Brewers

If there’s been something that’s a constant for Milwaukee this year it’s been injuries to their starting pitching staff. The latest casualty was Aaron Ashby.

There is a considerable gap between a thing being 'factual' and that thing being 'truthful'. Facts can be deployed in the service of understanding. They can just as easily be used to disinform. This is a fact: the Milwaukee Brewers have lost eight games in a row.

Believe it or not, the computers are verifying what your (usually) delusional Auntie Maddie has been saying: the Brewers are in this thing.

Prior to their game yesterday the Milwaukee Brewers sent third baseman Mike Brosseau to the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Taking his place on the active roster was Pablo Reyes, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.

It takes an entire team to lose eight consecutive games, but some Milwaukee Brewers play a more prominent role. The struggles of the three remaining original starting pitchers had a far-reaching impact on the club losing 10 of 12 games.

The Brewers’ 2023 schedule (and every other team in Major League Baseball) has a new look that makes road trips that much more appealing. So let’s see what we can find.

Prior to their game on Saturday the Milwaukee Brewers were dealt a blow to the middle of the infield. After experiencing a right calf strain, second basemen Kolten Wong was placed on the injured list.

The acquisition of Willy Adames was often heralded as the catalyst for the 2021 Milwaukee Brewer season. That magic has not carried on to the 2022 season, so a change is necessary.

The Willy Adames trade paid massive dividends for the Brewers in 2021, but can Willy be the spark the Brewers offense needs for the second straight year?

Prior to Wednesday’s game the Milwaukee Brewers made a handful of pitching moves. Jake Cousins was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Trevor Kelley joined him there, and J.C. Mejia cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A. Taking a spot on the active roster, Adrian Houser was activated from the injured list.

“That’s so Mets!” they used to say! Some series of unforced errors, epic collapses and MVP caliber players getting injured a third of the way into the season. Queens would weep and the rest of the baseball world would snicker. Cosmically ordained bad luck and worse handling seemed to follow a team with such aggression that their 2015 World Series appearance has been forgotten entirely. That isn’t the case in 2022.