Velocity is the new thing! It’s always been a thing, sure — pitchers generally want to throw hard — but as of late, it’s become more integral than ever. While you’ve probably seen some version of this graph before, the trend really bears repeating: The MLB-average fastball this season, at 92.6 mph, clocked in 1.5 […]
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Good for 80 Games
The Brewers are in the midst of a stunning September surge, one that could potentially find them playing themselves out of a 2017 Top 10 draft pick and — better yet — finding another MLB role from their pile of future values. This surge is stunning because thus far it’s come against the World Champion […]
Game 131 Recap: Cardinals 6 Brewers 5
Best Play (WPA): Whoever you were rooting for, it would be difficult to say that the seventh and eighth innings weren’t exciting. The top play happened in the top half of the eighth after the Brewers came roaring back from a 3-1 deficit, to take a 5-3 lead. Corey Knebel came in to pitch in […]
Game 125 Recap: Brewers 6 Rockies 4
Tl;dr: The Brewers withstood a strong start by Colorado’s Jon Gray and scored six runs off the Rockies bullpen to win 6-4. Top Play: After being held in check by Jon Gray through six innings, the Brewers came back to take the lead in the seventh inning. Jake McGee started the inning for Colorado and […]
Game 103 Recap: Brewers 4, Pirates 2
For what may be Jonathan Lucroy’s last game as a Brewer, the club sent him off with a victory and a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Best Play: In a tight contest where no one scored more than once per inning, the final run would make the biggest difference. When Chris Carter stepped in with two outs in the bottom of […]
Which Brewer Had the Worst Pitch in 2015?
On Tuesday, I wrote about the best pitches that we saw from the Brewers in 2015. Jimmy Nelson’s curveball, Ariel Pena’s four-seam fastball, Francisco Rodriguez’s changeup, and Will Smith’s slider all separated themselves from the pack in a good way. Now, we come to the natural compliment to that exercise — which Milwaukee offerings proved […]
Which Brewer Had the Best Pitch in 2015?
Most fans of baseball seem to observe the game from a hitting-centric viewpoint. As Warren Spahn once quipped, “hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing.” This approach has never appealed to me — I think pitchers have a greater hand in the game than we credit them for. Aside from the fact that they succeed far […]
Revisiting Corey Knebel
Back in August, I took an in-depth look at Corey Knebel’s inconsistent yet promising rookie campaign. Despite some bumps in the road (mostly early on), he’d impressed to that point, backing up his 3.52 ERA with a 26.9 percent strikeout rate and an 8.8 percent walk rate. From there, I assumed the remainder of the […]
Corey Knebel Demonstrates His Potential
The Brewers currently suffer from shortages of many things — dependable starting pitchers, hitters who can take a walk, rangy outfielders — but their bullpen continues to carry them. The club’s relievers have pitched to a 3.58 ERA (14th in the majors) and a 3.66 DRA (fourth in the majors), in an attempt to compensate for the […]