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.

March Madness Is Must See Television For Sports Fans

Years ago March Madness was so much different. When you created brackets you knew most №1 seeds had an excellent chance of making the Finals. Now you cannot even make that claim aymore. Even a №16 seed could upset a Top-Ranked team in this tournament.

It has become where almost anyone can win a game in this tournament. Twenty years ago that was a rare thing indeed. This has made March Madness a must see anymore. You never know now who will win or lose a game. This means even the smaller schools have a chance to win some games in the tournament.

Does this mean we will see a smaller school win this tournament soon. I do not forecast that for awhile, but we are getting closer to that point. Players are choosing smaller colleges to play for where before that was taboo. As smaller colleges start getting better players the field will even out even more.

I enjoy the more level playing field in college basketball. March Madness for me now becomes a must watch for every round. Years ago it just wasn’t that way so I’m glad for this closer then ever playing field.

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.

Baker Mayfield Will Get Fat Contract In Off-Season Is He Worth It

 Baker Mayfield has had a rollercoaster NFL career so far and he still is very young by NFL standards. Mayfield was drafted No.1 by the Cleveland Browns and has bounced around four teams so far. In 2023 he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoping to launch his career once again in the NFL. Many people thought he would be great in Cleveland and there it was a rollercoaster for him in Cleveland. Two other stops in Carolina and Los Angeles did show he still has something left in the tank.

In Tampa Bay it looks like Baker Mayfield has found a home. He signed a cap friendly deal with the Buccaneers hoping for a long-term deal in Tampa or somewhere else. Mayfield played at a high-level throwing for over 4000 yards and leading the Buccaneers to another divisional title and playoff appearance. It could not go any better for Baker Mayfield and along the way he collected incentives that he reached.

Now the Buccaneers must pay Mayfield for his services as many other teams in March will be contacting Mayfield as well. Mayfield could see a long-term deal worth over 100 million dollars. Baker has indicated that he wants to stay In Tampa, so that does bode well for the Buccaneers. Sometimes it takes players sometime to mature in the NFL to be really good. In the coming years we will see if that is Baker Mayfield's case as well.