To get through the NL the Brewers most likely will have to get through both the mets and dodgers. Compare the lineups of the Brewers vs those two teams and it’s flat out not even close in talent. A big reason of course is that they both have payrolls twice as high as the Brewers but this is the terrible system we are forced to compete in and we just don’t come even close to matching their offenses.
The Brewers are going to have to out pitch these teams and without potentially Peralta and a rather thin bullpen it’s going to be a hard task. Without much in the way of financial flexibility I don’t expect much to help the lineup by the deadline which makes this team likely to have a quick playoff exit if they even make it there.