NL Central Discussion 2026

[owbc]

20 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

I don't think it's an insult to imagine them going 56-54 the rest of the way, which would be 88 wins. It's not like they'd have to collapse for that to happen. Baseball can be a cruel game. They are on pace for 99.7 wins right now, so is it more likely they will go 66-44 or 56-54? It's hard to play .600 ball for a season.

Injuries are usually the thing that does it, but we've gone .600 with Chourio/Vaughn/Yelich all missing significant time. The Miz and Harrison starts have been near-guaranteed wins, so then they only have to win 1/3 of the time with the other starters to go .600. 

Can Miz and Harrison continue to dominate like this? Time will tell. 

[kestrel79]

We have 2-3 grueling stretches of baseball later in the season this year, for the first time in a few seasons I believe. This year most of our off days were front loaded. 

I have a feeling those 2 x 18 games in a row stretches coming up later in the season might make our younger players tire out a bit, or some September they might fade with increased workload compared to in years past. But the Brewers have been smart with dealing with these issues in the past or calling up other players to help and they do a good job so I have faith and trust the front office.

[owbc]

56 minutes ago, kestrel79 said:

We have 2-3 grueling stretches of baseball later in the season this year, for the first time in a few seasons I believe. This year most of our off days were front loaded. 

I have a feeling those 2 x 18 games in a row stretches coming up later in the season might make our younger players tire out a bit, or some September they might fade with increased workload compared to in years past. But the Brewers have been smart with dealing with these issues in the past or calling up other players to help and they do a good job so I have faith and trust the front office.

It's been interesting to watch their load management practices so far this season. Uribe/Megill finally got in last night after a week off, I have a feeling they will happily keep their workload low for as long as they can. 

They are also winning a large number of games that are throw aways for most teams because of their bullpen depth and in particular guys like Ashby who can hold a small deficit while the offense gets to work.