Why Is Everyone Picking The Milwaukee Brewers At The Bottom Of Their Division?

 The Milwaukee Brewers the last few years have been the model of consistency. Each year making a respectable showing many times winning the division outright. Fast forward to 2024 and it seems all the hard work the Brewers have done is now be taken granted for these days. Why is is that? Let's take a closer look at Milwaukee in 2024.

I can understand why everyone believes Milwaukee will struggling to be a team about the .500 level. They traded away Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff is gone for the season and Devin Williams will be out extended time. These are very good reasons to think Milwaukee will struggle all season long. I think it will not be as bad as people may think.

Devin Williams will be out around 3 to 4 months and then he will be back. The bullpen Milwaukee has right now should be able to hold it together until he gets back. The starting pitching is something that worries me a little. Once you get past Freddy Peralta it really gets sketchy.

There are guys who have pitched for other teams were brought in and a few young arms also will be sprinkled in as well. Milwaukee has been known to get the most out of their pitchers and 2024 won't be any different as well. As far as scoring Milwaukee has plenty of youth and veterans to add punch to the lineup. Toss in Gary Sanchez and Rhys Hoskins and the Brewers should be able to score runs.

I think Milwaukee will surprise a lot of people in 2024 and be contending again for a playoff berth or division title. Milwaukee loves winning the division, so do not count them out for that either.

Brewers Fans Cant Stand The Process To Win A Championship Milwaukee Uses

 Many Brewers fans hate the process and approach that the Brewers as a team take. No matter what approach you take the fans want to see a World Series championship year after year. Now I do agree with that thinking some factors play into why that may not be possible in Milwaukee. Let's take a closer look what fans should expect from the Brewers year after year.

The first thing people look at is payroll and Milwaukee does not have one of the highest ones because ownership cannot afford it. Milwaukee is a dollars and sense organization if they want to compete in Major League Baseball. They watch what they spend and the players they offer long-term contracts too. I do not blame them and for the last five or six years this way has worked well for the Brewers.

Fans love rooting for players and want to see players long-term in Milwaukee and that will only happen to one or two players who are very talented. Milwaukee will always be about putting a winning team on the field with the least cost possible. Fans can like it or hate, but that will not change Milwaukee's approach to winning a championship. Can Milwaukee ever win a World Series? Let's take a closer look at this right now.

For the Brewers to win a World Series everything must fall into place. The main reason for this thinking is because the Brewers have to high of a turnover rate in players. Milwaukee will keep trying for the fans even if they hate the approach. The only thing Brewers fans can really do is cheer for whose on the field and hope one day they can break through.

Brewers Ship Corbin Burnes To Orioles For Prospects In Major Move

 The Milwaukee Brewers surprised many people including me when they shipped Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles for some very good prospects. Milwaukee has never been a team to pay their players and the model continues under GM Matt Arnold. Milwaukee has always been a franchise that keeps players and develops them as long as they can before they trade them away. Fans get upset seeing some of their favorite players get traded, but thats the model that has been succesful for the Milwaukee Brewers over time.

The prospects will help the Brewers out and probably play right away. For Milwaukee to stay competitive they have to keep using this model. Over the years Milwaukee has seen many good players get traded or leave. It's about money and unfortunately baseball will not fix the revenue model they have right now for teams. This means Milwaukee will be limited on what they can do.

Now I will miss Corbin Burnes as he was a very important part of the Brewers rotation. Burnes didn't really lose out. He will be able to show everyone what he can do and earn a big fat contract in 2025. Burnes will get paid alot as long as he stays healthy and pitches at a high level. Milwaukee will now count on Freddy Peralta to be the ace of the staff. It's a role that Peralta should excel at in the future.

Milwaukee has made major changes to their pitching staff from 2023 so will be interesting to see what players step up for them. Milwaukee has always learned to adapt and 2024 will be no different as well. I can't wait for the season to start so I can see how well we will do.

MLB Schedule July 17, 2011

Chi White Sox
Detroit
1:05pm ET

NY Yankees
Toronto
1:07pm ET

St. Louis
Cincinnati
1:10pm ET

Philadelphia
NY Mets
1:10pm ET

Cleveland
Baltimore
1:35pm ET

Washington
Atlanta
1:35pm ET

Pittsburgh
Houston
2:05pm ET

Kansas City
Minnesota
2:10pm ET

Florida
Chi Cubs
2:20pm ET

Milwaukee
Colorado
3:10pm ET

LA Angels
Oakland
4:05pm ET

San Francisco
San Diego
4:05pm ET

Texas
Seattle
4:10pm ET

LA Dodgers
Arizona
4:10pm ET

Boston
Tampa Bay
8:05pm ET

MLB Scores July 16, 2011

Florida 13
Chi Cubs 3
Final

NY Yankees 4
Toronto 1
Final

Chi White Sox 5
Detroit 0
Final

Boston 9
Tampa Bay 5
Final

Philadelphia 2
NY Mets 11
Final

LA Angels 4
Oakland 2
Final

LA Angels 3
Oakland 4
Final 10

Pittsburgh 4
Houston 6
Final

Cleveland 5
Baltimore 6
Final

Washington 5
Atlanta 2
Final

Kansas City 3
Minnesota 4
Final

St. Louis 4
Cincinnati 1
Final

Milwaukee 8
Colorado 7
Final

LA Dodgers 2
Arizona 3
Final

San Francisco 3
San Diego 11
Final

Texas 5
Seattle 1
Final

Whoa! Pirates Tied For First Place!

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the laughing stock of baseball for much of the last 15 years, but that is not the case anymore. When the Pirates decided on Clint Hurdle you knew things would be changing, but no one thought they would change this fast. Right now, the Pirates are tied for first place and they have a lot of confidence in what they can do.


Jeff Karstens threw a five-hitter and Andrew McCutchen tripled and drove in two runs as the surging Pirates opened the second half of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Astros on Friday night. Andrew McCutchen has played well for the Pirates, but it has been the pitching that has carried the Pirates all season long. As long as the Pirates get good pitching and timely hitting it looks like Clint Hurdle has his ball club in for the long haul. Losing seasons seem to be a thing of the past now for Pirates fans.

MLB Schedule July 16, 2011

Florida
Chi Cubs
1:05pm ET

NY Yankees
Toronto
1:07pm ET

Chi White Sox
Detroit
4:10pm ET

Boston
Tampa Bay
4:10pm ET

Philadelphia
NY Mets
4:10pm ET

LA Angels
Oakland
4:10pm ET

LA Angels
Oakland
2nd Game

Pittsburgh
Houston
7:05pm ET

Cleveland
Baltimore
7:05pm ET

Washington
Atlanta
7:10pm ET

Kansas City
Minnesota
7:10pm ET

St. Louis
Cincinnati
7:10pm ET

Milwaukee
Colorado
8:10pm ET

LA Dodgers
Arizona
8:10pm ET

San Francisco
San Diego
8:35pm ET

Texas
Seattle
10:10pm ET

MLB Scores July 15, 2011

Florida 1
Chi Cubs 2
Final

Cleveland 6
Baltimore 5
Final

Chi White Sox 8
Detroit 2
Final

NY Yankees 1
Toronto 7
Final

St. Louis 5
Cincinnati 6
Final

Boston 6
Tampa Bay 9
Final

Philadelphia 7
NY Mets 2
Final

Washington 1
Atlanta 11
Final

Pittsburgh 4
Houston 0
Final

Kansas City 2
Minnesota 1
Final

Milwaukee 0
Colorado 4
Final

LA Dodgers 6
Arizona 4
Final

LA Angels 3
Oakland 5
Final

San Francisco 6
San Diego 1
Final

Texas 4
Seattle 0
Final

MLB Scores June 26, 2011

Arizona 3
Detroit 8
Final

Boston 4
Pittsburgh 2
Final

Oakland 1
Philadelphia 3
Final

Cincinnati 5
Baltimore 7
Final

Colorado 4
NY Yankees 6
Final

Tampa Bay 14
Houston 10
Final

Chi Cubs 3
Kansas City 6
Final

Washington 2
Chi White Sox 1
Final

Minnesota 2
Milwaukee 6
Final

Toronto 5
St. Louis 0
Final

NY Mets 8
Texas 5
Final

Atlanta 1
San Diego 4
Final

LA Angels 2
LA Dodgers 3
Final

Cleveland 1
San Francisco 3
Final

MLB Schedule June 12, 2011

Seattle
Detroit
1:05pm ET

Cleveland
NY Yankees
1:05pm ET

Boston
Toronto
1:07pm ET

Arizona
Florida
1:10pm ET

Chi Cubs
Philadelphia
1:35pm ET

Tampa Bay
Baltimore
1:35pm ET

NY Mets
Pittsburgh
1:35pm ET

Atlanta
Houston
2:05pm ET

St. Louis
Milwaukee
2:10pm ET

Oakland
Chi White Sox
2:10pm ET

Texas
Minnesota
2:10pm ET

LA Dodgers
Colorado
3:10pm ET

Kansas City
LA Angels
3:35pm ET

Washington
San Diego
4:05pm ET

Cincinnati
San Francisco
8:05pm ET

Early MLB Scores June 11, 2011

Cleveland 0
NY Yankees 4
Final

Boston 16
Toronto 4
Final

Chi Cubs 1
Philadelphia 7
Final

Cincinnati 10
San Francisco 2
Final

Texas 1
Minnesota 8
Final

MLB Scores June 10, 2011

Chi Cubs 5
Philadelphia 7
Final

Cleveland 7
NY Yankees 11
Final

NY Mets 8
Pittsburgh 1
Final

Tampa Bay 0
Baltimore 7
Final

Seattle 3
Detroit 2
Final

Boston 5
Toronto 1
Final

Arizona 4
Florida 6
Final

Atlanta 11
Houston 4
Final

Texas 9
Minnesota 3
Final

St. Louis 0
Milwaukee 8
Final

Oakland 7
Chi White Sox 5
Final

LA Dodgers 5
Colorado 6
Final

MLB Schedule June 2, 2011

Pittsburgh
NY Mets
1:10pm ET

Texas
Cleveland
7:05pm ET

Minnesota
Kansas City
8:10pm ET

San Francisco
St. Louis
8:15pm ET

Washington
Arizona
9:40pm ET

Houston
San Diego
10:05pm ET

Tampa Bay
Seattle
10:10pm ET

MLB Scores June 1, 2011

Philadelphia 1
Washington 2
Final

Texas 3
Tampa Bay 0
Final

Chi White Sox 7
Boston 4
Final

Houston 3
Chi Cubs 1
Final

NY Yankees 4
Oakland 2
Final

Baltimore 2
Seattle 1
Final

LA Angels 0
Kansas City 2
Final

Minnesota 2
Detroit 4
Final

Cleveland 13
Toronto 9
Final

Milwaukee 3
Cincinnati 4
Final

San Diego 3
Atlanta 4
Final

Pittsburgh 9
NY Mets 3
Final

Florida 5
Arizona 6
Final

San Francisco 7
St. Louis 5
Final 11

Colorado 3
LA Dodgers 0
Final

MLB Schedule May 19, 2011

Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
12:35pm ET

Washington
NY Mets
1:10pm ET

Houston
St. Louis
1:45pm ET

Minnesota
Oakland
3:35pm ET

LA Angels
Seattle
3:40pm ET

NY Yankees
Baltimore
7:05pm ET

Colorado
Philadelphia
7:05pm ET

Tampa Bay
Toronto
7:07pm ET

Chi Cubs
Florida
7:10pm ET

Detroit
Boston
7:10pm ET

Cleveland
Chi White Sox
8:10pm ET

Texas
Kansas City
8:10pm ET

Atlanta
Arizona
9:40pm ET

Milwaukee
San Diego
10:05pm ET

San Francisco
LA Dodgers
10:10pm ET

MLB Schedule April 11, 2011

Texas
Detroit
1:05pm ET

Tampa Bay
Boston
7:10pm ET

Colorado
NY Mets
7:10pm ET

Chi Cubs
Houston
8:05pm ET

Oakland
Chi White Sox
8:10pm ET

St. Louis
Arizona
9:40pm ET

Cincinnati
San Diego
10:05pm ET

Cleveland
LA Angels
10:05pm ET

Toronto
Seattle
10:10pm ET

LA Dodgers
San Francisco
10:15pm ET

MLB Scores April 10, 2011

Kansas City 9
Detroit 5
Final

Washington 7
NY Mets 3
Final 11

Colorado 6
Pittsburgh 5
Final

Texas 3
Baltimore 0
Final

Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 0
Final

Florida 1
Houston 7
Final

Oakland 5
Minnesota 3
Final

Tampa Bay 1
Chi White Sox 6
Final

Chi Cubs 5
Milwaukee 6
Final

Toronto 1
LA Angels 3
Final

LA Dodgers 2
San Diego 7
Final

St. Louis 6
San Francisco 1
Final

Cincinnati 8
Arizona 10
Final

Cleveland 6
Seattle 4
Final

NY Yankees 0
Boston 4
Final

Around The Diamond: 2011 Atlanta Braves Preview

When you talk about the 2011 Atlanta Braves two things come to mind right away Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones. This will be the first time in a long time the Braves will be led by someone besides Bobby Cox. The Braves have hired Fredi Gonzalez to take over for Bobby Cox. Getting Chipper Jones back is also something many people will be watching very closely. The Braves have lost quite a feel people from last years team.

Manager Bobby Cox (Retired)
RP Billy Wagner (Retired)
RP Takashi Saito (Released)
RP Michael Dunn (Traded)
RP Kyle Farnsworth (Released)
OF Matt Diaz (Released)
OF Melky Cabrera (Released)
OF Rick Ankiel (Released)
1B Derrek Lee (Released)
1B Troy Glaus (Released)
UT Omar Infante (Traded)

That is a lot of players for the Braves to lose and the list additions is much shorter and nothing really earth shattering either.

Manager Fredi Gonzalez
2B Dan Uggla (Trade)
RP Scott Linebrink (Trade)
RP George Sherrill (Free Agent)
RP Anthony Varvaro (Waivers)
OF Joe Mather (Waivers)

Picking up Dan Uggla was a good move as he is a player that I really like and the Braves had an issue at second base last season. The starting pitching for the Braves have been in the past their strong suit and they have a nice rotation for this coming season as well. Tim Hudson,Tommy Hanson, and Derek Lowe are three good ones to build around for the Braves. The bullpen was good last season, but will take a hit in 2011. Gone are Billy Wagner, and the departure of Takashi Saito will hurt them.

The projected lineup below is what the Braves will probably go with barring and injuries or setbacks in spring training. I like their starting lineup and if Chipper Jones can stay healthy they should be fine. I think for the Braves it will come down to their pitching and how well the bullpen performs. Do not count this team out as they have enough talent to contend.

CF Nate McLouth
LF Martin Prado
3B Chipper Jones
2B Dan Uggla
C Brian McCann
RF Jason Heyward
SS Alex Gonzalez
1B Freddie Freeman

MLB Scores

It is kind of ironic that the team brought him into the league gave up the 500th home run of his career, but that is exactly what happen. Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run off the Brewers and helped the Mets beat the struggling Brewers.

Friday, April 17th

Cleveland 5 Final
NY Yankees 6

St. Louis 7 Final
Chi Cubs 8

Florida 3 Final
Washington 2 in 10

San Diego 8 Final
Philadelphia 7

Atlanta 0 Final
Pittsburgh 3

Oakland 8 Final
Toronto 5

Baltimore 8 Final
Boston 10

Milwaukee 4 Final
NY Mets 5

Chi White Sox 5 Final
Tampa Bay 6

Kansas City 12 Final
Texas 3

Cincinnati 2 Final
Houston 1

LA Angels 9 Final
Minnesota 11

Detroit 3 Final
Seattle 6

Colorado 3 Final
LA Dodgers 4

Arizona 0 Final
San Francisco 2

MLB Scores

Saturday, April 11th

Toronto 5 Final
Cleveland 4

Texas 3 Final
Detroit 4

Pittsburgh 10 Final
Cincinnati 2

Minnesota 0 Final
Chi White Sox 8

Seattle 8 Final
Oakland 5

Boston 5 Final
LA Angels 4

Houston 2 Final
St. Louis 11

NY Mets 8 Final
Florida 4

Washington 3 Final
Atlanta 5

Tampa Bay 0 Final
Baltimore 6

Chi Cubs 6 Final
Milwaukee 5

NY Yankees 6 Final
Kansas City 1

Philadelphia 8 Final
Colorado 4

LA Dodgers 11 Final
Arizona 2

San Francisco 3 Final
San Diego 6