This is how the night started for Case Anderson. TOP PLAY (WPA): In a game when the Brewers got clobbered, you wouldn’t expect them to have the top play, but they did. While the final result of the game displayed a lopsided affair, the game was actually quite close for the majority of the time. […]
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Game 59 Recap: Brewers 4 Athletics 0
Chase Anderson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Brewers never looked back after an early-inning outburst, beating the A’s 4-0. Top Play (WPA): With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, the Brewers had a 2-0 lead and runners on second and third when Jonathan Villar, one of the league’s hottest […]
Game 45 Recap: Brewers 2 Braves 1
Tl;dr: Jimmy Nelson and Julio Teheran engaged in a pitcher’s duel, with the Brewers prevailing 2-1 as Scooter Gennett delivered the go ahead hit. Top Play (WPA): When you win 2-1 and the winning run scores in the 8th inning, you don’t need an advanced stat to prove that was the top play of the […]
The Macro Draft
As the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft approaches, the odds of any particular draftee making the MLB have been swirling in my mind. There are several different ways to look at draft value, in order to judge a team’s overall draft, a player’s performance and legacy, or even one draft’s particular strength versus another (see 2006 […]
Game 19 Recap: Brewers 8, Phillies 5
Worst Play: After allowing one run in both the second and third innings, Wily Peralta got into a groove, retiring seven batters in a row. He entered the sixth frame with the Brewers and Phillies tied 2-2, but that wouldn’t last. Freddy Galvis led off with an infield hit for the Phillies, and two batters later, […]
Game 14 Recap: Brewers 6 Twins 5
Quick Recap: Scooter Gennett’s 9th inning single scored Yasiel Rivera to give the Brewers a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Top Play (WPA): Oddly enough, the top play of the game according to WPA occurred in the bottom of the 8th inning when Eddie Rosario came off the bench to hit a two-run home […]
Scooter Gennett Takes Walks Now
Once a player has played for a couple seasons or so at the major-league level, we can conclusively say some things about their abilities, and their shortcomings. With a large enough sample, the Dennis Green Rule goes into effect: Players will be who we thought they were. Jimmy Nelson, for instance, will probably always struggle against left-handers, who […]
Game 13 Recap: Twins 7 Brewers 4
TOP PLAY (WPA): Coming into the game, Chase Anderson hadn’t allowed a singled run. That, unfortunately for the right-hander and the Brewers, changed pretty rapidly. In the second inning, Anderson threw a pitch right down the middle to Miguel Sano. Sano crushed it on a line for a home run, the first run of the […]
Game 7 Recap: Cardinals 10 Brewers 1
Quick Recap: The Cardinals jumped all over Taylor Jungmann early, and he was charged with 8 runs in 2+ innings pitched. The game was never close. Top Play (WPA): The only candidates for top play came in the bottom of the first, as the Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead which they would not […]
Game 6 Recap: Brewers 3 Astros 2
Jimmy Nelson blew past his opponents for the second time in as many starts, and the hitters backed him up this go-round, giving the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Astros in the rubber game. Worst Play: Normally, we start with the best play, but this recap will go with the chronological order. Following Nelson’s six strong […]