The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t fooling anyone in 2016 – they’re admittedly in the early stages of a rebuilding process. It shows in the young club on the field, one that is off to a 4-5 start and that has been outscored by a total of 22 runs (28 to 50) in the season’s early going. […]
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What Colorado Springs Means for Jorge Lopez and Zach Davies
Just two weeks ago, I speculated about the state of the Brewers’ rotation. I concluded that Matt Garza’s contract status and Taylor Jungmann’s 2015 performance have made them near-locks for the Opening Day rotation. Furthermore, I argued that although Wily Peralta has recently trended in the wrong direction, he has proven to be a consistent part of the […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Pain and Sadness in Milwaukee
Panic and heartache has settled over the Brewers fan base, spreading and expanding among the crowd like the smoke from a fissure in the earth from which the demons of the abyss are sure to shortly emerge. After a blistering 4-0 start in the Cactus League that ignited the hopes of a suffering people, Milwaukee has […]
Potential Opportunities for Jorge Lopez
As a reward for his excellent 2015 season in Double-A Biloxi, Jorge Lopez was given the opportunity to make his big-league debut at the end of last season. It did not go all that well — 10 strikeouts and five walks in 10 innings — but it was a fitting cap to a high-quality season […]
Top Brewers Storylines of 2015: Resurrection of the Farm System
On Monday, my colleague Jack Moore covered the departure of Doug Melvin, one of the bigger developments to emerge from this year. While Melvin certainly had his strengths as General Manager, his failures ultimately outweighed his successes — and chief among the former was, as Moore cited, Melvin’s utter inability to construct a respectable minor […]
Rolling Out The Barrel: Unwritten Rules Aren’t Just For Players
Good morning, and welcome to the final Rolling Out the Barrel of the 2015 regular season. Just one last series remains, as Milwaukee will close the books on a disastrous campaign with a three-game set against Chicago at a stadium that will almost assuredly earn the pejorative moniker of Wrigley Park North this weekend. We’ve […]
Jorge Lopez & The Fickle Nature of Prospect Lists
Top-prospect lists are not what people desire them to be. They don’t rank how likely minor-league players are to stick in the majors and find success. They shouldn’t guarantee what a prospect will become in the future, nor should they pretend to foresee all possible paths of development. In the end, prospect lists are best utilized to […]
Game One Hundred Thirty Eight Recap: Marlins 6, Brewers 4
WHAT HAPPENED Taylor Jungmann has been a revelation with the Brewers this year. All through the minors, despite some encouraging results, he has struggled with his command — forcing scouts and talent evaluators limit their projections for him. However, through 16 starts before tonight in 96.2 innings, Jungmann tallied a 13.2 K%-BB%, the second best mark of […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Biloxi, Denson and Hope for the Future
I was able to watch a majority of the Brewers’ three-game series against Miami this week, including a Monday night trip to a mostly-empty Miller Park, and if you caught any of it yourself, you’ll understand why this week’s Rolling Out the Barrel is solely dedicated to the organization’s prospects. With the major-league club stumbling through […]
Brewers Farm Update: Wednesday, August 19
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (51-72), 23.0 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Reno 0 8 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 17 23 3 Col. Springs 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 13 0 RHP Josh Roenicke: (L, 6-10) 1.2 IP, 7 H, […]