https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/159/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-sign-josh-donaldson-bringer-of-rain-or-bringer-of-pain-r1458/Donaldson of Days Past In the first half of the 2010s, Josh Donaldson was one of the best third basemen in baseball. From 2013-2017, he slashed .282/.377/.524, won three all-star nominations, two silver sluggers, and an MVP award. For his defensive efforts, he won a Fielding Bible award in 201...1458Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:52:03 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-acquiring-josh-donaldson-and-thats-a-terrible-idea-r1456/It was rumored this morning that the Brewers were interested in acquiring Josh Donaldson after the Yankees released him on Wednesday. Donaldson is a former American League MVP winner and veteran who could replace 3B Andruw Monasterio, who cooled significantly in August. The only problem is addin...1456Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:50:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-august-success-has-nothing-to-do-with-luck-r1455/Despite a relatively tame ending with two tight losses to the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers have had an exceptional month of baseball. They found their feet both as a pitching unit and (more noticeably) with the bats, culminating in a nine-game winning streak. There is fair reason to believe that th...1455Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:16:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-survived-at-wrigley-field-and-now-its-craigtember-r1452/When the odds tilt in the Brewers' favor, Counsell is as aggressive as any manager in baseball about securing a victory. When things break against him, though, Counsell knows how to keep his powder dry and manage the grind of the long season. That, along with the assiduous roster construction th...1452Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:51:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-2-cubs-3-ill-fated-eighth-gives-cubs-the-victory-r1451/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Brandon Woodruff - 6.0- IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 96 pitches, 64 strikes (66.7%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Mark Canha (.170), Brandon Woodruff (.066), William Contreras (.066)  Bottom 3 WPA: Brice Turang (-.233), Joel Payamps (-.232), Christian Yelich (-.183) ...1451Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:27:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/its-time-to-push-one-brewers-veteran-aside-in-favor-of-a-young-slugger-r1447/The Brewers have several pitchers with whom defense comes at an absolute premium, though that has lessened of late with Corbin Burnes, Freddy Peralta and Brandon Woodruff racking up the strikeouts like nobody’s business. The seventh- and eighth-inning specialists (Hoby Milner, Elvis Peguero, Joe...1447Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:38:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/ranking-the-angels-pitchers-on-waivers-by-their-potential-value-to-the-brewers-r1449/Their gambit for helping Shohei Ohtani reach the playoffs having blown up as quickly and thoroughly as was humanly possible, the Angels have put almost everyone they acquired at the trade deadline on waivers, which will be executed Thursday. Pitchers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Matt Moore, an...1449Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:53:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-0-cubs-1-win-streak-ends-with-a-whimper-r1450/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Corbin Burnes - 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 108 pitches, 70 strikes (64.8%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Corbin Burnes (.214), Abner Uribe (.031), Christian Yelich (.022)  Bottom 3 WPA: Willy Adames (-.227), Tyrone Taylor (-.148), William Contreras (-.099) ...1450Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:46:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/christian-yelich-just-did-something-he-hadnt-done-in-over-a-year-r1446/Cubs starter Jameson Taillon made his own bed. He tried to nibble a bit to start the game, which is a wise enough notion with Christian Yelich at the plate, but he missed with his first two pitches. That allowed Yelich to think comfortable, aggressive thoughts, and when Taillon finally found a c...1446Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:03:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-6-cubs-2-bad-news-bears-good-news-brewers-r1445/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Wade Miley - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 82 pitches, 50 strikes (61.0%) Home Runs: Christian Yelich (17), Mark Canha (8) Top 3 WPA: Wade Miley (.128), Mark Canha (.108), Willy Adames (.102)  Bottom 3 WPA: Tyrone Taylor (-.035), Brice Turang (-.032), Andruw Mona...1445Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/not-the-offense-brewers-fans-deserve-but-the-one-they-need-right-now-r1441/The much-maligned Milwaukee Brewers offense has recently been, to use a technical term, “absolute nails”. They’ve scored five runs or more in each of their last eight games, in a style that allows for an offensive consistency the likes of which was nowhere to be found last year. Let’s start...1441Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:32:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/is-joey-wiemers-swing-fixable-r1439/Jason Wang wrote about Wiemer’s current issues last Friday. Now that we’ve established some of the problems with his swing, how can Wiemer’s swing be fixed? Surely, it will take a huge overhaul, right? At least for now, the solution may not be as complicated as you would think. Before divin...1439Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:56:01 +0000