We'd like to go to the Playoffs, that would be cool.
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 15, 2013
Ryan Braun reported to Spring Training today. He gave his second annual “State of Ryan Braun” speech. He stood by his earlier statement on the Biogenesis controversy, then went to work. And then things got interesting. ESPN’s T.J. Quinn — one of the writers that… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 15, 2013
Baseball Prospectus rolled out their first Playoff Odds report of 2013 today. The simulations weren’t too kind to the Brewers. The PECOTA-based odds report has the Brewers going an average of 79.1-82.9 over thousands of simulations, making the playoffs 18.3% of the time, and reaching… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 5, 2013
This feels familiar, doesn’t it? For the second straight winter, Ryan Braun’s name is being mentioned in a PED scandal — this time with the Biogenesis lab in Miami that had everyone talking about Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and Gio Gonzalez last week. The Miami… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 29, 2013
The Brewers entered 2012 with Alex Gonzalez and Mat Gamel as members of the starting infield. Now there’s a chance it could happen again at some point in 2013. Ken Rosenthal reports that the slick-fielding Gonzalez will return to Milwaukee: Alex Gonzalez gets $1.5M from… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 22, 2013
Jean Segura is the Brewers’ shortstop for 2013, but Doug Melvin has been looking for a veteran to serve as a backup all winter. Tuesday, the Brewers added another name to the mix, agreeing to sign infielder Bobby Crosby to a minor league deal: #Brewers… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 22, 2013
A weird twist of fate has the Brewers in a familiar situation — they’ll presumably be heading into spring training with Mat Gamel at first base, and quite a few questions surrounding Gamel’s ability to handle the job. Both Gamel and hitting coach Johnny Narron… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 18, 2013
The Brewers were going to have a hard enough time repeating last year’s offensive success even with everyone healthy. Now, they’ll have to do it with Corey Hart missing the first month of the season. The Brewers announced today that Hart (once again) needs surgery… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 18, 2013
The Brewers were supposed to swap salary figures with their three remaining arbitration-eligible players at noon today. Instead, they just signed them all. That’s what you call efficiency. A day after avoiding arbitration with Carlos Gomez, the Brewers reached deals with John Axford, Marco Estrada… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 17, 2013
One of four Brewers eligible for arbitration, Carlos Gomez would have had to exchange salary numbers with the Brewers on Friday. Instead, the two sides agreed to a one-year deal on Thursday to avoid arbitration. Adam McCalvy says Gomez will make $4.3 million in 2013,… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on January 17, 2013
The surprise was ruined weeks ago, but Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy are officially members of Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The American team was announced this morning, with the rest of the world’s rosters being announced later this afternoon. Twelve other… [More]
