Back in July, when Jean Segura looked to have bounced back from a rough offensive stretch, my colleague Derek Harvey covered his season to that point. Since we published that piece, Segura has completely melted down, batting a mere .174/.193/.186. Obviously, numerous factors have caused such a decline — including a paltry .211 BABIP — […]
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Has Khris Davis Progressed In 2015?
For the Brewers this season, Khris Davis has actually done a lot to carry the offense. He has followed up his 2014 campaign, in which he compiled a .283 TAv over 549-plate appearances, with a .273 TAv thus far in 254 opportunities, supplying his fair share of the team’s 3.92 runs per game. His offense […]
Just How Valuable Is Jean Segura’s Glove?
The trade deadline has come and gone, and Jean Segura continues to don the Brewers blue. While the team may try to move him during August, it looks as though he’ll stay in Milwaukee for the immediate future. My colleague Derek Harvey has covered Segura’s volatile offense, but I want to turn our attention to his […]
Jungmann Continues To Catch Hitters Looking
Pick a means of measuring a pitcher’s performance, and you’ll find that Taylor Jungmann tops all other current Brewers starters in it. ERA, FIP, xFIP, DRA, cFIP — they all think more highly of him, to varying extents, than they do of Matt Garza, Kyle Lohse, Jimmy Nelson, or Wily Peralta. I’ve written about his ability […]
Ryan Braun & The Return of Power
This year baseball has seen the re-emergence of three outstanding power hitters: Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Mark Texeira. Each player can reasonably claim that he’s one of the best stories in baseball. All three were counted out by just about everyone before the season started — and with reason. All three are old, stuck in long-term contracts, […]
Hernan Perez: Man of the Future?
With the trade of Aramis Ramirez, the Brewers have decided to allow Hernan Perez to fill his spot at the hot corner and play his way into or out of the team’s future plans. While Perez has been with the team for almost two months now, most fans know little about him. I thought it would […]
Can Taylor Jungmann’s Clutch Play Continue?
For a lot of the talk-radio circuit, “clutch” ability dictates a player’s worth. These types of fans evaluate the athlete thusly: If he excels in the trying times, he clearly ranks among the game’s elite; if he crumbles when the going gets tough, then he belongs in the minors. This mindset, induced by confirmation bias […]
Transaction Analysis: Brewers Send Aramis Ramirez to Pittsburgh
Traded 3B-R Aramis Ramirez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Yhonathan Barrios The Brewers began indicating to both baseball media and front offices around the league that they would be sellers as early as May 7th. The Brewers have plenty of players worthy of trade speculation—Carlos Gomez and Ryan Braun perhaps the most interesting—but the most obvious […]
What to Make of Jonathan Broxton
Jonathan Broxton is terrible. Anyone who’s had the misfortune of seeing him pitch this season can testify to that. In his 33 2/3 innings of work thus far, he’s allowed 24 runs on 40 hits (five of them homers) and nine walks. The resulting 6.42 ERA ranks among the worst among qualified relievers; the same holds true for […]
Jimmy Nelson Takes the Next Step
The Brewers’ rotation has, perhaps, had the largest hand in torpedoing their 2015 season. As a whole, the group owns a 4.64 ERA (fifth-worst in baseball), a 4.34 FIP (sixth-worst in baseball), and a 4.68 DRA (fifth-worst in baseball). The struggles of Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza have caused most of this, and Mike Fiers […]