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.

Milwaukee Brewers Have Pocketbook Zipped Closed This Off-Season

 

Many people are wondering what is going on with the Milwaukee Brewers and free agency. It's really simple nothing is going on at all. Milwaukee has decided not to spend and it leaves many Brewers fans scratching their heads. Being a long-time Brewers fan this has been the norm for as long as I can remember. Management has never been big spenders and that will not change anytime soon.

Fans continue to wonder why they won't spend and the reality is this franchise traditionally has never been big spenders. Their philosophy has always been to build through the draft or trades and that will not change anytime soon. Every now and then they will spend some money, but for the most part, they will not part with big money in free agency.

Over the years I have learned to enjoy Brewers baseball the way it is now and that won't change. Enjoy the players while they play in Milwaukee and do not get upset when they leave or get traded away. It's the system right now the Brewers have always believed in and don't look for it to change.

What can Brewers fans look forward to in 2023? Now as a Brewers fan, this season should be a good one for a few reasons. Milwaukee plans on bringing along some of their top prospects this season. To Brewer's credit, they have not rushed them and I think fans will enjoy what they see from them. The only thing I wished the Brewers would not have done is trade away Kolten Wong but understood why the deal was made.

2023 should be a growing year for the Brewers and getting mad about the free agency budget does not good as it will never change. Some new young stars will have their first taste of Major League Baseball, so hopefully they will excel and the Brewers once again will make the playoffs. No matter what fans would like to see the Brewers open the checkbook once in awhile. Just looks like it won't be this year.

Brewers Sweep Cards Take Over First Place

Brewers GM Doug Melvin knew in the off-season some changes was needed if the Brewers were going to be contenders once again. He fired Ken Macha and brought in Ron Roeincke which was a move many people question. He also brought in Shaun Marcum and Zack Grienke to help the pitching rotation as well. Prince Fielder was also kept and all these moves have the Milwaukee Brewers now sitting in first place.

Today, was just like any day for the Brewers they got good pitching and great hitting to get a 4-3 win and a sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. Fielder, who went 2 for 3 with a walk and two RBIs, and a home run now has 58 RBIs to extend his lead in the NL. Prince Fielder is batting over .300 and is one of the main reasons the Brewers are doing so well right now. It is not just Fielder though as many hitters through the lineup are also doing well.

Pitching has been a real bright spot and Shaun Marcum pitched another great game. Kameron Loe and John Axford finished it up out of the bullpen. Right now Milwaukee is playing well and have all phases of their game working for them. Milwaukee also has a deep bench which also helps give the manager many different choices everyday. We will have to see if Milwaukee can keep this up all season long.

Trevor Hoffman To Pitch For Brewers

According to various sources it looks like Trevor Hoffman is going to be a Milwaukee Brewer and step into their closer role. Now if there is one thing the Milwaukee Brewers need that is someone they can count on out of the bullpen. Last year they had countless games they lost because the bullpen could not shut the door. Now Hoffman will not get every save he goes out to get, but the chances are much better with him than what they had last year.

The Brewers wasted all the money last year on Eric Gagne and he was a major bust so hopefully Hoffman will be money well spent. This guy is usually injury free and he comes to the ballpark ready to go. He is the kind of guy you want on your side and now maybe the Brewers will not lose so many games in the later innings like they did last year.

Bill Hall Saves The Day For Milwaukee

Bill Hall has been vocal about his limited playing time against left handed pitching and not being used everyday by the Milwaukee Brewers. Last night he showed why he should be playing all the time when he hit a 3 run home run in the 10th inning to give the Brewers a 6-3 win over the Cardinals in 10 innings. This pushed the Brewers into a second place tie with the Cardinals.

Monday, July 21st

Milwaukee 6 Final
St. Louis 3 in 10

Toronto 3 Final
Baltimore 8

Minnesota 4 Final
NY Yankees 12

San Diego 6 Final
Cincinnati 4

Atlanta 4 Final
Florida 0

Oakland 0 Final
Tampa Bay 4

Pittsburgh 9 Final
Houston 3

Detroit 19 Final
Kansas City 4

Texas 6 Final
Chi White Sox 1

LA Dodgers 16 Final
Colorado 10

Chi Cubs 0 Final
Arizona 2

Cleveland 5 Final
LA Angels 2

Boston 4 Final
Seattle 0

Ben Sheets Gives Great Effort For Brewers

Ben Sheets showed the Atlanta Braves and everyone else why he is considered one of the better pitchers in baseball. Sheets tossed a four-hitter as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves by a score of 4-1. Sheets retired the last 16 batters he faced and got his third complete game of the season in the process.

Mike Cameron hit a two-run homer to help back Sheets pitching in the win. Sheets now stands 9-1 and has a chance to be a 20 game winner this year. The Brewers have a young talented ball club and could be one team down the road that teams are going to have to deal with. I guess only time will tell.