Yelich’s Place in Brewers History

[rickh150]

What will his legacy be? A statue? A number retired? Captain is a HUGE honor already… that’s enough?

I think he has 22 retired. The lack of a HoF resume withstanding, the captain role and World Series Championship gets it. Mind you, it’s close. If he produced a bit less in the playoffs, I don’t think he gets it.

The MvP in 2011 and MVP like season in 2012, along with capt. and WS title, put him in that Fingers category for me of just being over the line of getting a number retired in Milwaukee…. Just enough.  From the area of Ted Simmons and a Ryan Braun to Fingers.

[MVP2110]

22 is definitely getting retired. He will be remembered as "The Captain" of the World Series team and frankly that's an awesome way to be remembered 

[BrewerFan]

1 hour ago, rickh150 said:

What will his legacy be? A statue? A number retired? Captain is a HUGE honor already… that’s enough?

I think he has 22 retired. The lack of a HoF resume withstanding, the captain role and World Series Championship gets it. Mind you, it’s close. If he produced a bit less in the playoffs, I don’t think he gets it.

The MvP in 2011 and MVP like season in 2012, along with capt. and WS title, put him in that Fingers category for me of just being over the line of getting a number retired in Milwaukee…. Just enough.  From the area of Ted Simmons and a Ryan Braun to Fingers.

2018 and 2019 were historically great seasons for the Brewers, but... I feel like Yelich and his impact is more about the era than about his performance... if that makes sense. 

He's been here or 9 years, we've been to the playoffs 8 of them. We won a WS. His speech is cited as a seminal moment. 

He won't be a Yount, Molitor, but he'll have a different legacy. A winner. I'd say it'd be comparable to Braun if... not for scandal. 

Hell, he may end up being "the Captain" on team that ends up with multiple titles! Even in the more likely case that he does not in his final two years, he's a Brewers legend. 

Most importantly, he's a WORLD SERIES WINNER... that's enough for me!