https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/143/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-upside-predictions-hall-ashby-adames-contreras/Pat Murphy said this weekend that almost half of his initial roster will never have been on an Opening Day squad before, highlighting just how raw his team is. They have a lot of potential, and whether that’s unlocked will be key to their success this season. Quality at the Front of the Rot...1954Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:29:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-have-one-last-roster-decision-to-make-r1956/Opening Day is now three days away and while the Brewers have a few days to make it official, it seems like all, but one spot is set for the 26-man roster. According to Brewers beat writer Curt Hogg, Joey Ortiz, Bryan Hudson, Blake Perkins and Andruw Monasterio have all been informed they h...1956Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:56:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/contreras-rea-miley-soft-contact-pitch-calling-defensive-alignments/While there is no debating the fact that strikeouts are valuable (they nearly guarantee that a batter will not reach base, nor will they allow a baserunner to advance), not every pitcher’s repertoire allows them to pitch that way. Should those pitchers simply be thrown by the wayside? Do they no...1955Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/stolen-bases-offensive-engine-yelich-frelick-turang-mitchell-chourio/The Los Angeles Angels lead the Cactus League (and the Grapefruit League, too, for that matter) with 43 stolen bases this spring. Right on their heels, though, are the Brewers, at 42. They've also been caught 16 times, and swiping bags at a rate south of 73% probably won't engender that kind of...1952Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:32:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/piecing-together-the-garrett-mitchell-puzzle-r1950/It's no one's fault, exactly, that Garrett Mitchell remains such a wild card. Entering pro baseball during the pandemic season and having significant injury issues since, he's been tough to fully evaluate all the way through his journey to the big leagues. The team has seemed pretty certain of h...1950Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:58:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-roster-cuts-joey-wiemer-aaron-ashby-christian-arroyo/We are now less than a week away from Opening Day, and the Brewers are still figuring out their roster. Besides the All-Stars on the roster, we already know Jackson Chourio has made the roster, Devin Williams and Wade Miley will begin the season on the IL, and Sal Frelick could be a regular...1949Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:15:06 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/pat-murphy-is-getting-his-chance-to-apply-everything-hes-learned-r1948/Pat Murphy has a reputation as a hard-nosed, old-school baseball guy. He disputes that characterization. “I am old,” he quipped. “I’ve been in baseball forever. I don’t like being called a baseball guy, necessarily.” Murphy developed that reputation during his 21 years as a collegiate...1948Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/at-bat-the-milwaukee-brewers-are-master-managers-of-the-count-r1947/At the beginning of this month, Baseball Prospectus's Patrick Dubuque broke out a new way to measure the ability of hitters to manage the count. Dubuque took the value of reaching each count (based on the league's performance once they do), tabulated how often each hitter reached each count, and...1947Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:12:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/destination-the-show-episode-29-r1946/In episode 29 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and JD review the inaugural spring breakout games for the Twins and Brewers. The guys then complete a 16 pick mock MLB draft, alternating picks to help listeners get familiar with the top of the class before ending with listener questions.  ...1946Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:22:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/could-the-brewers-set-up-an-eric-haase-vs-jake-bauers-in-season-battle-r1945/Hopefully, talent largely dictates who makes the initial 26-man roster. However, logistical considerations like minor-league options also play a large role in the Milwaukee Brewers' decisions. This can lead to some unique or suboptimal depth charts to begin the season, in an effort to retain as...1945Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:22:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/trying-to-make-the-innings-math-work-for-the-2024-milwaukee-brewers-r1944/Early in camp, Pat Murphy's favorite theme around starting pitchers was the fluidity of the group he would utilize that way. He's talked a great deal (without using these labels) about piggyback starts and openers, among other ways of balancing the needs and limitations of his starting pitcher p...1944Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:45:26 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/playing-matchups-is-about-more-than-handedness-for-pat-murphy-r1940/The Brewers are no strangers to playing matchups. Stacking left-handed hitters against right-handed pitchers (and vice-versa) became a staple of Craig Counsell's lineups during his final years as manager. He used pinch-hitters at an above-average rate in every season but his last, often with the...1940Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:30:01 +0000