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Milwaukee Brewers missed opportunity to take control of the NL Central

Jared Wolfe — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:39:01 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers currently hold first place by 1.5 games, but they missed an opportunity to take control of the NL Central division. Back on July 19, I wrote an article about the Milwaukee Brewers coming into a pivotal stretch of 11 games against fellow National League contending teams. Those upcoming games were finishing a […]

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Milwaukee Brewers pitching faces tough schedule ahead

Jared Wolfe — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers are facing a daunting schedule over their next 11 games through the end of July and will be a big test for their pitching staff. Something to watch out for over the next two weeks of July, other than the trade deadline, is the rough schedule for the Milwaukee Brewers coming up. […]

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Trade Deadline: Pirates, Cardinals, and Cubs for sale: Brewers, Reds wish list

Beau Adams — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:54:45 +0000

We are back from the break, settled is the Home Run Derby and enough of the season has played out, so we know who is who this year. Now the winners are buyers, the losers are sellers and it’s the front office’s time to shine. Let’s check in with the NL Central, who is being […]

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Grading Matt Arnold and the Milwaukee Brewers front office at the midway point of the season

Bill Felber — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 20:00:41 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers are in contention in the NL Central not because of anything general manager Matt Arnold has done, but because it’s virtually impossible not to be in contention in a division as lackluster as the NL Central. At the season’s halfway point, Arnold’s Brewers are locked in a first place tie with the […]

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Reds, Pirates, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs: The good, bad, and injured

Beau Adams — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:08:41 +0000

June is getting hot, and the MLB is heading into the dog days of summer. This is the time of year when baseball gets intricate. Teams have established themselves and shown who is who. Heading to the All-Star break, they start to make adjustments, buyers and sellers become evident, and the top teams will get […]

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MLB hot take: 5 disappointing players on contending teams

Sam Aucoin — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:00:05 +0000

There are seemingly more contending teams this MLB season compared to last. Clubs like the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles are just a few that come to mind. With these teams stepping up, some teams have fallen off a bit. That is in large part due to some of their top players not […]

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News and notes from the NL Central: Reds, Cubs, Cardinals, and the debut of Henry Davis

K Michael Sweetman — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:38:34 +0000

The NL Central is home to two of the hottest teams in baseball right now, and with just 5 games seperating first and fourth place, it seemingly can be won by anyone. The Cincinnati Reds are on a scorching hot run, 17-6 since May 26, and have climbed into the driver’s seat of the NL […]

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Milwaukee Brewers sign Raimel Tapia after release by Boston Red Sox: An in-depth analysis

Scott Trick — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:00:42 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers, in a strategic move to bolster their roster, recently signed outfielder Raimel Tapia to a one-year deal. This acquisition comes on the heels of Tapia’s release by the Boston Red Sox on June 13, a decision that followed a performance of .264 with a home run and 10 RBI in 39 games. […]

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Stock Up, Stock Down: Brewers, Cardinals, Shohei Ohtani and more

Scott Roche — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Another week down in the 2023 MLB season and it was another week with more injuries. This time the Houston Astros lost Yordan Alvarez for at least four weeks with a strained oblique, while pitcher Lance McCullers, who has not pitched in a game this season after aggravating a tendon in a bullpen session in […]

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MLB bullpen report: A couple of things to keep an eye on in June

K Michael Sweetman — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 13:00:58 +0000

As the calendar flips to June, here are a couple of interesting MLB bullpen situations to keep an eye on. The Chicago White Sox got a huge boost at the end of May, with the return of Liam Hendriks from his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The Sox are 6-2 with Hendriks back, and while it […]

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