Lately, lots of talk surrounding the Milwaukee Brewers has surrounded the future of the team. And understandably so. The future appears to hold so many more positive, exciting things in store! But with the 2015 season so freshly minted, let’s take a look back and crown some winners for the First-Annual BP Milwaukee End-of-Season Awards. The […]
Tag: Mike Fiers
Rolling Out the Barrel: All Aboard the Jungmann-Santana Express!
If you’re here trying to get some profound insight on the state of the Milwaukee Brewers as currently constructed, I don’t know what to tell you. They usually lose, though they don’t lose quite often enough to threaten Philadelphia, Miami or Colorado for the #1 pick in next years draft — in fact, they aren’t […]
Brewers Trade Gomez, Fiers to Houston
Although the Brewers have given conflicting signals about whether they’d listen on their cost-controlled players, the trade-that-wasn’t sending Gomez to New York ultimately put the team’s cards on the table for all to see. Not only were the Brewers listening on the former All-Star, but they were highly motivated to move him, starting a much-needed […]
Little Reason to Trade Fiers (Right Now)
The Brewers season ended in April. The trade deadline is just 10 days away. There have been no trades made and players like Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, and Jonathan Broxton have erased much or all of their value. It’s no surprise panicking Brewers fans longing for a rebuild are looking for anyone and everyone that could […]
Mike Fiers Drawing Trade Interest
Ken Rosenthal reported Monday afternoon that the Toronto Blue Jays are showing interest in Mike Fiers. Mike Fiers has been the Brewers best pitcher this season, with 0.8 WARP in 107 innings pitched. I can definitely imagine why Rosenthal would include that Melvin isn’t very motivated to move their best starting pitcher (with due respect […]
What To Make Of Mike Fiers
Much has been said about the state of the Brewers’ rotation, as the general struggles for Milwaukee have been lamented ad nauseam. Fans do little to celebrate as the rotation ranks near the bottom in the most pertinent pitching stats. 2015 ERA/FIP/WAR Rank ERA 4.80 28th FIP 4.43 26th WAR +3.3 27th Despite the deplorable […]
Game Seventy-Seven Recap: Brewers 5, Twins 3
TOP PLAY (WPA): Ryan Braun launched a two-run homer off a hanging slider from Casey Fien (+.280 WPA). Each team scored their first runs in the seventh inning, but the most influential play of the day came in the eighth. The Twins sent one of their better relievers, right-hander Casey Fien, to the mound. He had […]