https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/page/142/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/super-super-huge-pet-peeve-of-mine-pat-murphy-on-the-play-hardly-anyone-in-mlb-does-right-r2424/Two of the late runs in Saturday's thrilling Brewers win in Minnesota came on similar plays, where time was short and margins were tiny. Pat Murphy envisions a future in which those might be outs, through one change of tack. Let's set the stage. In the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday ev...2424Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-close-to-getting-back-four-key-players-and-making-some-tough-decisions-r2422/Though they won 55 of their first 97 games and own a semi-comfortable lead in the NL Central, the Brewers had to contend with an unwieldy number of injuries and depletions before the All-Star break. Within a week or two, they could be much closer to full strength--but that will mean sorting thro...2422Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:46:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/is-andruw-monasterio-the-answer-as-utility-infielder-or-do-the-brewers-need-to-make-a-trade-r2420/The once-surprising rookie, Andruw Monasterio, is becoming a forgotten option on the Brewers roster. Should they look to upgrade from the utility role off the bench? Like all competing teams in July, the Brewers are looking to solidify their roster for the second half of the season. Sure, we...2420Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:46:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/3-players-who-disappointed-in-the-first-half-r2415/While the rest of the team has been cooking, who has yet to find their mojo in 2024? Hoby Milner Following a marquee year where he posted a 1.82 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over 64 ⅓ innings, Milner has struggled to keep up the Hoby heroics. He has regressed meaningfully in ERA (4.91), WHIP (1.25),...2415Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:57:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/the-brewers-dominate-opponents-in-time-of-possession-r2413/Six-tenths of the way through the season, the Brewers stand out as one of the teams who has dominated in an aspect of baseball that is hardly ever talked about: possession rate. In basketball and American football, time of possession is a carefully tracked team statistic. It's a stand-in for...2413Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:11:10 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/3-brewers-players-who-exceeded-expectations-in-the-first-half-r2412/Now that we’re 97 games into the season, which players have been better than anticipated? More importantly, can they keep that up? While they were very much counted as part of the race, the Brewers didn't enter the 2024 season as favorites to win the NL Central. Yet, at the All-Star break, t...2412Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:34:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/sal-frelick-is-finding-his-timing-and-heating-up-r2409/Sal Frelick has an .864 OPS in July, with a strikeout rate under 10%. Is he finally finding his footing at the major-league level? Coming into the year, many expected Sal Frelick to make the kind of quantum leap that (instead) Brice Turang has made, with gap-to-gap power complementing elite...2409Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:19:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/as-william-contreras-savors-his-spotlight-moment-will-brewers-consider-extending-him-r2406/The Brewers' star catcher got off to a scorching start this season, then bowed slightly under the heavy workload he insisted upon getting. Now might be a moment when both sides can see clearly and seriously consider guaranteeing the star a spot in the team's firmament. Just before Opening Da...2406Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:06:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/should-the-brewers-being-emotionally-drained-by-the-all-star-break-cause-concern-r2394/The Brewers lost their last three series before the All-Star break, with their own manager referring to them as "emotionally drained". Roughly 60 percent of the way through the season, why are they mentally fatigued, and what can they do to ameliorate it after the break? Pairing short starts...2394Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:06:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/week-in-review-sliding-into-the-break-r2395/The Brewers played one of their worst weeks on baseball last week, but the good news is the All-Star break is already upon us. Here's a brief recap is you missed the action. Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 2-4 (55-42 Overall) Runs Scored: 26 Runs Surrendered: 27 S...2395Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:15:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/better-days-should-lie-ahead-for-hoby-milner-r2388/One of the Brewers' most dependable bullpen arms has endured a horrid five-week stretch, but looking past the results reveals he's closer to getting on track than one might assume. Hoby Milner has allowed 13 runs in his last 11 ⅔ innings of work, inflating his season ERA to 4.81. Opponents h...2388Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:13:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/nationals-vs-brewers-jesse-winkers-revenge-r2384/Ever since the Brewers lost to the Nationals in the 2019 Wild Card game in a season that would eventually see Washington earn its first ring in D.C., the two teams have experienced very different trajectories. While the Brewers have consistently played themselves into the playoffs, the Nationals...2384Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:12:02 +0000