https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/223/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/mets-provide-the-brewers-a-last-big-hurdle-r531/As the 2022 Major League season wraps up, these two franchises meet with fangs out and much to fight for. Had things gone even slightly differently, it would have been reasonable even a week and a half ago to call this series a mere formality, a banal obligation for ticket holders who want to wa...531Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:50:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/crew-throwback-don-money-r529/Donald Wayne Money was born in Washington, DC, on June 7, 1947, and signed with Pittsburgh as an amateur free agent in 1965. He primarily played SS in the minors, but also found himself at third base and second base. Money had an excellent 1967 campaign at A ball, but was dealt to Philadelphia...529Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:32:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/offseason-pitching-targets/  Milwaukee has made adjustments each offseason to counter obvious flaws from previous seasons. For example, the 2021 post-season was embarrassing when Milwaukee struggled to score only six runs, while finishing 20th in OPS during the regular season. The pitching, however, was incredible du...526Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-send-eight-to-arizona-fall-league-tyler-black-the-headliner-r527/  Ultimately the Brewers chose eight prospects to roster with Glendale in the Arizona Fall League. Brewer Fanatic’s 7th ranked prospect Tyler Black headlines the group, but there’s plenty of intrigue to look into across the participants. Here’s a bit about each: Tyler Black (7) -...527Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:08:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/can-the-cardinals-still-be-caught-r524/  After a great 8-4 win on Tuesday, September 13th, the Brewers lost the following day 1-4 in Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina’s record breaking 325th game as a battery for the Cardinals. This is a disappointing result on what could have been a huge momentum-changing two-game set, and make...524Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:53:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/lineup-top-of-order/There are many stats one can go by to determine offense. One statistic will never tell the whole story, but some are useful for quick comparisons. Many use OPS+, but let's take a look at weighted on-base average (wOBA). This stat attempts to give hitters an all-around offensive value based...522Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:53:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/important-players-cardinals-yankees-mets/  Two games are all that separate the Brewers from a playoff spot with just three weeks remaining in the 2022 season. After a series victory over the Reds over the weekend, the Brewers will begin a stretch of eight games against teams leading their respective divisions. A stretch of even .5...520Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:35:06 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/postseason-schedule-path/  Yes, we've been down this road before, perceiving an "easy" schedule for the Brewers only to see them play just good enough to stay in the hunt. Maybe it's because the Brewers won four of five games or because the Padres gave back two games in the standings over the weekend; either...519Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:49:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/wrapping-up-the-weekend-of-brewers-transactions-r518/  Freddy Peralta was forced from the game during his last start due to shoulder fatigue. Now officially diagnosed as shoulder inflammation, he returns to the IL after originally being placed there back in May. Peralta has been great for the Brewers this year tallying a 3.45 ERA across 15 st...518Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:03:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/mike-hegan-bio-player-announcer/James Michael "Mike" Hegan was born in Cleveland in 1942. His father, Jim Hegan, was a big league catcher for 17 years, primarily with Cleveland, and Mike served as the Indians batboy.   Hegan, a left-handed hitter, was signed by the Yankees in 1961. For a first baseman, he didn't show a l...514Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:12:41 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/your-most-valuable-brewers-batter-is-keston-hiura-r512/  The human mind can only remember and track so much, maybe somewhat mercifully. But humankind has found ways around that, with the most recent method being computers. One sabermetric statistic, Win Probability Added (WPA), would be entirely impossible without computers, because it tra...512Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:27:13 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-make-moves-before-twin-bill-r511/On Tuesday Mike Brosseau began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. It’s traditionally been Milwaukee’s process this year to send a player to the Single-A affiliate when they’d quickly be activated. Brosseau played in two games for the Timber Rattlers, going 3-for-5, b...511Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:53:10 +0000