Thanks to the ridiculous vagaries of pitching statistics, Wily Peralta’s outing Sunday against the Phillies will technically go into the books as a “quality start.” In reality, Peralta struggled again on sunday, as he was unable to hold down a Phillies lineup that has been absolutely brutal all year long — they entered Sunday’s game […]
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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 […]
How Long is Wily Peralta’s Leash?
You’ve seen the numbers. We don’t need to talk about Wily Peralta’s 10.13 ERA, his 5.40 BB/9, or his 2.7 HR/9 this season. You’ve seen the PITCHf/x statistics. We don’t need to talk about the alarming rate at which his whiff rates have decreased, the decline in his GB%, or his troubling inability to keep […]
Game 9 Recap: Cardinals 7 Brewers 0
TOP PLAY (WPA): You might have thought that Grichuk’s home run was the top play of the game. Well, unfortunately, it’s not but we’ll get to that quite soon. The top play of the game instead went to Matt Carpenters double in the second inning. Wily Peralta was in his usual bad form today, leaving […]
Wily Peralta’s Discouraging Start
To anyone who has watched or followed the first several Brewers’ games, Wily Peralta’s stat line will not be a surprise: two starts, 8.1 innings, and eleven runs. He has struck out six and walked six, which is a terrible ratio on both counts. But pitchers get off to bad starts, and their basic peripherals […]
What We Can Learn About Wily Peralta from his 2016 PECOTA Projection
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell recently named embattled righty Wily Peralta as his Opening Day starter. On pure performance, this is a surprise and generally undeserved. However, this is a club without a clear choice for this spot, and Counsell’s decision is therefore likely as much about motivation and confidence than anything else. Veteran Matt Garza […]
The Brewers and the Platoon Advantage
Baseball is almost back! With the 2016 regular season underway in just five days, the Brewers faithful can hardly wait. But we still have those 120 hours to kill, which means we (meaning I — unless the audience has as little of a social life as I do) will kill our time looking at leaderboards […]
Wily Peralta’s Last Gasp
Wily Peralta finds his career at a crossroads this year. In his first year of arbitration, Peralta will earn $2.8 million, and with his arbitration reward only set to increase in the coming years, Peralta has to prove he’s worth the cost soon. A repeat of his 2015 campaign — an injury-riddled season in which he […]
Which Young Brewers Pitchers Will Make the Rotation?
Prior to the February trade that sent shortstop Jean Segura to Arizona, the Brewers’ rotation seemed basically set. Matt Garza, who is under contract for $12.5 million in both 2016 and 2017, seemed a lock simply because the Brewers were required to have him on the roster for the next two years. Giving up this early […]