This weekend, Brewers minor-league outfielder and first baseman David Denson publicly announced that he is gay, becoming the first actively-out gay player on a minor-league affiliate. The 20-year-old was a 15th-round pick of the Brewers in 2013 and plays for Rookie-level Helena. Denson’s history-making announcement adds him to a list of recent out gay pioneers […]
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The Brewers And Salary Growth
The discussion surrounding the rise in contract salaries has been a common theme around the baseball-verse. It seems that every season, a new superstar player gets signed to another record contract, raising concerns that players are being overpaid. The idea, though, that players are actually getting overpaid is complicated. As Matt Swartz pointed out, while salaries are definitely increasing, […]
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 […]
Melvin, Brewers Weren’t Wrong To Buy
In a sobering interview two weeks ago, Jonathan Lucroy offered a brutally honest assessment of his future with the Brewers. He stressed the importance of winning and that he understood the inherent difficulties of consistently winning in a small-market like Milwaukee. When pressed to give his thoughts on the current team, Lucroy mentioned the lack […]
Museums, Kind Histories and the Selig Experience
The Brewers are on some kind of hot streak right now. They entered Sunday’s game having won nine out of their last 12 games and have outscored opponents 79-45 in that span. The offense is clicking, scoring over seven runs per game, and the pitching has been much improved — particularly rookie Taylor Jungmann, who […]