Unfortunately, the Brewers can compete as early as next season, and contend as early as 2018. I write “unfortunately” because the Milwaukee faithful are clearly spinning in the cycles of rebuilding press promulgated by the club, and therefore being coaxed with subtle hints that it might be acceptable to watch losing baseball for several seasons. […]
Tag: Bruce Seid
The Macro Draft
As the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft approaches, the odds of any particular draftee making the MLB have been swirling in my mind. There are several different ways to look at draft value, in order to judge a team’s overall draft, a player’s performance and legacy, or even one draft’s particular strength versus another (see 2006 […]
Draft Success & Bruce Seid
On Tuesday, Doug Melvin announced that he planned to step down as the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers at the end of the season. This news comes just 11 days after the non-waiver trade deadline, which saw the team trade arguably it’s biggest star Carlos Gomez. It was a move signaling a change of pace for a team […]