https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/179/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/five-numbers-to-make-you-more-optimistic-about-the-brewers-r1047/Darin Ruf is the Lefty Masher We Craved Ruf has shown an ability to make consistent, solid contact for the Brewers, striking out just twice so far, with only one groundout, and a lot of hard-hit balls to the outfield. He has a 58-percent hard hit rate and an expected batting average of .286...1047Tue, 23 May 2023 12:45:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-2-astros-12-things-get-ugly-at-home-r1046/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Corbin Burnes - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches, 54 strikes (59.3%) Home Runs: Rowdy Tellez Top 3 WPA: Rowdy Tellez (.151), Mike Brosseau (.000), Darin Ruf (.000)  Bottom 3 WPA: Corbin Burnes (-.265), Brian Anderson (-.075), Brice Turang (-.059)  Wi...1046Tue, 23 May 2023 06:12:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/draft-preview-five-under-the-radar-pitchers-im-watching-r1045/The pitching position is, in most people’s opinions, the most important position on a baseball team in terms of having both quality and depth. Yet, the term “there is no such thing as a pitching prospect (TINSTAAPP)” is one that is used quite frequently.  What you see as a high schooler or...1045Mon, 22 May 2023 17:44:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-offensive-offense-and-the-categories-where-they-rank-lowest-r1042/The Milwaukee Brewers entered the weekend ranked 20th in runs scored per game (4.26) and 21st in OPS+ (94). After a hot start to the season, the bats have frozen. In some ways, the club is fortunate to be ranked that highly, as they opened play Friday as the worst team in five statistical offens...1042Mon, 22 May 2023 15:15:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/week-in-review-another-step-back-r1040/Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 2-4 (25-21 Overall) Runs Scored: 14 Runs Surrendered: 36 Standing: 1st in NL Central (0.5 GA) *** Game 41 | STL 18, MIL 1 Game 42 | MIL 3, STL 2 Game 43 | STL 3, MIL 0 Game 44 | TB 1, MIL 0 Game 45 | TB 8, MIL 4...1040Mon, 22 May 2023 12:45:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-need-to-move-jesse-winker-out-of-the-top-of-their-lineup-r1039/As sabermetrically-inclined baseball fans always hasten to remind us, batting order matters relatively little. Barring a truly antithetical lineup that gives as many at-bats as possible to the worst hitters on a given team, teams just can't gain or lose nearly as many runs based on how they line...1039Sun, 21 May 2023 12:47:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-4-rays-8-i-got-that-springtime-springtime-sadness-r1037/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Eric Lauer - 3.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 71 pitches, 40 strikes (56.3%) Home Runs: Owen Miller (2), Brian Anderson (7)  Top 3 WPA: Brian Anderson (.163), Bryse Wilson (.064), Owen Miller (.027)  Bottom 3 WPA: Eric Lauer (-.460), Rowdy Tellez (-.062), Jesse Wink...1037Sat, 20 May 2023 23:36:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/painful-patience-brewers-need-to-keep-giving-tyrone-taylor-a-chance-to-work-out-of-this-r1034/This is a deeply trying time on the baseball calendar, for fans and for teams. The sample represented by the season to date begins to feel robust, and even if it's ultimately insufficient to make good decisions, the sheer bulk of the season that has been played begins to enforce a sense of build...1034Sat, 20 May 2023 12:45:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-0-rays-1-brewers-blink-first-r1033/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Adrian Houser - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 84 pitches, 53 strikes (63.1%) Home Runs: None  Top 3 WPA: Adrian Houser (.335), Darin Ruf (.136), Jesse Winker (.115)  Bottom 3 WPA: Brian Anderson (-.311), Peter Strzelecki (-.255), Tyrone Taylor (-.236) Win Pr...1033Sat, 20 May 2023 09:22:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/series-preview-brewers-at-rays-r1029/It must be interesting to be a Tampa Bay Rays fan. Their payrolls certainly are not as robust as their recent list of feats and playoff appearances, as even the Brewers have outspent the Rays by more than $40 million total in the last two years. Milwaukee cut payroll by $14 million entering 2023...1029Fri, 19 May 2023 14:15:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/why-janson-junk-deserves-another-shot-in-the-brewers-rotation-r1031/  Thanks to their off day on Thursday, the Brewers have the option to skip Wade Miley's vacated rotation spot this weekend. Adrian Houser, Eric Lauer, and Freddy Peralta can all start on normal rest, and Corbin Burnes would even be ready to go on Monday, after the team travels from Tampa Ba...1031Fri, 19 May 2023 12:50:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/william-contreras-even-needs-to-get-more-air-under-his-grounders-r1026/In parts of three seasons with Atlanta, William Contreras showed impressive power, but had some significant weaknesses, too. Most notably, he struck out quite a bit. He fanned in 28.3 percent of his plate appearances from 2020-22, putting a ceiling on his offensive utility despite his good batte...1026Thu, 18 May 2023 12:48:01 +0000