Posts Tagged ‘Tyler Thornburg ’
Welcome to Rounding the Bases, a weekly column where writers Ryan Topp and Steve Garczynski participate in a discussion on one baseball topic. This week, the two tackle the Brewers’ bullpen. You can follow @RyanTopp and @SteveGarczynski on Twitter. Steve Garczynski: I’m going to get… [More]
Although pitchers and catchers do not officially report until Tuesday, dozens of Brewers personnel began trickling into the Phoenix area over the weekend. Minor league pitchers tweeted about their dozen-hour road trips to Arizona, Jonathan Lucroy already left for Maryvale, and third base coach Ed… [More]
After signing Tom Gorzelanny, Burke Badenhop, and a gang of minor league relievers, and (thankfully?) losing out on starting pitching free agents such as Ryan Dempster or Francisco Liriano, it is apparent that the Brewers are going to trust their young core of starters. These… [More]
In the end, early- and mid-season struggles were just too much to overcome for the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers were eliminated from playoff contention with their 7-0 loss to the Houston Astros, but those postseason dreams would have died anyway with St. Louis’ win… [More]
Tyler Thornburg has had quite a year. The 23-year-old prospect from Houston, Texas began the year with high expectations. He stormed out of the gate and raced out to an 8-1 record before the Brewers called him up to fill in for an injured Shaun… [More]
With rosters expanded in September, the Brewers have slowly been adding pieces over the past few days. Eric Farris was promoted to replace Cody Ransom over the weekend, and as we reported on Sunday, Brandon Kintzler was added to the bullpen. Now, with the minor… [More]
Nashville Sounds: (56-67), 17.0 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E Salt Lake 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 15 0 Nashville 1 0 0 0 1 0 2… [More]
The Brewers optioned Tyler Thornburg back down to Triple-A Nashville following Sunday’s game, but did not immediately announce his replacement on the 25-man roster. Monday, the Brewers announced that it will be Mike McClendon making his return to Milwaukee. McClendon was one of only a… [More]
The post-All-Star Game moves keep coming, and more young blood will be joining the Brewers when the team reconvenes on Thursday. A day after Jeff Bianchi was called up to fill a bench spot, the Brewers announced Tyler Thornburg is back in the majors as… [More]
Ryan Braun spent the entire offseason reading about why he should not be considered the 2011 Most Valuable Player in the National League. He heard radio personalities and television talking heads suggest he give back the trophy. Even into the season, he has endured boos during… [More]