If you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan, finding reasons to be upset in 2015 is not a difficult exercise. Jonathan Lucroy and Jean Segura are both emitting the unmistakable stench of cratered trade value. Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, and Aramis Ramirez did nothing or worse, while drawing a combined salary approximately level with the GDP of Tuvalu. The […]
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Taylor Jungmann & Best-Hitting Brewers Pitchers
Taylor Jungmann went from possibly a failed prospect to arguably this season’s best pitcher. Even after a rough start in his last outing, he is currently sporting a delightful 3.05 ERA. The really fun part about his performance this year is that he’s shown skill with his bat as well. He’s hitting .281/.303/.344 with a […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Turn and Face the Strange
Welcome back to another Friday edition of Rolling Out the Barrel. With the major-league club steadfastly refusing to beat anyone other than Pittsburgh, to whom they are incapable of losing, we keep our eye on the future of the franchise, most of which is currently locked in the only playoff scenario the franchise is likely […]
Game One Hundred Thirty Eight Recap: Marlins 6, Brewers 4
WHAT HAPPENED Taylor Jungmann has been a revelation with the Brewers this year. All through the minors, despite some encouraging results, he has struggled with his command — forcing scouts and talent evaluators limit their projections for him. However, through 16 starts before tonight in 96.2 innings, Jungmann tallied a 13.2 K%-BB%, the second best mark of […]
What Has Gone Right In 2015
At the time of writing this article, there are only thirty-one games left in the Brewers season. Currently, Milwaukee is 56-75. Even if the Brewers were to go on an impossible thirty-one game win streak, they would finish the season 87-75, only one win ahead of the Cardinals’ current record of 86-46. Since May, the […]
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 […]
Jungmann’s Strange Fly-Ball Profile
Taylor Jungmann has been one of the few relative bright spots in a disappointing season for the Brewers. The 25-year-old righty has posted 1.7 WARP in just 74.3 innings, which could be extrapolated over five wins in a 180-inning season. Obviously, this pace is unsustainable and not reflective of his true-talent level, as our own J.P. Breen […]
Game One-Hundred Nineteen Recap: Brewers 6, Phillies 1
WHAT HAPPENED Ryan Braun and Taylor Jungmann happened. Braun kicked off the scoring in the first, scoring Jonathan Lucroy on a groundout to shortstop. Lucroy had previously tripled to to right. On that triple, he busted out of the box and had three on his mind the whole way; his path was made easier by the Phillies mishandling the […]
The Legacy of Doug Melvin
As Doug Melvin steps down to an advisory role with the Milwaukee Brewers, it’s clear that an era is in its twilight. But what does that mean for the fans who look retrospectively and forward? Let’s start first with some fair analysis. During Melvin’s tenure, the Brewers had a win-loss record of 1004-1052. Considering the team […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Jungmann and Deadline Fallout
Happy Friday, folks. We all made it. Welcome back to Rolling Out the Barrel, where we promise to never ask you if God has called you for a chat recently. We’re a week removed from the trade deadline, and now that we’ve had some time to sort out how the organization looks after their biggest overhaul in […]