https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/136-team-payroll-and-winning-the-world-series/The 2024 Brewers season ended with a bite from the Big Apple, and as the playoffs roll toward the concluding World Series, one thing is apparent--while money cannot buy happiness, it does seem pretty good at buying championships. The one last hope of all the small-market teams is the Cleveland...136Sat, 19 Oct 2024 01:08:21 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/132-the-2024-brewers-and-speed-unit/Introducing Speed Unit I previously looked at how aggressive or not the Brewers have been this year at taking the extra base. But that doesn't tell the whole story, as it does not account for stolen bases. And I have a few more questions about some of these baserunning statistics. As ment...132Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:55:16 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/129-isolated-slugging-exit-velocity-and-bat-speed/Introduce ISO Last time, I looked at how well a basic calculation like Speed Unit can compare to an in-depth statistic like Ultimate Base Running. It turns out that it does pretty well. How about bat speed and exit velocity? I have been told that Isolated Slugging is a is a crude measure of ba...129Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:29:05 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/128-the-brewers-are-fast-but-not-aggressive/Full disclosure: I'm not sure I have any real conclusions on this topic, I just had some analysis I wanted to share and virtually "think out loud." Raw data from Baseball Savant: Yearly Baserunning Value Total Baserunning Value Baserunning Value The Brewers have built an im...128Sat, 13 Jul 2024 02:43:28 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/126-introductions-all-around/After reading @TheIrrelevantWriter's introductory blog, I thought I would follow suit. My name is Chris and I'm currently living in New Mexico but grew up in southeastern Wisconsin. I was the only person in my family who was really interested in sports but somehow quickly became obsessed with baseb...126Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:54:43 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/121-sal-frelick-and-the-high-strike/@Outlander  mentioned the possibility that umps are calling higher strikes than normal against Sal Frelick as a reaction to a particularly impactful missed call against him in Wednesday's game against the Angels. The Ump Scorecard: I couldn't find a quick way to visualize strike calls ag...121Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:16:43 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/blogs/entry/120-rhys-hoskins-and-his-struggles-against-left-handed-pitching/The Brewers signed Rhys Hoskins last offseason to be a power bat in the middle of the lineup. It was a bit of a gamble by the team, as Hoskins missed all of last season with a torn ACL, but a measured one because of his consistent ability to hit. Coming into 2024, Hoskins had over 2,800 plate appea...120Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:23:21 +0000