https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/page/2/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/giancarlo-stanton-freddie-freeman-home-runs-world-series-history-1960/Friday night, we all got to watch something that hadn't happened since 1988. We also got to watch something that hadn't happened since 1960. And honestly, it amounts to something that hasn't happened, period. When Game 1 of the 2024 World Series began, there had been 20 home runs in the hist...2739Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:15:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/yankees-vs-dodgers-previewing-the-2024-world-series-r2736/For this particular Fall Classic, the Midwest truly will be flyover country, as the Yankees and Dodgers pull the attention of the baseball world back and forth across the breadth of the continent. For fans who can set aside their provincialism and the bitterness of their own seasons' ends, thoug...2736Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:15:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/sal-frelick-jake-bauers-back-to-back-homers-wild-card-series-swing-data-barrels/Before Devin Williams hung an airbender and the world turned to garbage, Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick hit two extremely similar home runs--using two extremely different swings. Look, I know it’s bleak. The season ended in abrupt, heartbreaking fashion. I’m sure you’re crushed. Everyone is cru...2695Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:06:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/hear-me-out-the-brewers-should-sign-rowdy-tellez-for-the-last-game-of-the-season-r2666/The Brewers have the chance to do the rowdiest thing ever. It’s a long season. Somebody has to be dinged up. You mean to tell me that Rhys Hoskins couldn’t use a day to rest his aching knee? If not Hoskins, then surely somebody’s back is acting up. Somebody’s dogs are barking. Jake Bauers ha...2666Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:07:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/the-brewers-most-entertaining-bunts-of-the-season-r2602/The Brewers are quite possibly the best team in baseball when it comes to bunting. Let's look at some of their most fun bunts, and let's wonder why Jake Bauers is allowed to bunt, like, ever. Anyone who’s watched the Brewers even a little bit this season won’t be surprised to learn that they...2602Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/breaking-down-the-brewers-first-base-breakdown-r2509/Let's talk positional value, positional difficulties, positional penalties, and positionless hitters, baby. “You don’t have to squint to see the fit here." That’s what I wrote when the Brewers signed Rhys Hoskins back in January. The move made too much sense to deny: Hoskins needed a so...2509Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/can-the-brewers-lead-the-league-in-stolen-bases-yes-they-can-r2418/The Brewers might win it all this year. No, I don’t mean the World Series (although, sure, if that’s your thing they’ve got a shot at that too). I’m talking about something important: Major League Baseball’s stolen base crown. The Brewers last led the league in 2016 (just four years after ta...2418Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:58:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/blake-perkins-straightaway-rate-brewers-batters/Land in an athletic posture, opposing pitchers. Pinch your middle infield toward the bag. The Brewers--led by an unlikely player--are the best in baseball at sending the ball right back where it came from, to great success. Coming into the season, the depth charts at FanGraphs saw Blake Perk...2331Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:11:33 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/an-offseason-look-at-the-brewers-2024-rookie-class-r1691/The 2023 season saw rookies step up and make major contributions as the Brewers won the National League Central Division by a mile. Could the Brewers see a similar class in the 2024 season? This is an excerpt from the 2024 Brewer Fanatic Offseason Handbook, you can find a link to download th...1691Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:13:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/will-the-2023-rookie-class-suffer-a-sophomore-slump-r1689/The Brewers called up several exciting rookies in 2023. Some sported mullets, some threw wicked sinkers with triple-digit velocity, some were defensive experts, and several took up metaphorical spaces only slightly less extreme. In a sport as multifaceted as baseball, it’s always challenging to...1689Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:34:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/brace-for-impact-jackson-chourio-is-ready-r1684/Brewers fans have to go back to the mid-2000s (with players such as Prince Fielder and new Associate Manager Rickie Weeks) to find a prospect who has received as much national attention as Jackson Chourio has over the last two years. This is an excerpt from the 2024 Brewer Fanatic Offseason...1684Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:12:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/caretakers/where-will-willy-adames-end-up-r1682/The Brewers are at a crossroads with Willy Adames. On one hand, last year was the least productive of his short tenure with Milwaukee. On the other hand, he’s an exceptional fielder, a great clubhouse presence, and is still capable of being an offensive sparkplug. So what will it be: trade him f...1682Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:13:01 +0000