Entering 2017, the Milwaukee Brewers employed a rotational turn consisting of five righties: Junior Guerra, Zach Davies, Wily Peralta, Chase Anderson, and Jimmy Nelson. Coupled with Matt Garza on the disabled list, this major group was 20 runs below average over 845.3 innings in 2016. The sole positive producers were Guerra and Davies, the former […]
Tag: Yovani Gallardo
Low Rotation Shift
The Brewers allegedly signed free agent Yovani Gallardo over the weekend, with official announcement of the deal awaiting physical. Brewers fans either expressed joy at seeing the return of Gallardo, or expressed puzzlement at GM David Stearns’s move, with the historical cynics taking their chance to point out how Gallardo’s position among the franchise’s best […]
Aces Do Not Exist
If the progression of Brandon Woodruff did not awake the question last season, Corbin Burnes’s ascent through the minors has certainly raised it loud and clear, week in and week out, this season: does the Milwaukee Brewers system have an ace? In the cases of both Woodruff and Burnes, the answer is quick and easy, […]
Remembering Yovani Gallardo’s Brilliant 2011 LDS
Five years ago on Friday, the Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game Five of the 2011 National League Division Series, their first playoff series victory since 1982. The series ended with phenomenal drama, as the game-winning single in the 10th inning off the bat of Nyjer Morgan has been forever etched into Brewers history. […]
Way-Back Machine: Brewers & Over-the-Top Mechanics
Now that the offseason is upon us, I thought it would be entertaining to look back at iconic Baseball Prospectus articles about the Milwaukee Brewers. The BP archives are free for all, which obviously includes non-subscribers, so please follow the link for the remainder of the article. Enjoy. I spent most of the winter in hibernation, […]
Injury Data On Brewers (Part 2): Pitchers
On Monday, I looked at which Brewers position players can be labeled as injury-prone. Today, I’ll move on to determine which pitchers on the Brewers can be labeled as injury-prone, and a little more. While injuries definitely suck, pitcher injuries are the worst – especially if it’s an elbow or shoulder injury, as those can be […]