Shelve Yelich? No way!

[CrewtotheSeries]

How do good teams turn into great teams?  If you have ever been played for, been a part of, or coached a great team, you know there is a difference between a good team, and a great one.  What is that difference?  When your superstars are being supported by surrounding players that are performing.  

In the Brewers case, the hitting superstar means Yelich.  We are already seeing what their superstar trio of pitchers are doing.  Yelich is the hitting superstar that will either lead the Brewers to the Series, or he won't.  But to say we should shelve him for a couple weeks in the middle of the penant race?  No way!

Yelich has obviously been scuffling lately, and turns out that may be because of his bad back.  The baseball season, however, is a long season full of ups and downs.  He is not that far removed from putting this team on his back along with William Contreras and carrying them for a big chunk of the season.  Does he need to get hot again?  Absolutely.  But you gotta remember a lot of the pitches that William Contreras has been seeing this year are because pitchers are more careful working to Yelich, and thus have to pitch to Contreras.

 The time to rest is in November.  Do everything you can to get back out there Yeli, the Crew needs you!

[Brock Beauchamp]

I would split the difference. I'd give him days off before or after a team day off. I'd rest him against every lefty. I'd squeeze in another day or two or rest if it makes sense. In the final couple of days of the season, I'd give him the days off.

Yelich in October is more important than Yelich today.

[dlk9s]

I mean, if his back is acting up, let him rest enough to get it back to 100% (or whatever percentage is reasonable for September). The Brewers are making the playoffs and are probably winning the division regardless, so just get him healthy and ready for the postseason. It sounds like he'll be back soon, anyway.