Scholarship table
Pump the brakes a little bit. The Brewers are basically a .500 team according to their metrics (Pythag W-L: 23-21). They've played the 21st most-difficult schedule so far and they also aren't going to continuing winning 64% of their road games. They've been a fun, overachieving team so far but there's still a long way to go.
This is nuts.https://es.pn/2wLjQbT
Also nuts, Trout's most similar batters through age 26...Frank RobinsonKen GriffeyMickey MantleHank Aaron
You can cite all the advanced metrics you want. The fact is that they've played with multiple significant injuries to key position players and have literally lost half of their starting rotation. Yet somehow, they're in a virtual tie for first place. I personally believe they'll end up with more wins than last year. Will it be enough? Who knows. But they're absolutely not a .500 team at the 1/4 pole as you or some computer claims. They're also not 'overachieving'. They are almost certainly a better team than the one that won 86 games last year.
Right now the Brewers have the 7th best record in baseball. Do you think they're the 7th most talented team?
Even with the great start, the Brewers would have to beat Arrieta in a one-game playoff if the season ended May 17.Can you imagine how how the takes on this board would be in that scenario?
Even with the great start, the Brewers would have to beat Arrieta in a one-game playoff if the season ended May 17.
I texted Denny Green and he said "You are what your record says you are".Bullpen is as good as any in MLB. OF WAR is better than every team except NYY, Angels, and Bosox. Excellent depth. 2B and Starting pitching are the biggest issues.I don't know if they are the 7th most talented team, but I would say borderline top 10. And the manager is as good as they come.
Oh, not the Cubs?
In fairness, when the season ends, teams play the same amount of games. Both the Cubs and Brewers have 18 losses.
I texted Denny Green and he said "You are what your record says you are".
Are those guys good?Being able to watch Trout play a couple times a week is worth the MLB.tv subscription.
1) RIP, Denny Green2) That was a Bill Parcells quote. Denny's quote was "They are who we thought they were!" which is actually the opposite of Parcells' quote since Denny didn't think the Bears were actually as good as their record.
I'm not really up on these kind of things but how does what Cano took help someone? I take furosimide and all it does for me is make me pee 10 times a day.
It will be interesting to see if the Brewers offense is not very good, or just off to a cold start. It seems like Shaw and Santana are heating up. We are starting to get some production out of second base with Villar starting to hit better. Braun has been pretty brutal. Right now we are putting a lot of stress on our pitching staff. If the offense heats up, they could be pretty dangerous. It will be interesting to see how the bullpen holds up during the second half. Stearns is basically using the full 40-man with a rotating bottom of the bullpen. Counsell is pretty quick to pull starters though.