After coming within one win of the World Series, expectations in Milwaukee will no doubt be high for the 2019 Brewers. But the franchise enters the offseason in a peculiar place: they “arrived” slightly ahead of schedule, and will now defend their NL Central championship with a roster that, on paper, still looks a piece […]
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Weighing Schoop in 2019
The deadline acquisition of Jonathan Schoop was not met with great excitement by the Brewers fanbase. Neither his regular season .202 batting average /.246 on-base percentage /.331 slugging percentage slash line, nor his 0-8 postseason batting line, further endeared him to already resistant fans. Schoop’s anemic performance at the plate led to increased playing time […]
Weekend Recap: Burnes and Saladino
Well, that was the definition of a no good, very bad week for Milwaukee. The Brewers were swept in a five-game series by the Pirates, they lost six games in a row for the first time this season, and, looking further back, they limped into the All-Star break with a 2-8 record in their last […]