Roster Moves IV: Prospect Value
In the previous installment of this series, a reader comment provided an excellent point about judging prospects: monetizing prospect value appears to inflate their potential value, compared to MLB players. That this should not be surprising does not diminish the salience of the point — analysts have much, much more information available about MLB players. Moreover, […]
The Importance of 2016
The 2016 season was an important one for the Brewers. In 2015, Milwaukee changed their general manager, and a number of front office moves were made. This meant the team was going into a different direction, with a different set of people, with a different set of skills, and ideas. It was also a season […]
What Should the Brewers Do In Free Agency?
I have written in the past about how the Brewers rebuild resembles the Cubs rebuild. The Cubs stockpiled position player talent and hoped that a good chunk of it would develop into quality major leaguers. The Brewers appear to be attempting to do the same thing. Orlando Arcia, Lewis Brinson, and Corey Ray form the […]
Brewers Player Usage Over the Years
A few weeks ago, on the BP Milwaukee podcast, host Vineet Barot wondered how many players the Brewers used in 2016 and how that compared to other teams. I thought it was an interesting question and therefore decided to find out. For today I’ll just put it into Brewers historical context, and when I have […]
The Rebuild Is Over
Three days ago, the Brewers rebuilding effort seemed to be making its last stop: veteran left fielder Ryan Braun cleared trade waivers, opening the opportunity for GM David Stearns to trade Braun to one of the contenders clear of his no-trade clause. In the offseason, Braun appeared to be a potential salary dump trade for […]
Pricing Failed Tanks
Among Brewers fans, there might be approximately four groups: (1) Casual fans that will tune out rebuilding (2) Everyday fans that vocally oppose rebuilding (3) Everyday fans that support rebuilding “as is” (4) Everyday fans that support tanking These distinctions might seem useless, or trivial at best, but nearly every future value decision for the organization will find […]
On Context and Happiness as Sports Fans
The @JSComments Twitter account is essential for understanding the true feelings of the Wisconsin Sports Fan™. When you need a hot take like “Jeff Janis is basically Randy Moss” or “the Packers should trade Aaron Rodgers for Jay Cutler” or “baseball uniforms are confusing,” @JSComments is there for you. Nearly every Brewer "prospect" is struggling […]
Scooter Gennett: Starting 2B
When covering a player’s potential role, it is tempting to see some type of “determinism,” or inevitability, about that role. If a player has some tools and traits that are likely to play into a part time or bench role, it may be difficult for fans and analysts to see that player in any other […]