https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/brewers-strive-to-remain-the-fastest-team-in-a-speeding-up-league-r2920/The numbers are stark and telling. Baseball is a speedy sport again. That's why the Brewers have kept trying to find speed, even from the front of the pack. Over two decades ago, Michael Lewis wrote Moneyball around a few key principles pursued by his subject, the Oakland Athletics organizat...2920Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/maybe-possibly-trevor-megill-throws-the-best-pitch-in-baseball-r2855/Pitching models fell madly in love with one of Megill's pitches. The only problem? It's not supposed to exist. Have you ever wondered what the best pitch in baseball is? I’ve been thinking about that lately, mostly because last week at FanGraphs, Ben Clemens wrote an article called “The Best...2855Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:13:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/the-brewers-chopped-their-way-to-the-top-r2827/The Brewers offense did things differently from the rest of the league all season long, and they led the league in one surprising category. So here’s how this started. I was on Joey Ortiz’s Statcast page, and I noticed this one particular dot. Have you ever noticed how many dots are on all t...2827Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:15:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/offseason-handbook-ranking-6-interesting-minor-league-free-agent-pitchers-for-brewers-r2787/There is absolutely nothing glamorous about this segment of the player market. But sometimes, it's a rich vein to tap, especially as a way to maintain flexibility at the front end of an offseason. Welcome to the 2025 Offseason Handbook! This year, we’re offering the format online only throug...2787Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:08:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/brewers-offseason-handbook-filling-and-fortifying-the-starting-rotation-r2783/For the second straight offseason, the Brewers have a starting rotation in flux. Some external additions are necessary to lengthen the depth chart, but the pitching staff's outlook hinges on several in-house wild cards above all else. Welcome to the 2025 Offseason Handbook! This year, we’re...2783Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:53:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/offseason-handbook-4-creative-ways-to-replace-willy-adames-on-brewers-infield-r2777/In all likelihood, the All-Star shortstop who became a favorite of fans, teammates and media members alike is on his way out the door. To threepeat as NL Central champions, the Brewers have to replace him—and not just recreate him in the aggregate. Welcome to the 2025 Offseason Handbook! Thi...2777Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:02:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/2025-brewers-offseason-handbook-breaking-down-brewers-needs-and-objectives-as-offseason-begins-r2768/In this installment of the Brewer Fanatic Offseason Handbook, we'll walk through objectives the Brewers should prioritize this winter and how they might accomplish them. Welcome to the 2025 Offseason Handbook! This year, we’re offering the format online only through our Caretakers program. T...2768Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:41:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/2025-offseason-handbook-sorting-out-the-brewers-outfield-r2767/When a nimble, small-market would-be dynasty has a surfeit of talent in one department of their roster, they don't have the luxury of simply sitting on it. How can the Brewers leverage their wealth of outfielders this winter? Welcome to the 2025 Offseason Handbook! This year, we’re offering...2767Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:13:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/2025-brewers-offseason-handbook-breaking-down-brewers-key-payroll-and-roster-decisions-r2762/Welcome to the Brewer Fanatic 2024-25 Brewers Offseason Handbook! In this first installment in a series of special articles, we'll tackle questions about how much flexibility the two-time defending NL Central champions have as they enter the hot stove season—including both available money and av...2762Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:14:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/judges-muff-coles-boner-and-six-games-of-world-series-in-a-five-game-bag-r2754/For as long as there have been World Series, there have been occasional complaints that they're sloppy. We should expect that. The crispest baseball of the season can't come at the end of a 200-game schedule, in varying climates and amid a media circus. But extraordinarily compelling baseball st...2754Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:12:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/its-all-about-pain-tolerance-the-world-series-at-its-first-change-of-coasts-r2743/The latest twist in this World Series, already as loaded with drama as such an entity can be so early in the proceedings, is that the wounded superstar intends to play through a daunting injury. And that's not even the biggest headline, at the moment. All year, Aaron Judge was one of the bes...2743Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:18:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/you-cant-unring-a-bell-world-series-game-2-r2741/The Dodgers have a commanding lead in the World Series—except, they now face the prospect of a cross-country trip into the toughest place for visitors to play postseason baseball, their pitching is wearing thin, and the best player in baseball might be gone from the top of their lineup. You...2741Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:12:16 +0000