I agree with the conclusion of trying Yelich at 1st some year in spring training. I don't agree with the reasoning. Braun played SS/3B in college and was drafted as a 3B. There was a reaaon he was moved to LF after winning RoY.
On the one hand, he lost the chance to set the all time record for hitless innings to start your career.
On the other hand, he doesn't have to think about that record for the next 4 days. A lot less pressure on his next start.
I looked up the 2002 (106 loss) season. The Brewers OPS was .711.
Before today's game the Brewers OPS was .677. So yes, it seems like they are hitting worse than those bad teams. Especially since that .711 number includes the pitchers of that team. This year's team hits like there are 2-3 pitchers in the lineup.
I'm glad I chose to watch WWE Raw tonight.
I remember years ago there were complaints when the Brewers seemed to have a different lineup every day. They were having trouble scoring runs and the comments here were that it was hard to hit when you were moving around in the lineup. Now there are comments that it's hard to hit when we aren't moving around. Maybe the problem isn't the manager and the lineup order? And there have been different hitting coaches so I don't think it is a hitting coach problem either.
It's a lot easier to be chatty and look like you're having fun when your team wins a bunch. I think the team looks down because they are playing a lot worse than they expected.
The Brewers were barely above average OPS+ last year. They lost one of their better offensive players last year to free agency without doing anything to replace him. The best player got surgery and required two years to recover from his last major injury. Our MVP candidate is trying to play with a broken finger. I'm shocked the offense is so bad.