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Ramblings, often with stats, often about the minor leagues

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Where Have All the Good Outfielders Gone? Hint: Not the National League

With all of the hype that the current young crop of Brewers outfielders got as they moved through the Milwaukee system, it is easy to look at the production that the Brewers have gotten from their outfielders this season and be, well, a bit underwhelmed. Joey Wiemer hasn't hit. Garrett Mitchell has been hurt. Sal Frelick is struggling to get his OPS above .700. And as for Jackson Chourio, well, I guess at least he's been better than fellow hyped rookies Jackson Holliday and Colt Keith.

How the Recent Past Can Be Instructive of the Brewers' Future

It was, by most measures, an amazingly successful season. The best record in their league. A team record for wins. Significant contributions from rookies both at the plate and on the mound. That they were unceremoniously knocked out of the playoffs by a team with a much higher payroll was the only blemish on an amazing team effort. And it was a true team effort. They had no position players in the top 10 in their league in fWAR. The same held true to their pitching staff. Yet
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