The Brewers have been making this a surprisingly fun September. After destroying the Pittsburgh Pirates’ hopes with a three-game sweep last weekend, the Brewers made things unexpectedly rough for the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend. Milwaukee mustered a four-game split in the four-game series at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals have been a downright shockingly […]
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Good for 80 Games
The Brewers are in the midst of a stunning September surge, one that could potentially find them playing themselves out of a 2017 Top 10 draft pick and — better yet — finding another MLB role from their pile of future values. This surge is stunning because thus far it’s come against the World Champion […]
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 […]
Game 116 Recap: Brewers 7, Reds 3
Ryan Braun put the Brewers offense on his back, and Wily Peralta — yes, that Wily Peralta — had another solid start. Top Play: The Reds have one of the worst rotations in baseball, and in Game 3 of the series the Brewers finally took advantage of that. Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar took walks off […]
Ryan Braun Justifies the Price of Admission
Jonathan Lucroy’s exit following this month’s trade deadline deal with the Rangers has left the Brewers with just one player left on the roster who suited up for 2011’s National League Central championship squad: Ryan Braun. The Brewers, having shipped out much of their relevant talent, are likely to take a beating throughout the dog […]
Game 105 Recap: Brewers 3 Padres 2
Tl;dr: The Brewers won 3-2 as Ryan Braun’s home run and Chris Carter’s double plated two runs in the sixth inning, and Zack Davies pitched effectively enough through 5.2 innings. Top Play: Ryan Braun’s solo home run to lead off the sixth inning, and put the Brewers in the lead 2-1, was the top play of the game (.182). […]
Game 92 Recap: Brewers 9 Pirates 5
TL;DR The Brewers won their 40th game of the season Wednesday night, putting in a solid day’s work to breeze past the Pirates, 9-5. Chase Anderson failed to reach the fifth inning for the fourth time in five starts, but the bullpen slammed the door shut while Milwaukee’s offense continued to pour it on. TOP […]
Analyzing a Potential Braun Trade
As we approach the trade deadline, rumors swirl. Some, of course, are more likely to be acted upon than others. Someone like Rich Hill, for example, is almost certain to be traded because of his contract status (free agent-to-be on a losing team). Others, though, are more up in the air–and that is the position […]
Meeting the Deadline
If Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is to be believed, the Brewers could be the biggest sellers of the 2016 Trade Deadline. Teams are already beating a path to One Brewers’ Way, as Rosenthal reported earlier this month, and the list of players who could possibly find their way out of Milwaukee is long and […]