At the time of writing this article, there are only thirty-one games left in the Brewers season. Currently, Milwaukee is 56-75. Even if the Brewers were to go on an impossible thirty-one game win streak, they would finish the season 87-75, only one win ahead of the Cardinals’ current record of 86-46. Since May, the […]
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Odds & Ends: Will Smith, Walk Rates, 2016 Free Agency
WILL SMITH SHOULDN’T START The notion that Will Smith could transition back to the starting rotation has been bandied about over the past couple months, as he’s seemingly figured out how to consistently retire opposite-handed batters. Righties have only hit .150/.218/.200 against Smith this year. Our own Ryan Romano has linked this development to his […]
Rebuilding, Retooling, Remodeling, or Whatever
Rebuild has become a toxic word in the baseball community. As selling clubs maneuvered to move established players for minor-league talent at the trade deadline, general managers tried to spin their “sell” trades as best as possible. Dave Dombrowski of the Detroit Tigers called their midseason exodus a “reboot” rather than a rebuild. The Brewers have consistently […]
An Ode To The Uniquely Bright Carlos Gomez
I hope everybody who was blessed enough to watch and root for Carlos Gomez as a Brewer over the last six (six!) seasons appreciates what we had in him. Gomez’s tenure in Milwaukee ended Thursday; over 697 games, the center fielder compiled a .267/.325/.452 batting line, a 110 OPS+, 87 home runs, 152 stolen bases, […]
The Curiosity of the Brewers’ Platoon Split
The platoon advantage is a well-accepted baseball truism. Teams try to arrange their lineups and manage their substitutions so that they can have right-handed hitters face left-handed pitchers, and vice versa. Oakland became famous in 2012 when its shocking run to the playoffs was significantly aided by a masterful use of platoons. Milwaukee does not […]
Ryan Braun’s All-Star Appearance and Baseball’s Big Chill
It was refreshing to see four icons of baseball in the 1990s enter the Hall of Fame this weekend. Seven players have been inducted by the Baseball Writer’s Association of America over the past two years, as many as were voted in between 2008 and 2013. Especially after 2013, when players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Craig […]