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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Posted on February 11, 2015 at 03:59 PM.

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After the first week of the MLB Season, the Milwaukee Brewers have started 4-2 with series wins over the Braves and Red Sox. On Opening Day, the Brewers clawed back into the game with late game heroics by red hot shortstop Jean Segura hitting his first home run of the season to give the Brewers the lead in the 8th inning. The Crew would overcome the slow start with timely hitting and the bullpen late in the game. Will Smith picked up his first win of the season.

In the second game it was the exact opposite with the Brewers taking a 7-0 lead going into the 7th inning and Jared Jeffress and Johnny Venters combined to allow 8 runs as the Brewers fell 7-9.

The series finale was dominated by Wily Peralta as he pitched 7.1 shutout innings only to have his shutout snapped by an inside the park home run by Chris Johnson after Carlos Gomez miss played a line drive in center field. John Axford made his return to Milwaukee, picking up his first save of the year with 1.2 lights out innings.

The Crew then traveled to Boston and snagged the first game of the series with a solid outing by rookie, Yasmani Hernandez. Only to struggle late in game 2 again with the bullpen dropping the lead on a home run by David Ortiz. The Brewers then took victory on an odd day as both starting pitchers were pulled after the fifth with the Brewers in the lead and it would stay that way with Kyle Lohse getting the win and Jonathan Broxton notching his first save.

Overall the bullpen seems to be a Jeckyl and Hyde group as they are unhittable some days and knocked around the pack on others. Jon Axford, Jonathan Broxton and Tyler Thornburg have been solid while Jared Jeffress and newcomer Johnny Venters have struggled.

The offense has been steady and able to put up runs with and without the long ball. Segura is off to a hot start along with Gomez, Braun, Lucroy and Scooter Gennett. Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez seem to be an early cause for concern as Lind is under .200 and Ramirez is struggling with runners on base.

The Crew now travels to Philadelphia for 3 games before returning home for the Pirates and Cardinals.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Roster Set out of Spring Training

Posted on January 30, 2015 at 02:20 PM.

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Milwaukee, WI

New Brewers General Manager Brett Silverthorn and Manager Ron Roenicke have set the 25 Man Roster following a lackluster 9-17 Spring Training. The Brewers Depth Chart looks like this:

Milwaukee Brewers Depth Chart - 2015

Catcher
Jonathan Lucroy
Martin Maldonado

First Base
Adam Lind
Wily Mo Pena

Second Base
Scooter Gennett
Hector Olivera

Third Base
Aramis Ramirez
Luis Sardinas

Shortstop
Jean Segura
Luis Sardinas

Left Field
Khris Davis
Gerardo Parra

Center Field
Carlos Gomez
Gerardo Parra

Right Field
Ryan Braun
Gerardo Parra
Wily Mo Pena

Starting Pitcher
Kyle Lohse
Matt Garza
Wily Peralta
Yasmani Hernandez
Mike Fiers

Relief Pitcher
Tyler Thornburg
Johnny Venters
John Axford
Jim Henderson
Jeremy Jeffress
Will Smith

Closer
Jonathan Broxton
John Axford

Brewers Announce Melvin Out as GM

Posted on January 30, 2015 at 02:10 PM.

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Milwaukee, WI

In a surprise move, Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio announces that GM Doug Melvin will not be returning for the 2015 season. Tensions were high as the Brewers held 1st place in the NL Central in 2014 into September and their late season collapse saw them drop out of playoff contention. The collapse and this lackluster offseason has forced Attanasio to make a splash to revitalize a fanbase thirsty for a championship run. Attanasio has hired 30 year old scout Brett Silverthorn as the new General Manager to replace Melvin. Silverthorn made a splash in his first day on the job by negotiating contracts for Cuban Defects, Second Base prospect Hector Olivera, and Starting Pitcher Yasmani Hernandez help bolster a roster with many returning players and fill a void left from Melvins final move trading pitcher Yovani Gallardo to Texas. Later on, Silverthorn would contact the agents and agree to deals with relievers Johnny Venters and John Axford and also Outfielder/First Baseman Wily Mo Pena, to provide much needed bull pen depth and a right handed bat for potential late inning pinch hitting and in case newly acquired Adam Lind were to struggle against left handed pitching. Venters (L) and Axford look to provide depth in a bullpen that faultered down the stretch late last year and will compete with Tyler Thornberg, Jim Henderson, Jonathan Broxton, Brandon Kintzler, Will Smith (L), Rob Wooten, and Michael Blazek.

As for Cuban Refugees Hernandez and Olivera. Hernandez is slated to become the 4th Starter behind Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza and Wily Peralta with the 5th Starter competition between Mike Fiers and Jimmy Nelson.

Olivera is listed as a potential platoon option with Scooter Gennett who struggles against left handed pitching and Olivera can provide an additional right handed bat on the bench for pinch hitting purposes.

Brewers fans will have to wait and see if this new approach will bolster or hinder their teams efforts in making a championship run in 2015.