https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/266/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-weekly-one-step-back-to-steps-forward-r27/With apologies to Tom Jones fans everywhere, it's not unusual for great pitchers to take a step back on their path toward immortality. And not all great pitchers get to that place. Corbin Burnes in 2022 is going to take that step back, and we have three case studies that can help inform where h...27Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:30:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/4-bold-brewers-predictions-for-2022-r26/Fans, experts, and others around baseball see the 2022 Milwaukee Brewers as a genuine contender for a World Series title. Typically when a club finds its way to the top of the game, it is the beneficiary of some tremendous performances - from both individuals and the team. Predicting a champions...26Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/does-spring-training-matter/Corbin Burnes debut was clunky, Brandon Woodruff has had a few tough outings, Keston Hiura is smoking the ball, Tyrone Taylor looks like peak Barry Bonds. What is life, and does this mean anything? Pitching results are like the points on Whose Line, and they don’t matter Starting with the...18Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:57:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/projecting-the-brewers-2022-opening-day-roster-r22/A handful of spots are still up for grabs on the big league club. With rosters officially expanded to 28 players to start the season, the Milwaukee Brewers will need to decide exactly how many pitchers they want to keep, and determine how that impacts the position player pool. The Milwaukee...22Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:45:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewer-fantatic-2022-draft-coverage-march-31-r20/As we inch closer to a mid-July draft, the baseball world has understandably been focused on Spring Training and an Opening Day that now is only a week away. A quick reminder, the Brewers are currently scheduled to make the 27th, 63rd, and 70th picks. The trio of high schoolers who appear at...20Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:37:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/hunter-renfroe-right-hand-pitching-rhp/Hunter Renfroe will be a regular in the starting lineup when the Milwaukee Brewers face a left-handed starting pitcher this year. How will he be handled when a righty takes the hill against the Crew? Despite improving his performance against right-handers last season, Renfroe’s production agains...21Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:10:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/crew-throwback-3bdh-roy-howell-r17/The early 1980s featured one of the most explosive lineups in team history - the famed Harvey's Wallbangers. Yount, Molitor, Cooper, Oglivie, Thomas, Money, Simmons, and others headlined a lineup that was one of the most feared in baseball. But there were other guys on the Brewer roster that con...17Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:08:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/a-roster-is-the-sum-of-its-parts-but-not-all-parts-are-created-equal-r14/A common refrain heard last May and June was that the Milwaukee Brewers were near the bottom of team rankings in many statistical measures of production on offense. The MLB team totals were referenced without thought because, after all, the numbers told the story of what had happened. While...14Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:00:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/christian-yelich-should-bat-leadoff-for-the-milwaukee-brewers-r16/With the way the 2022 Milwaukee Brewers are currently constructed, Christian Yelich is their best option to bat leadoff. Manager Craig Counsell favored Kolten Wong in the top spot for most of last year; however, there are a handful of reasons things should be different this year. It almost makes...16Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:59:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-weekly-april-7-2021-april-6-2039-r15/We start a new era of Milwaukee Brewers coverage here at Brewer Fanatic nearly a year ago to the day, when MLB data maven Tom Tango pulled an excerpt from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's weekend Brewers notes column on the once and future ghost runner. The Weekly is a column on the Brewers....15Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/2023-mlb-pitch-clock-ban-shifting/Last week, I wrote about MLB rule changes that may (or may not) affect the Brewers in 2022. Today, we'll dive into other rule changes that will be coming, but not until 2023. Which do you like or dislike?    The Players Association recently granted the league the ability to implement fu...10Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:55:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/keston-hiura-cactus-league-spring-training/It would be a major development for the Brewers if Keston Hiura could regain even a fraction of his prior form and, if early spring training results are any indication, it's not outside the realm of possibility. But what does his spring training success mean? Keston Hiura, a former first-rou...13Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:59:01 +0000