Despite limited expectations, Brewers top prospect shortstop Orlando Arcia’s bat was still underwhelming in 2016. In his 55-game first stint with the big club, Arcia managed just a .219/.273/.358 batting line and struck out in 21.8 percent of his plate appearances. Arcia’s down year shouldn’t be much of a concern. Besides the fact that he […]
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Age in the Minors: Pacific Coast
Not unlike some of his highly-ranked, organizational teammates in Biloxi, Orlando Arcia received cool notes from the press in 2016. Throughout the season, fans and writers alike consistently pointed to Arcia’s Colorado Springs batting line as a sign that the shortstop should not be rushed, that perhaps 2016 was not indeed his year for the […]
Game 137: Cubs 7 Brewers 2
Top Play (WPA): The top play of this occurred in the seventh inning. Before that inning started, the game was tied at one a piece. Thus far, it was a good pitching duel between Zach Davies and Kyle Hendricks. In the seventh, though, the Cubs started pulling away. However, the seventh started off well for […]
Where Orlando Arcia Needs to Improve
In a generally miserable 2016, the Brewers faithful have derived some small pleasure from watching the promising stars of the future. Zach Davies has surpassed anyone’s expectations and anchored the Brewers rotation, Tyler Thornburg has become a scary bullpen arm, and Keon Broxton has come on strong in a brief stint. When the Brewers called […]
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 130 Recap: Pirates 3 Brewers 1
Four runs, all on solo shots: three for Pittsburgh, one for Milwaukee. You sweep some, you get swept by some. Best Play: The first time through the Brewers order, Ivan Nova allowed a lone hit and picked up a pair of strikeouts. Jonathan Villar assured he wouldn’t have as smooth a trip the second time. On the second pitch […]
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 124: Brewers 4 Rockies 2
TOP PLAY (WPA): The top play of this game happened in the first inning. The Brewers were batting and Jonathan Villar was leading off the inning. On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, he pulled a ground ball past the second baseman for a leadoff single. Villar then stole second base, his 49th steal of […]
The Hope and Joy of Orlando Arcia
According to Baseball Prospectus, the Brewers have a 0 percent chance of winning the division, and they have a 0 percent chance of clinching one of the two wild card sports. Therefore, they have a 0 percent chance of making the playoffs. This shouldn’t be all that surprising. While the Brewers aren’t mathematically eliminated from […]
Game 110 Recap: Braves 4 Brewers 3
Top Play (WPA): The top play of the game came in the fifth inning. The Brewers were down 3-1 to the Braves. Zach Davies who has been pitching great of late turned in a solid but not great performance. He pitched seven innings giving up three runs on two home runs, striking out three batters, but walking none. […]