Brewers

With apologies to Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell, there's no way what's been happening since the All-Star break is a result of the team saying, 'Let's be a little bit better.' The Brewers are a lot better, and they're a lot better because they've made significant changes with their plate approach. 

What a whirlwind of a few days it’s been for the Milwaukee Brewers. After dealing star closer Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres for Taylor Rogers, they then acquired Matt Bush, and have rounded out a new pen trio with the Giants Trevor Rosenthal.

We love the Milwaukee Brewers, so we should treat them the way you would in any relationship with someone you love. Support them through the good times and bad times, and try to understand the problems at hand. 

Brewers fans, it currently feels like one of the bad times.

Though there have been numerous areas of weakness in the Brewers' recent performance, the Crew's catchers have yet to shoulder the blame. The truth is, the backstops quality of play needs to change if the Brewers are to find success in September. 

The Milwaukee Brewers were in action today against the Los Angeles Dodgers. While they didn’t put anyone new on the active roster, a pair of 40-man moves were made anyways. J.C. Mejia, who was on the 26-man roster, was optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Catcher Jakson Reetz was designated for assignment.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded first baseman Tyler White to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. They also had both catcher Omar Narvaez and pitcher Trevor Rosenthal start rehab assignments with Triple-A Nashville.

The Milwaukee Brewers made a couple of curious moves at the trade deadline. In acquiring Taylor Rogers for Josh Hader, they also netted themselves former starter Dinelson Lamet. He didn’t last in the organization more than 24 hours. Pedro Severino saw a different fate following his DFA.

The Milwaukee Brewers have remained largely static for the past week or so with regards to their 28-man big league roster. On Monday however, the club recalled Jake Cousins while sending Trevor Kelley to Triple-A Nashville.

The Milwaukee Brewers have dealt with more than their fair share of pitching injuries this season, and over the weekend the bullpen needed a reshuffling. Justin Topa was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Peter Strzelecki was recalled and he took Trevor Gott’s spot on the active roster.

The Milwaukee Brewers have been without the services of their veteran catcher Omar Narvaez since he was placed on the injured list on August 4th. Now over the left quadriceps strain, he’s back in the big leagues. He's expected to be activated by the club on Saturday.

The Milwaukee Brewers have been without a few key players for the past couple of weeks and today they get two back on the active roster. Both starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff and second basemen Kolten Wong have been returned from the injured list.

The Milwaukee Brewers got some reinforcements over the past two days in the form of returning pitchers. Aaron Ashby was activated off the injured list on Tuesday with Trevor Gott being activated prior to Wednesday’s game.