As we come up on the Super 2 threshold, we should start seeing some AAA promotions. It is time to free Luis Lara.
Centerfield has been manned by Garrett Mitchell, Blake Perkins, and now Jackson Chourio. Chourio's presence in CF has been a necessity to increase the offensive production due to poor production at SS, 3B, RF and CF.
Garrett Mitchell has been pretty average with his bat - though mostly due to his high walk rate. And brings a positive WAR - though mostly due to his defen
We all know that the Brewers are not going to spend money like LAD, NYY, or even the sCrubs. With a limited budget, they need to be judicious about who they extend, for how much, and for how long so they can remain competitive for the long term. But that doesn't mean we can't do the right extensions... and often it has worked out very well for the Brewers.
Looking at historic extensions since 2009 (Note that I'm including extensions only and not FA contracts):
Ryan Braun
Fernando Vina squints in the spring sun as he faces down Texas’ Ken Hill. Vina chops his bat twice, then readies for Hill’s pitch…fastball…just a bit outside. The 1997 season was the last time the Brewers had a regular DH. Dave Nilsson started that April 1st game and led the team with 54 games at DH that season.
Now 25 years later as the Brewers prepare to re-enter the Baseball world where pitchers pitch and hitters hit, how prepared are we to maximize our offense? What will be the Bre