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Milwaukee Metric Mix-up

Milwaukee Metric Mix-up 6/24-6/30: The Father's Day Soundtrack

Week 2 of the Milwaukee Metric Mix‑Up felt different. The glaring difference between the first week and the second one was how grounded everything felt. My predictions weren’t powered by pure vibes, caffeine, and whatever emotional turbulence the Brewers created that week. They were steadier, a little more analytical, and surprisingly accurate. It felt good to hit on a few calls, even if it meant I spent fewer innings cheering for chaos and more innings quietly tracking whether someone was about
Prospect Comps

Minor League Stat Comparison tool

12 years ago, I built a prospect comparison system called JAVIER on Beyond the Box Score. At this point it's so old, you have to use archive.org to get to the pages. The idea behind it is to use very basic stats (BB%, K%, ISO, and Speed Score) to build a picture of a player and find similar players through the years. The beauty of using these simple stats is that comparisons can extend back to 1978, when Minor League data is readily available. I purchased data from The Baseball Cube and ran a bu
Stealofhome

Stealofhome in Prospect Comps

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Monday Mound Check-In

Monday Mound Check-In: Patrick, Megill, Ashby

Another week of Brewers baseball is in the books, and if you’re feeling a little whiplash, congratulations: you watched the games. Milwaukee went 3–3 in a stretch that started with two convincing wins in Cleveland, dipped into a three‑game pit of blown leads and walk‑offs, and then somehow ended with an eight‑run second inning in Atlanta that felt like someone finally kicked the jukebox. It was a week where the bullpen was asked to do everything: protect leads, stop bleeding, survive chaos,
Wishing You Well Wednesday

Wishing You Well Wednesday... Willy Adames

Willy Adames was a Brewer from 2021 through 2024, and in that time, he became one of the most productive and durable players Milwaukee has had in the last decade. In 548 games with the Crew, he slashed .244/.324/.457 with an .781 OPS and a 121 OPS+, piling up 511 hits, 119 doubles, 107 homers, 348 RBI, 38 steals, and nearly a thousand total bases. Four straight years of showing up, playing elite defense, and carrying the offense through more than a few dry spells. He was the heartbeat of the inf
Milwaukee Metric Mix-up

Milwaukee Metric Mix-up 6/17-6/23

Week 1 of the Milwaukee Metric Mix‑Up was… educational. I tried predicting exact stats, and baseball responded by laughing directly in my face. Turns out trying to nail specific numbers in a sport built entirely on chaos is a great way to go 0‑for‑the‑internet. So, this week, I’m tightening things up. The Mix‑Up is now running on a new system: every player gets a number from 1–5, and I can only use each number twice. The goal is simple, whatever number I pick for them, they just need t
Monday Mound Check-In

Monday Mound Check-In

Where I grab the one number that I think actually matters for each pitcher and let it do the talking. Monday isn’t for stat dumps. It’s for honesty. The weekend is over, the vibes have settled, and whatever the bullpen did is now sitting in the cold light of day like a notification you’ve been ignoring. So let’s check in on the arms that mattered; one pitcher, one stat, one story.  Craig Yoho — The (Kinda) New Guy With Real Stuff Craig Yoho returned to Milwaukee looking like
Rant

Mizter of the Night: The Greatest Brewers Pitching Performances I’ve Seen

It’s the last Friday night before summer break, and I’m sitting here with the kind of “weekend energy” only a parent understands: a bottle of water pretending to be something stronger, West Coast games on at a volume so low it might as well be closed captions, and a laptop that’s seen more Brewers takes than any machine should reasonably endure. I wasn’t planning to write tonight. I really wasn’t. But then Jacob Misiorowski went out and threw a complete game shutout, a Maddux, with 1
Milwaukee Metric Mix-up

UPDATE: Milwaukee Metric Mix-up Day 1

Okay, so I think I was juuuuust a bit outside on the Jake Bauers strikeout prediction… thanks, Jake. But hey, we still saw some progress! Christian Yelich: 4 XBH - already picked up 1 with that double Jackson Chourio: 6 R - grabbed 1 last night Brice Turang: 3 2B - quiet so far William Contreras: 4 HR - villain arc pending Jake Bauers: 2 SO - struck out 4 times because of course he did Garrett Mitchell: 2 SB - st
Wishing You Well Wednesday

Wishing You Well Wednesday... Rhys Hoskins

Wishing You Well Wednesday Today’s shoutout goes to former Brewer Rhys Hoskins. A short‑term Milwaukee legend and long‑term strikeout enthusiast. Hoskins suited up for the Crew in 221 games between 2024–25, putting up 162 hits, 38 homers, 125 RBI, and a very on‑brand 240 strikeouts. A true three‑outcome king. This past Wednesday, June 3rd, he had himself a day for Cleveland: 2‑for‑3, a homer, 3 RBI, and a walk against the Yankees. He launched a go‑ahead two‑run bomb in the 4th an
Milwaukee Metric Mix-up

Milwaukee Metric Mix-up 6/10-6/16 (Pilot)

Welcome to the Weekly Milwaukee Metric Mix-up, my ongoing attempt to predict the unpredictable: the Milwaukee Brewers’ stat lines, one player at a time, one week at a time. The rules are simple: every starter gets one stat prediction, I can’t repeat a stat across players, and I’m not allowed to take the coward’s way out by calling for a zero. Think of it as a blend of gut feeling, matchup vibes, and whatever baseball gods happen to be awake this week. Some picks will look smart, some will a
Rant

Hope in Stereo: How Chourio, Misiorowski, and Yelich Are Rewriting the Brewers’ Future

On certain nights at American Family Field, you can feel the air tighten before Jackson Chourio even steps into the box. It’s not the usual anticipation that comes with a young star, rather, it’s something heavier, something Milwaukee-specific. This city has spent decades learning how to love its phenoms carefully, like handling glassware you’re afraid to drop. But when Chourio digs in, shoulders loose, eyes calm, there’s this flicker of belief that rolls through the crowd. It’s the same feeling
Brewer MiLB

Free Luis Lara!

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
Major Leagues

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
MLB Finances and Contracts

The Next Wave of Brewer Extensions - Who would you pick?

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
Promotions

Check Out Franchise Ball, The FREE Baseball Simulator

The Brewers' season has concluded, but do you need your next baseball fix over the long winter? Fans that follow the Brewers know the thrill of building a team from the ground up — from scouting promising talent to developing all-stars. But what if you could experience that same excitement firsthand, managing every detail of your own franchise? That’s where Franchise Ball steps up to the plate. It’s a free online baseball simulation game that lets you become the general manager of your own
Brock Beauchamp

Brock Beauchamp in Promotions

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Milwaukee Brewers

Ryan O’Hearn is the impact bat the Brewers need to elevate the offense

As the trade deadline approaches on July 31, the Milwaukee Brewers currently sit one game back of the Chicago Cubs for first place in the division with a 55-40 record. While Milwaukee ranks 7th in the league in runs per game with 4.73, the Brewers have hit 91 home runs, ranking 23rd in baseball. For a team that has the pitching to make a push towards the playoffs, the offense must continue to pull its weight. The Brewers have been an offensive anomaly this season, holding a league-average OPS+ o
Milwaukee Brewers

What worked for Quinn Priester in career-best start

In Quinn Priester’s previous 25 starts in the MLB, the 2019 first-round pick had never recorded an out in 7th inning. That changed on Saturday, when Priester tallied seven shutout innings against the Colorado Rockies, capping off both the best start of his career and the best month as a big league pitcher. Priester allowed only one hit while striking out 11 hitters in the outing.  The Brewers own a league-leading 26-11 record since May 18, in large part due to the team’s pitching staff, esp
Minor League Prospects

Showing The Signs: Brett Wichrowski has the weapons, but controlling them is key

Brett Wichrowski has shown glimpses of what it takes to get to the next level, but he needs to hone in on the accuracy to do so. The 22-year-old is the Brewers’ No.13-ranked prospect and in his second season with Double-A Biloxi, posting a career-best 2.45 ERA in 40.1 innings since making his season debut on May 4. According to a scouting report on Wichrowski, the 2023 13th-round selection out of Bryant University features a mid-90s fastball, mid-upper 80s slider, a mid-80s sweeper, and changeup
Brewer Fanatic Features

Dreaming Of Baseball Writing? Create A Blog With Brewer Fanatic!

1. Create Your Blog When you click the Blogs section on the top menu, you'll be taken to a list of most the most recent entries from our community. At the top of this feed you'll see the "Create a Blog" button. Click it and you'll be asked to enter a few high-level details: the title of your blog within the site (i.e., "John's Brewers Blog" or something more clever/creative), a brief description, and the category it will belong to (if you're not sure, just pick "General"). To hop on over
MVP Podcast

Episode 237: March Madness is Here

Hey everyone! We got a new episode my cohost and I dive into the busy ongoings of our favorite Wisconsin Sports teams. We discuss the conference tournaments & NCAA tourney draws for Wisconsin & Marquette, the Wisconsin Women's Hockey team advancing to the Frozen Four, the Bucks have an up & down week, the Brewers suffer some key pitching injuries and name a starting SS, and lastly we hit on the Packers signing WR Mecole Hardman.  If you want to skip to just the Brewers talk that
MVP2110

MVP2110 in MVP Podcast

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MVP Podcast

Episode 235: March is here

In this week's episode of MVP: A Wisconsin Sports Podcast, Dave & Mark dive into   -The week the Bucks get Ws against Denver & Dallss, plus the Bucks sign Ryan Rollins to a NBA contract.  -UW-Green Bay Women's Basketball wins the Horizon League -Marquette knocks off Georgetown -Wisconsin falls to Michigan St -Wisconsin Women's Hockey advances in their conference tournament -The Brewers sign Jose Quintana  -The Packers re-sign Isaiah McDuffie  
MVP2110

MVP2110 in MVP Podcast

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MVP Podcast

MVP Podcast

Hey everyone! I have been hosting a podcast for a few years now about Wisconsin Sports including the Milwaukee Brewers! Brock recommended that I start posting links here in case anyone wants to check out our discussion! Below is what this week's episode covers as well as a link to our episode! This episode we dive into the week the Bucks had, plus how the Bucks can replace Bobby Portis. Where do Wisconsin & Marquette currently stand heading into March? Lastly, what can we expect from th
MVP2110

MVP2110 in MVP Podcast

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