I would argue Counsell is doing a better managing job in 2019 than 2018. Currently the Brewers are 4 games ahead of their Pythagorean, last year they finished 5 games ahead. However, much of last year's success was based on having a plus bullpen which makes life easy for a manager. This year they are still beating expectations by a similar rate despite a terrible bullpen, more injuries, and generally more adversity. He might be the only one saving this team from 75 wins.