Yesterday, Brewers rookie Junior Guerra had a rough outing at PetCo Park. Few will remember his nondescript four run, four inning outing for its performance, but the righty’s start was significant for another reason: Guerra has now started the most games of any age-31 debut starting pitcher in the MLB divisional era (1969-present). Guerra’s season […]
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Seven Free Brews
Is it better to be lucky, or good? History has, time and again, proven this to be a trick question. The truth is, if you want to succeed in anything, you need to be both lucky and good. Building a championship baseball team is no exception. The 1994 Montreal Expos and 2001 Seattle Mariners might […]
Junior Guerra Has Been Really Clutch
Junior Guerra still feels…surreal. That a 31-year-old independent-baller with 3.3 innings pitch in the major leagues became a dependable starting pitcher is bizarre enough. That he’s worked an ERA of 2.85 over his first 15 starts — better than Jon Lester, better than Chris Sale, better than Max Scherzer — leaves me speechless. There are […]
Game 87 Recap: Cardinals 5, Brewers 1
In a possible pitching duel between Junior Guerra and Mike Leake, only the visiting starter delivered; the Cardinals didn’t have much trouble against Guerra, while Leake mowed down the Brewers. Best Play: Leake didn’t look especially sharp through the first three innings, when he allowed a run on four hits. Following a leadoff single in the fourth, though, […]
Five Stats to Watch at the Break
The Brewers backed into the All-Star Break at a meager 12-18 in their last 30. But for what it’s worth, not a single National League Central team managed better than a 15-15 mark over the past month. With the entire division lethargic, all five teams have to be happy with the three-day respite coming up. […]
Credit the Process, Not the Result
Junior Guerra currently holds a 3.13 DRA. Among starting pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched, that ranks 19th in all of baseball. If we consider the idea that since there are 30 teams there are 30 “Aces” (Yes, some of you will disagree with this classification), Junior Guerra is performing like an “Ace”. This […]
Game 82 Recap: Brewers 1 Nationals 0
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Junior Guerra pitched another gem. Top Play (WPA): There was only one run scored in this game, so naturally, it was the top play. The run happened in the fifth inning with nobody out. Martin Maldonado who was catching for Jonathan Lucroy in this game was leading […]
Game 46 Recap: Brewers 3 Braves 2
The Brewers were able to pull out a 3-2 victory over Atlanta in yet another long game, proving once again that there are in fact tiers of terribleness. Top Play (WPA): After another solid outing from Junior Guerra, Chris Capuano allowed a two-run home run to Gordon Beckham, of all people, that put the Braves […]
Pitching Staff and the Rebuild
It’s no secret that the Brewers’ pitching staff has struggled tremendously this year: they rank last in baseball in DRA, are the only group to have posted negative WARP, and are leading only Cincinnati in FIP. And unfortunately for the Brewers, many of the culprits are young pitchers who the club was hoping to be […]
Anatomy of a Gem: Junior Guerra Cube-ifies the Cubs
The Brewers don’t pitch well. You know it, I know it, so let’s not dwell on it. In a long and dark rebuilding year, a few dominant performances will occur — not often, but enough to prevent fans from burning down Miller Park. Over the course of the season, I’ll highlight as many of these explosions […]