MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster!

[Griever20]

I have been thinking about another dynasty(after two other tries went down the drain) and to prevent that from happening, this one won't feature as much long writeups and more quick numbers

Aswell, I won't micromanage everything to the last employee cleaning the toilets and let my minor league managers and my assistant GM as well as my manager do their work and focus on the big decisions and I won't mess alot with the league and leave the league history as it is.

The attentive reader will recognize some similarities between this dynasty and Big T's Reds and Blue Jays dynasty... and those are intended to a degree. I have read those a second time and quite enjoyed them once again(and stole the idea of coloring the team names from him a year ago).

I will take over the Milwaukee Brewers as I did want a team without a HUGE budget that is in a tricky spot to begin with. One big difference to my D'backs series will be... that I will restrain myself regarding trades and will act more like a classic GM... so don't expect me to go flat out crazy like I have done before.

So far, so good. onwards to my new GM office at Miller Park!

[Griever20]

2015 Preseason News:

In a stunner of of a deal, the Kansas City Royals added 2B Neil Walker(29, 4.5*) from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Back to the Bucs goes the premiere setup man RHRP Kelvin Herrera(25, 4.5*) and minor league prospect C Chase Vallot(18, 3.5* HS, 4.5* OSA).

The Padres added another bat to their new lineup, trading SP James Shields(33, 4*) and minor league prospect CF C.J. McElroy(21, 2* HS, 2.5* OSA ) to the Cardinals in exchange for 1B Matt Reynolds(31, 3*).

San Diego continued to deal as SS Gregorio Petit(30, 1.5*) and prospect RF Tyler Austin(23, 3* HS, 4* OSA) will come over from the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers added SP Brandon Morrow(30, 4*) in this deal who will get slotted in as #3 starter.

The Marlins added additional outfield depth in CF Craig Gentry(31, 2.5*) from the Oakland A's. They got $1.6M together with him, but gave up minor league 2B Jordany Valdespin(27, 2.5*) and minor league prospect C Blake Anderson(19, 2.5* HS, 2* OSA).

Arizona traded away SP Chase Anderson(27, 1.5*) to the Chicago White Sox. Coming back is veteran C Geovany Soto(32, 1.5*) and prospect 2B Jake Jarvis(20, 1.5* HS, 1* OSA).

Cubs RHRP Justin Grimm(26, 3/4* HS, 4* OSA) will miss the start of the season. He shot himself in the foot while cleaning his handgun and will be out for the first three to four weeks. Grimm was 5-2 3.78 in 73G and 69IP last year.

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Baseball America announced their Top 100 Prospect list:

1.) RHRP Huascar Ynoa, 16, Minnesota Twins(R)
2.) CF Byron Buxton, 21, Minnesota Twins(AAA)
3.) SS Addison Russell, 21, Chicago Cubs(AAA)
4.) RHSP Vladimir Gutierrez, 19, Arizona Diamondbacks(A)
5.) 3B Kris Bryant, 23, Chicago Cubs(MLB)
6.) LHSP Julio Urias, 18, Los Angeles Dodgers(AA)
7.) SS Carlos Correa, 20, Houston Astros(AAA)
8.) RHCL Brent Honeywell, 20, Tampa Bay Rays(A)
9.) SS Corey Seager, 20, Los Angeles Dodgers(AA)
10.) RHSP Jose Berrios, 20, Minnesota Twins(AA)

Brewers on that list:
#37 A SS Franly Mallen, 17, .235-1-23 in R ball 2014
#76 A SP David Burkhalter, 19, 0-5 7.15 10G/4GS in R ball 2014

Good for the 25th best farm system...

Unranked but promising:
AA SS Orlando Arcia, 20, .289-4-50 in A ball 2014
AA RF Clint Coulter, 21, .287-22-89 in A ball 2014
AA CF Tyrone Taylor, 21, .278-6-68 in A ball 2014
A CF Monte Harrison, 19, .261-1-20 in R ball 2014
R SS Jake Gatewood, 19, .206-3-32 in R ball 2014

[Griever20]

Owner Expectations and Goals:
Play .500 Ball this season
Upgrade at Shortstop this season(Jean Segura, Hector Gomez)
Sign Carlos Gomez to an extension
Keep building your team up, in order to reach the playoffs in the next four seasons

Preseason Predictions:
86-76, second NL Wild Card

Roster:

Starters:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	29	ML	6-5	2.13	14G/10GS	0.88	9.5	7
Matt Garza(R)	31	ML	8-8	3.64	27GS	1.18	6.9
Kyle Lohse(R)	36	ML	13-9	3.54	31GS	1.15	6.4
Jimmy Nelson(R)	25	ML	2-9	4.93	14G/12GS	1.46	7.4
Wily Peralta(R)	25	ML	17-11	3.53	32GS	1.30	7.0
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	AAA	8-6	3.98	19G/18GS	1.32	8.9	All Stats AAA

Looking at last years numbers, the rotation should be decent once again. Taylor Jungmann should break into the rotation down the road but with room to grow, we will keep him in AAA to start the year.

Bullpen:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	30	ML	4-3	2.30	62G	1.02	7.5	7	(MIL/CIN)
Neal Cotts(L)	35	ML	2-9	4.32	73G	1.34	8.5	2	(TEX)
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	1-1	2.81	32G	1.41	8.2	0	(MIL/TOR)
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	ML	3-3	3.24	64G	1.34	4.8	0
Francisco Rodriguez(R)	33	ML	5-5	3.04	44G	0.99	9.7	44
Will Smith(L)	25	ML	1-3	3.70	78G	1.42	11.8	1
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	3-1	4.25	27G	1.52	8.5	0
Jim Henderson(R)	32	DL	2-1	7.15	14G	1.59	13.5	0	DL 3-4 weeks
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	4-4	4.13	37G/17GS	1.43	7.7	1	All stats AAA
Corey Knebel(R)	23	AAA	1-1	1.96	14G	0.82	9.8	2	All stats AAA(DET)
Chris Perez(R)	29	AAA	1-3	4.29	49G	1.36	7.6	1	(LAD)

Knebel and Blazek may get a chance once injury happens. Surprisingly enough, Ron Roenicke announced that Jeremy Jeffress will be his closer for 2015 with K-Rod and Broxton as setup man. I will look at the waiver wire and the free agent pool to add another left handed reliever for depth... we are dangerously reliant on Neal Cotts there and have no options in AAA... We offered a couple of MFA deals to Paul Maholm(1-5 4.84 30G/8GS LAD) and Francisley Bueno(0-0 4.18 30G KCR) and our head scout recommended RHRP Justin Freeman(3-1 6SV 4.25 29G AAA) aswell...

Catcher:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	28	ML	.301-13-69	.837	153G	4.8	73	4/8
Martin Maldonado(R)	28	ML	.234-4-16	.707	52G	0.4	14	0/0
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AAA	.200-0-2	.473	10G	-0.1	1	0/0	(NYM)

Lucroy should be our catcher at least until his contract expires after 2017 and Maldonado is the perfect backup catcher, not a great bat but a great defender and a bench leader.

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Adam Lind(L)	31	ML	.321-6-40	.860	96G	2.4	38	0/0	(TOR)
2B Scooter Gennett(L)	24	ML	.289-9-54	.754	137G	1.9	55	6/9
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.162-0-2	.421	18GS	-0.3	3	0/0	(LAA)
3B Aramis Ramirez(R)	36	ML	.285-15-66	.757	133G	2.8	47	3/3
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.282-15-49	.808	121G	1.9	59	5/8	All stats AAA
3B Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.246-5-31	.614	146G	0.0	61	20/29
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	21	AAA	.261-0-8	.616	43G	0.0	12	5/6	(TEX)

There is alot of uncertainty in this infield, starting with Ramirez' age 36 season, Adam Lind's injury history, Jean Segura's production and with a couple of 27-year old backups... that are rather inexperienced at the MLB level. There could be some changes with highly talented Luis Sardinas developing in AAA and if things go down the drain, we could unload some of those guys.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.266-19-81	.777	135G	3.2	68	11/16
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.244-22-69	.756	144G	2.7	70	4/5
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.284-23-73	.833	148	5.3	95	34/46
OF Gerardo Parra(R)	27	ML	.261-9-40	.677	150	1.0	64	9/16	(MIL/ARI)
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.181-0-8	.554	65	-0.3	13	2/3

We have a lot of depth in the majors, but in the end our season will depend on how Ryan Braun will rebound from his 2014 and if Carlos Gomez can once again do the heavy lifting. The truth is that Braun's 10y/$142.5M retirement contract till 2020 with a team option for 2021 may end up as a burden instead of a help for the Brew Crew. Our ourfield depth in AAA is sparse... so we dished out a MFA offer to OF Ryan Kalish(.248-0-5 57G CHC).

Lineups:


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Questions for the 2015 Season:

Can Ryan Braun bounce back to the MvP/Silver Slugger form and lift the team back into the postseason for the first time since 2011? Will his thump continue to hinder him?

If the team is not looking great come July, will GM K.C. Martin consider to deal away veterans like Adam Lind, Matt Garza, Kyle Lohse and the expiring contract of Aramis Ramirez to fill the sparse minor league system?

How will the bullpen fare with a inexperienced closer in Jeremy Jeffress and how will K-Rod deal with that?

Will their unranked but highly talented AA prospect gang already make waves at the MLB level late in the year?

[Griever20]

Week 1: 3vs Colorado Rockies, 3vs Pittsburgh Pirates

April 6th

Colorado Rockies – Milwaukee Brewers 6-5(10)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7.1IP 7H 5ER 1BB 6K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-5 2R DB
MIL 1B Adam Lind 2-5 R 2RBI
HR COL: Troy Tulowitzki(1), Kyle Parker(1)
HR MIL: none
W: Boone Logan(1-0 0.00) L: Jeremy Jeffress(0-1 4.50)
Tulo hit the game winning homer top 9th and we lose after having a 5-0 lead after three.

News:
Detroit SP David Price(29, 4.5*) opened the season with 8IP 4H 0ER 0BB 12K in a 5-0 win over the Twins. The left hander is coming off a 15-12 3.26 271K year between DET and TBR.

Houston SP Dallas Keuchel(27, 3/3.5*) achieved a similar feat, going 8IP 2H 0ER 2BB 8K in a 2-0 opening day win over the Indians. The reigning Gold Glover is coming off a 12-9 2.92 146K year.

April 7th

Colorado Rockies – Milwaukee Brewers 8-10
MIL SP Matt Garza 5IP 8H 5ER 3BB 4K
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 1-3 R 3RBI 2BB HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-6 R 2RBI DB SB(1)
HR COL: Charlie Blackmon(1)
HR MIL: Aramis Ramirez(1)
W: Matt Garza(1-0 9.00) L: Tyler Matzek(0-1 27.00) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(1 6.00)
We scored early and often with a 3-run shot by Ramirez being the big blow in the 3rd... but Garza and the pen made it interesting.

News:
The Brewers announced the signings of LHRP Paul Maholm, RHRP Justin Freeman and LF Ryan Kalish to minor league deals. All will be sent to AAA Colorado Springs.

Seattle 2B Robinson Cano(32, 5*) left today's game with a shoulder injury and will be out approx. four weeks. The 6x All-Star is coming off a .314-14-82 year and was 1-5 so far.

April 8th

Colorado Rockies – Milwaukee Brewers 1-9
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 5H 1ER 5BB 6K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-2 2R 2BRBI 2BB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 2R DB
HR COL: none
HR MIL: none
W: Tyler Thornburg(1-0 1.29) L: Kyle Kendrick(0-1 9.95)
Thornburg got the start in place of a sneezing Kyle Lohse... and made the most out of it.

News:
Blue Jays SP Mark Buehrle(36, 1*) collected his 200th win in a 10-8 slugfest against the Yankees today. Buehrle, the 4x Gold Glover and 5x All-Star now is a career 200-152 3.81ERA 1781K in 487G/462GS hurler. He was with the White Sox for most of his career(2000-2011) after being a 38th round pick in the 1998 draft. He also has pitched a perfect game against the Florida Marlins in 2011.

In the same game, Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) went 2-3 2R 5RBI 2BB 2HR to help Buehrle accomplish that milestone. Bautista is coming off a .286-35-103 year.

Athletics lefty SP Scott Kazmir(31, 2.5*) pitched 8.2 innings of 4-hit ball, striking out seven Rangers in a 6-0 win. He was 15-9 3.55 164K in 32 starts last year.

Rays SP Jake Odorizzo(25, 1/1.5*) hurled 8 shutout innings, allowing only two hits and two walks while striking out six in a 3-0 win over the Orioles. Odorizzi was 11-13 4.13 174K in 31 starts in 2014.

April 9th
offday

News:
Padres SP Robbie Erlin(24, 2.5*) went eight shutout innings with six hits and six K's in a 1-0 win over the Giants. The young left hander was 4-5 4.99 in just 13G/11GS last year.

April 10th

Pittsburgh Pirates – Milwaukee Brewers 7-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 9H 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-4 RBI
HR PIT: Starling Marte(1)
HR MIL: none
W: Vance Worley(1-0 0.00) L: Kyle Lohse(0-1 4.50)
Smith and Broxton allowed four earned in relief to definitly put this one out of reach...

News:
Pirates SP Vance Worley hurled a complete game 5-hitter with just two unearned runs while striking out five Brewers. Worley was 8-4 2.85 in 18G/17GS last season.

Cubs SP Jon Lester(31 4.5*) rebounded from an Opening Night loss to pitch a four hit shutout while striking out 13 against the Rockies. The 3x All-Star improved to 1-1 3.75 in two starts after signing a big 7y/$140M deal with the Cubs this offseason.

Astros OF George Springer(25, 5*) went yard twice against the Rangers in a 17-5 win, going 3-5 3R 6RBI BB 2HR. He is batting .308-2-6 in four games.

April 11th

Pittsburgh Pirates – Milwaukee Brewers 5-3
MIL SP Wily Peralta 4IP 4H 1ER 1BB 7K(left injured, diagnosis pending)
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-4 R 2RBI DB HR
HR PIT: Jung-Ho Kang(2)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(1), Carlos Gomez(1)
W: Gerrit Cole(2-0 2.30) L: Will Smith(0-1 7.36) SV: Mark Melancon(2 0.00)
Three runs scored off Brandon Kintzler in the 7th... and a 8th inning rally sparked by Gomez fell short.

News:
White Sox SP Jose Quintana(26, 4*) went eight shutdown innings, allowing six hits while striking out eight Twins in a 3-0 win. He improved to 2-1 5.06 10K in 2GS.

Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton(25, 5*) went 2-5 2R 5RBI 2HR in a 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The slugger recently signed a 10y/$229M extension and is batting .350-4-8 in 5G for the year.

The Nationals announced a 4y/$48M extension to their star SS Ian Desmond(29, 4*). The 1x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger is batting .227-1-3 in 5G this year and coming off a .255-24-91 2013.

April 12th

Pittsburgh Pirates – Milwaukee Brewers 4-5
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 7H 4ER 0BB 6K; 2-2 2RBI
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 RBI DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R RBI HR
HR PIT: Starling Marte(2), Andrew McCutchen(1)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(1), Aramis Ramirez(2)
W: Jimmy Nelson(1-0 0.00) L: Kevin Herrera(0-1 3.38) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(2 3.86)
Nelson got the win in relief as we scored single runs in the 7th and 8th to win it.

News:
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that SP Wily Peralta(25, 3*) is out for two weeks with a mild shoulder sprain and was placed on the DL. He was 0-0 2.25 in one start. AAA RHRP Corey Knebel(23, 2/4*), was recalled after throwing three scoreless in AAA. Tyler Thornburg was shifted into the rotation permanently.

Week: 3-3(2-1 vs COL, 1-2vs PIT)
Power Rankings: #13
Runs scored: 34(1)
Starters ERA: 4.84(11)
Bullpen ERA: 5.49(12)
Defensive Eff.: .660(12)
Fan Interest: 71

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 9-23 5HR 11RBI's.

Arizona 1B Paul Goldschmidt(27, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 10-24 4HR 11RBI.

NL Central	W-L	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	4-2	-
Chicago Cubs	3-3	1
Cincinnati Reds	3-3	1
Milwaukee Brewers	3-3	1
St. Louis Cardinals	2-4	2

[Griever20]

Week 2: 3@ St. Louis Cardinals, 3@ Pittsburgh Pirates

April 13th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 2-4
MIL SP Matt Garza 8IP 7H 3ER 1BB 6K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-5 RBI
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Aramis Ramirez(3)
HR STL: Matt Holliday(1)
W: Matt Belisle(1-1 27.00) L: Matt Garza(1-1 5.54) SV: Trevor Rosenthal(2 0.00)
We had a 2-0 lead until Garza allowed two runs in the 6th and two in the 7th with some help by a Ramirez error...

News:
Royals LF Alex Gordon(31, 4.5*) will be out of commission for six weeks because of a fractured hand. The 4x Gold Glover was batting .125-0-5 in five games and is coming off a .266-19-74 season.

Oakland RHRP Evan Scribner(29, 4.5*) was placed on the 60-day DL due to a shoulder injury and will be out 4-5 months. He hurled 3.2 scoreless before the injury occured.

April 14th
offday

News:
Angels LF Matt Joyce(30, 3.5*) went 5-5 2R RBI DB in a 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers. He and the Angels just put the finishing touches on a 2y/$19M extension as Joyce is batting .522-0-2 to start the year.

Oakland LF/1B Mark Canha(26, 1.5/2*) also collected five hits, all singles, in a 10-5 win over the Astros, scoring four times. The right handed hitter is batting .382-0-3 in eight games in his rookie season.

April 15th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 0-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 4.1IP 3H 1ER 2BB 4K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4
HR MIL: none
HR STL: Matt Adams(1)
W: James Shields(1-0 2.84) L: Tyler Thornburg(1-1 1.59) SV: Trevor Rosenthal(3 0.00)
A rain delay chased Thornburg in the 5th but a lone solo shot by Adams decided the game anyways.

News:
Orioles SP Kevin Gausman(24, 2.5/4*) pitched a complete game victory, allwing four hits, two walks and a earned run while striking out 10 Yankees in a 9-1 game. The kid is 1-1 3.75 in two starts after a 7-7 3.57 20GS year.

Braves SP Trevor Cahill(27, 2.5*) went 8IP 1H 0ER 3BB 7K in a 1-0 win over the Marlins. The right hander is 1-0 0.60 in 2 starts this year.

Mariners 1B Luke Scott(36 ,1*) had a great day, going 3-5 2R 4RBI 2HR in a 9-5 win over the Dodgers. The veteran is batting .143-3-5 in eight games with the Mariners.

April 16th

Pregame News:
Brewers RHRP Francisco Rodriguez(33, 4*) told the team that he has a 'dead arm'. He will be placed on the 15-day DL. K-Rod has pitched 4.2 scoreless so far this year.

Milwaukee also announced that they have claimed RHRP Juan Nicasio(28, 3.5/4*) off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. He will take the open roster spot. Nicasio is coming off a 6-6 5.38 33G/14GS year with the Rockies.

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 4-8
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 8H 4ER 1BB 2K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4 2R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 1-4 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(2), Aramis Ramirez(4)
HR STL: Kolten Wong(2)
W: Lance Lynn(1-0 8.68) L: Kyle Lohse(0-2 5.25)
Lohse and Nicasio allowed four runs apiece and the Cards won it by scoring three in the 6th and four in the 7th...

News:
Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg(26, 5*) went eight innings of one run ball, allowing only one hit and striking out 11 in a 0-2 loss to the Phillies. The flashy right hander is 1-1 3.05 23K in three starts.

The Toronto Blue Jays held a heartbreaking press conference tonight, announcing that 1B Edwin Encarnacion(32, 3.5*) will be out for 4-5 months with a torn back muscle AND that SP Aaron Sanchez(22, 4/4.5*) will be out for 5-6 months with a torn labrum. Sanchez was 1-0 3.24 in two starts and Encarnacion was batting .286-0-2 in six games.

April 17th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5(12)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 6H 5ER 2BB 7K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-5 R 2RBI
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 1-5 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Scooter Gennett(1)
HR PIT: Gregory Polanco 2(2)
W: Will Smith(1-1 4.05) L: Antonio Bastardo(0-2 12.00), SV: Juan Nicasio(1, 21.00)
It took us 12 innings and a game winning RBI-single by Carlos Gomez, driving in Luis Jimenez to win this one...

News:
Pirates RF Gregory Polanco(23, 3.5/4.5*) went 3-5 3R 3RBI BB 2HR in a 6-5 extra inning loss againt the Brewers. The young left handed batter is .311-2-6 in ten games this year.

April 18th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 3-7
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 5.2IP 10H 6ER 5BB 5K
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 RBI DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 R RBI SB(2)
HR MIL: none
HR PIT: Pedro Alvarez(2), Andrew McCutchen(2)
W: Jeff Locke(1-0 2.81) L: Jimmy Nelson(1-1 6.48)
Locke pitched a complete game and held us to seven hits and a walk while Nelson evaporated rather rapidly...

News:
Atlanta SP Julio Teheran(24, 3/4*) hurled a 1-hitter against the Blue Jays, walking one and fanning five in a 5-0 victory. Last year's All-Star is 2-1 2.70 in three starts this year.

April 19th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3
MIL SP Matt Garza 9IP 6H 2ER 3BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 3-5 2R RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R BB
MIL 1B Adam Lind 2-4 R 2RBI BB HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(3), Adam Lind(1)
HR PIT: none
W: Matt Garza(2-1 4.09) L: Jared Hughes(0-1 3.18)
A big 6-run 7th with a 2-run blast by Lind and a 2-run double by Khris Davis sealed this one.

Week: 2-5(0-3@ STL, 2-1@ PIT)
Power Rankings: #23(-10)
Runs scored: 58(5)
Starters ERA: 4.78(12)
Bullpen ERA: 4.68(12)
Defensive Eff.: .684(6)
Fan Interest: 71

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

Twins 1B Joe Mauer(32, 3*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 13-30 1HR 10RBI's. The 5x Silver Slugger and 6x All-Star is batting .370-1-13 for the year.

Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig(24, 4.5/5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-24 3HR 10RBI's. He is batting .404-4-15 and is leading the NL in WAR(1.1).

NL Central	W-L	GB
Cincinnati Reds	7-5	-
St. Louis Cardinals	7-5	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	6-6	1
Milwaukee Brewers	5-7	2
Chicago Cubs	4-8	3

[Slugger]

Good luck with your effort in rebuilding the Brewers. It's a nice challenge and there is some good talent in the minors. You won't be as bad as the 2015 Brewers in my league, as they went 55-107.

I took over after that season and with a couple of good moves, it's possible to turn this team around quickly.

I'll be following along!

[Griever20]

Originally Posted by Slugger

Good luck with your effort in rebuilding the Brewers. It's a nice challenge and there is some good talent in the minors. You won't be as bad as the 2015 Brewers in my league, as they went 55-107.

I took over after that season and with a couple of good moves, it's possible to turn this team around quickly.

I'll be following along!

Hey, thanks for following"

What I like about them is, they have this core of guys in their prime(Lucroy, Gomez), the questionable star(Braun) and a roster of solid, but not great parts around them... with some not so great contracts.

Deciding whether to extend Gomez... trade Braun and blow up the whole team to tear it up from the ground... or more or less keep the team relevant and hovering around .500 hoping for a big year like 2011 with the right pieces... I think this could be a interesting one and with my goals... this won't work like: I make a gazillion trades and suddently win 100 games in year one dynasty

[Griever20]

Week 3: 4vs Cincinnati Reds, 3vs St. Louis Cardinals

April 20th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 0-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 8IP 3H 0ER 4BB 2K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 1-4 R DB
HR CIN: none
HR MIL: none
W: Tyler Thornburg(2-1 0.93) L: Anthony DeSclafani(1-2 2.18) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(3 2.35)
Thornburg looks like a keeper in the rotation...

News:
Brewers RHSP Tyler Thornburg(2/3*) hurled eight shutdown innings, allowing only three hits and four walks while striking out two Reds in a 1-0 win. The 26 year old Thornburg joined the rotation after the Peralta injury and is 2-1 0.93 11K in three starts.

White Sox veteran 1B Adam LaRoche(35, 1*) went 2-2 2R 4RBI BB 2HR in a 5-1 victory over the Indians. The left handed bat is hitting .282-4-6 in 12G with his new team.

The Pirates extended 3B Josh Harrison(27, 3.5/4*) on a 4y/$30.56M deal. The 2014 NL All-Star is batting .245-1-5 in 13 games.

April 21st

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 8-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 3.2IP 8H 6ER 1BB 3K
MIL C Martin Maldonado 3-4 R RBI DB HR
HR CIN: Andy Dirks(2), Joey Votto(1)
HR MIL: Martin Maldonado(1)
W: Raisel Iglesias(2-0 2.89) L: Kyle Lohse(0-3 6.89)
Lohse piled up another bad start and Kintzler allowed two more in relief, giving him a 11.25ERA.

News:
Tigers SP David Price(29, 4.5*) whipped the Yankees today with a 3-hitter. He walked one and whiffed nine in a 4-0 victory and improved to 3-0 1.55 30K in 4 starts.

Blue Jays CF Dalton Pompey(22, 4/5*) went 4-5 4R 2RBI TP HR in a 10-1 win over the Orioles and just lacked the double to collect the cycle. The switch hitting rookie is batting .310-2-11 in 13 games.

April 22nd

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 7-3
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5IP 5H 2ER 5BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-3 2R RBI HR
MIL 1B Adam Lind 1-4 R 2RBI HR
HR CIN: Billy Hamilton(3), Dan Johnson(1)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(4), Adam Lind(2)
W: Johnny Cueto(2-2 5.49) L: Will Smith(1-2 6.23)
Smith and Broxton once again allowed two runs apiece in relief and Corey Knebel added another one in his first inning with the big club...

News:
Nationals SP Gio Gonzalez(29, 4*) 1-hit the Cardinals over eight innings while whiffing 13 in a 2-0 win. The left hander is 1-2 3.48 in three starts for the 8-7 Nationals.

Twins SP Ricky Nolasco(32, 0.5*) pitched 10.1(!) innings of 1R, 0ER ball while allowing only four hits and two walks while striking out two Royals... and getting a no-decision in a 1-3 14-inning loss. Nolasco is 1-1 2.40 11K in 4 starts this year.

Angels 1B Albert Pujols(35, 4.5*) went 4-4 2R 6RBI DB 2HR in a 7-4 win over the Athletics. The 3x MvP is batting .306-5-16 in 15G this year.

Padres 2B Jedd Gyorko(26, 4.5*) also had a3-5 3R 7RBI DB 2HR day in a 11-4 win at Colorado. With a .361-3-13 start in 16 games, this could be the year of his breakout.

Pirates SP Gerrit Cole(24, 3.5/4.5*) will be out for four weeks with elbow inflammation. The right hander was 2-0 3.00 18K in four starts.

April 23rd

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 7-5
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 8IP 6H 3ER 1BB 7K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 R 2RBI DB HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 3-4
HR CIN: Andy Dirks(3)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(2), Carlos Gomez(2)
W: Jumbo Díaz(1-0 1.08) L: Jeremy Jeffress(0-2 7.04) SV: Aroldis Chapman(6 1.08)
We brought a 5-3 lead into the 9th... but our closer didn't get ONE out and was tagged for four earned runs on a Andy Dirks 2-run shot and a 2-run Phillips double.

News:
Braves SP Alex Wood(24, 4.5*) went eight shutout innings against the Mets, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out six. He improved to 2-2 2.76 19K in four starts.

San Diego announced that RHCL Craig Kimbrel(26, 5*) will be out for three weeks with a strained hammy. They traded for him this offseason and he was 1-0 1SV 0.00 in five games before the injury.

April 24th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 5-0
MIL SP Matt Garza 5IP 6H 4ER 2BB 6K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-3 DB BB
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 1-3 BB
HR STL: Kolten Wong(5)
HR MIL: none
W: Carlos Martinez(2-0 2.45) L: Matt Garza(2-2 4.67)
We had six stinking hits.

News:
Cardinals SP Carlos Martinez(23, 2/3.5*) hurled 8.2IP of 6-hit ball with 2BB 5K in a 5-0 win over the Brewers. The former #27 prospect is 2-0 2.45 15K 3GS for the year.

Tigers SP Jeff Niemann(32, 2*) pitched a complete game in a 5-1 win over the Indians, allowing only 1ER on 3H and 2BB while striking out 6. For the season, the veteran signed on March 30th is 1-1 4.34 in 4G/3GS.

White Sox SP Kevin Slowley(30, 0.5*) threw goose eggs on the board for 8.1IP with 6H, 2BB 5K in a 10-0 rout of the Royals. Signed just three days before opening night, Slowley is 2-0 1.54 10K in three starts.

Orioles veteran LF Delmon Young(29, 1*) ended up hitting two home runs in a 3-4 2R 4RBI 2HR day that resulted in a 9-7 win over the Red Sox. He is batting .349-4-12 in 13G/11GS.

Nationals SP Doug Fister(31, 3.5*) signed a $36.3M extension, keeping him in the capital city for three more years. The sinkerballer is 1-0 4.91 11K in three starts this year.

April 25th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 5H 3ER 2BB 7K
MIL RF Logan Schafer 2-2 R RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 3-4 DB
HR STL: Kolten Wong(6), Matt Holliday(2)
HR MIL: Logan Schafer(1)
W: Michael Wacha(1-1 3.24) L: Tyler Thornburg(2-2 1.71)
MIL RF Ryan Braun left the game in the 5th with an injury.
Three more earned for Will Smith put this game out of reach.

News:
Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 5*) has hit for the cycle today, scoring three times and driving in 5 in a 9-6 win over the Giants. The 3x Gold Glover, 2x All-Star and 2010 Silver Slugger has struggled with his health over the last years, but when healthy he can produce big numbers. For 2015, he is batting .327-1-6 in 14G.

Dodgers SP Zach Greinke(31, 4.5*) hurled a complete game 1-hitter with one walk and 8K's in a 8-0 win over the Padres. The 2009 AL Cy Young Winner is locked up till 2018 with LA and is 2-0 1.16 35K in four starts this year and his team is off to a great 11-6 start aswell.

Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts(22, 4/5*) will be out of the lineup for approx. 6 weeks because of a sprained thumb. The young Aruban was batting .291-1-8 for the 7-11 Red Sox.

April 26th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-1
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 7.1IP 8H 3ER 1BB 8K
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 1-3 RBI DB
HR STL: Matt Adams(2), Matt Holliday(3)
HR MIL: none
W: James Shields(2-0 1.69) L: Kyle Lohse(0-4 5.87)
And with that one, the Cards sweep us the second time this month.

News:
Dodgers SP Brandon McCarthy(31, 3*) pitched eight innings of 2-hit ball with 2BB, 1K in a 2-0 win over the Padres to follow up Greinke's beauty. He improved to 4-0 1.29 16K 4GS with the win.

Week: 1-6(1-3vs CIN, 0-3vs STL)
Power Rankings: #30(-7)
Runs scored: 71(12)
Starters ERA: 4.53(11)
Bullpen ERA: 6.10(15)
Defensive Eff.: .684(8)
Fan Interest: 71

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

Baltimore 3B Manny Machado(22, 3.5/5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 9-23 3HR 10RBI's. After losing half of 2014 to injuries, Machado is batting .271-4-13 in 19G for the 9-10 Orioles.

Colorado OF Corey Dickerson(25, 4/4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-21 2HR 8RBI's. Despite getting platooned with Charlie Blackmon, Dickerson is batting .400-3-10 in 16G/8GS for the year.

NL Central	W-L	GB
Cincinnati Reds	13-6	-
St. Louis Cardinals	11-7	1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	10-9	3
Chicago Cubs	7-12	6
Milwaukee Brewers	6-13	7

We are still waiting on the diagnosis on Ryan Braun...

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Week 4: 3@ Cincinnati Reds, 3vs Chicago Cubs

April 27th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 2-5
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 1H 2ER 4BB 7K
MIL SS Jean Segura 3-4 R TP
HR MIL: Khris Davis(3)
HR CIN: none
W: Johnny Cueto(3-2 4.23) L: Mike Fiers(0-1 5.17) SV: Jumbo Diaz(1 1.13)
It was a 1-2 game until it made contact with Juan Nicasio(3ER) in the 8th.

News:
Marlins 3B Martin Prado(31, 2.5*) had a 5-hit game with 2R 2RBI 2TP HR in a 5-3 win over the Mets. The Venezuelan is batting .390-2-13 in 20G this year.

The Phillies added CF Chris B. Young(31, 2*) in a trade with the Yankees today. New York gets back RHRP Jeanmar Gomez(27, 1*, 1-1 2.25 8IP) and prospect RF Bryan Martelo(18, 1* HS, 4.5* OSA, R).

Pittsburgh announced that SP A.J. Burnett(38, 1.5*) is out for the year with a torn flexor tendon. The veteran was 1-0 3.05 in 4GS and this may be the end of his career.

April 28th

Pregame News:
The Brewers announced that RF Ryan Braun(31, 4.5*) will be out for 5-6 weeks with a fractured rib suffered on a diving play in the outfield. The 5x All-Star was batting .254-4-6 in 18G prior to the injury. The Brewers have not named a replacement yet.

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 0-10
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 3IP 7H 6R 4ER 3BB 2K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4
HR MIL: none
HR CIN: none
W: Tony Cingrani(1-1 5.79) L: Jimmy Nelson(1-2 6.05)
We had three hits today.

News:
Reds SP Tony Cingrani(25, 3/4*) pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out three Brewers in the win, The left hander improved to 1-1 5.79 11K in four games after a rough start to the season.

After today's game, the Brewers announced that Jimmy Nelson(25, 0.5/1*, 1-2 6.05) was demoted to AAA Colorado Springs and that SP Wily Peralta(25, 2.5*, 0-0 2.25 4IP) was activated from the DL.

April 29th

Pregame News:

The Brewers told the media that they have successfully claimed Mets OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(27, 1*) off waivers. He is coming off a .259-3-16 61G 0.9WAR year but was batting .143-0-1 in 12G/6GS in 2015. Nieuwenhuis will take the open roster spot.

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 6-5(11)
MIL SP Matt Garza 6IP 7H 3R 3ER 2BB 7K
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 2-3 2R 2RBI 2HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R RBI BB HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-5 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Luis Jimenez 2(2), Jonathan Lucroy(1), Khris Davis(4)
HR CIN: Jay Bruce(3), Joey Votto(2)
W: Jeremy Jeffress(1-2 7.20) L: Burke Badenhop(0-1 6.75) SV: Jonathan Broxton(1 7.11)
We won a wild one on a Lucroy solo shot in the 11th... in a game that should've ended in regulation. Khris Davis hit a 2-run blast off Aroldis Chapman to get us ahead 5-4 in the 9th... and Jeffress blew the save.

April 30th
offday

News:
The Brewers announced a tiotal of three roster moves. RHRP Jim Henderson(32 0.5*) was eligible to come off the DL and was sent to AAA Colorado Springs.

Furthermore, Milwaukee claimed 3B Mike Moustakas(26, 1/1.5* HS, 2.5* OSA) off waivers and sent him to Colorado Springs aswell. The left handed bat was part of the Royals organisation and was batting .216-0-7 in AAA.

And finally, K-Rod(33, 4*, 0.00 4.2IP) was eligible to come off the DL and was activated. RHRP Brandon Kintzler(30, 1*, 7.04 7.2IP) was optioned to AAA Colorado Springs.

[Griever20]

We obviously opened the season 7-15 and are dead last in the NL Central(dejavu anybody?). Things are not running smooth obviously and the front office is preparing for a sale... though not a firesale. With Ryan Braun down, our chances to rebound big time in May are slim... and that means we may have lost the season in the first month of play.

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	29	ML	0-1	5.17	5GS	1.21	9.2	1
Matt Garza(R)	31	ML	2-2	4.64	5G	1.33	7.9	0
Kyle Lohse(R)	36	ML	0-4	5.87	4GS	1.61	6.7	3
Wily Peralta(R)	25	ML	0-0	2.25	1GS	1.25	15.8	0
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	2-2	1.71	4GS	1.10	6.5	1
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	AAA	1-1	3.95	5GS	1.43	4.9	All stats AAA
Jimmy Nelson(R)	25	AAA	1-2	6.05	5G/3GS	1.81	8.4	All stats MLB
Paul Maholm(L)	32	AAA	1-1	2.18	4G/3GS	1.06	6.1	All stats AAA

The rotation has been a utter disappointment apart from Tyler Thornburg who Ronny had penciled in as a reliever to start the year. Kyle Lohse's trade value may just be zero by now but fortunately... he is a free agent after this season. Matt Garza was solid... but has a guaranteed contract for $12.5M annual till 2017 with a team option for 2018... and for what he is able to contribute... this is a bit too much and we may look to flip him for a good prospect if we continue to pile up L's.

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	30	ML	0-0	7.11	8G	2.37	5.7	1
Neal Cotts(L)	35	ML	0-0	4.50	12G	2.00	7.5	0
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	1-2	7.20	9G	1.70	9.9	3
Corey Knebel(R)	23	ML	0-0	12.00	3G	2.00	15	0
Juan Nicasio(R)	28	ML	0-0	8.03	8G	1.54	9.5	1	(LAD/MIL)
Francisco Rodriguez(R)	33	ML	0-0	0.00	5G	0.43	9.6	0
Will Smith(L)	25	ML	1-2	7.30	9G	2.19	8.8	0
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	0-0	5.40	10G	0.96	10.8	0	All stats AAA
Justin Freeman(R)	1-028	AAA	1-0	0.00	8G	0.64	9.6	0	All stats AAA
Jim Henderson(R)	32	AAA							DNP
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	AAA	0-0	7.04	7G	1.30	7.0	0	All stats ML
Chris Perez(R)	29	AAA	0-0	1.35	7G	1.50	8.1	0	All stats ML

The pen has been rather impressive... for a burning train wreck... that kinda accident that is technically really worse... but one stilll has to watch it. There is some serious money tied up in this pen and some guys that are not easily tradable... or demotable. We will leave the group alone for now and hope that Ron and our highly motivated pitching coach(I told him he would be sent to Sibiria if this doesn't work out) will get this pen straightened out.

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	28	ML	.275-1-7	.700	20	0.3	7	1/2
Martin Maldonado(R)	28	ML	.308-1-1	.973	6G	0.2	1	0/0
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AAA	.333-0-8	.730	18G	0.4	10	0/0	All stats AAA

Lucroy has started rather cold compared to last year while Maldonado played only a handful of games and started in three... Lucroy has shown flashes of a Silver Slugger catcher last year and was an All-Star... hoping for a better month...

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Adam Lind(L)	31	ML	.212-2-8	.598	21G	-0.2	9	0/0
2B Scooter Gennett(L)	24	ML	.157-1-10	.421	22	-0.7	7	1/1
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.429-2-3	1.357	8G/2GS	0.3	4	0/0
3B Aramis Ramirez(R)	36	ML	.184-4-9	.643	22	-0.1	10	0/0
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.200-0-1	.467	13G/6GS	-0.3	4	0/1
3B Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.302-0-2	.709	21G/16GS	0.2	2	3/4
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	21	AAA	.300-0-6	.810	20G	0.8	16	14/14	All stats AAA
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	26	AAA	.216-0-7	.632	15G/12GS	-0.2	2	1/1	All stats AAA

We will bring Mous to AAA to get a clean look at his swing... but he can not possibly be worse than our corner infielders, our second baseman... our mascot is performing for a higher WAR right now. Lind has been a major disappointment for a guy with a Silver Slugger Award on his resumee and Gennett more or less made the last two years look like a fluke... Once again, I preach patience for another month... but then things may happen quite fast.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.254-4-6	.800	18G	0.4	11	1/1	DL Fractured Rib 5 weeks
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.244-4-9	.771	21G	0.2	10	0/1
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.322-2-12	.811	21G	0.6	8	2/4
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	27	ML	.143-0-1	.500	12G/6GS	-0.2	0	0/0	(NYM)
OF Gerardo Parra(R)	27	ML	.192-0-0	.442	17G/4GS	0.0	3	0/0
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.150-1-1	.490	13G/3GS	-0.1	1	0/0
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	AAA	.419-1-8	1.069	8G/7GS	0.5	3	4/4	DL Sprained Ankle 3 days

The outfield is where the production is... and 1/3 of it is on the DL. Carlos Gomez is pleading his case for an extension but is not willing to talk about one until he is in a contract year... too bad. Khris Davis is roughly doing the same as he did last year... with more HR and lesser doubles. Nieuwenhuis, Schafer and Parra as well as Kalish are fringe major leaguers that should be able to keep us afloat... who that depends on your definition of 'afloat'.

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Week 4: 3@ Cincinnati Reds, 3vs Chicago Cubs

May 1st

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 6-4
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 5IP 7H 4R 4ER 2BB 3K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR SB(3)
MIL 1B Adam Lind 3-5 RBI
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(4)
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(3)
W: Juan Nicasio(1-0 6.91) L: Hector Rondon(0-2 2.45) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(4 6.55)
Both starters left in a 4-4 game but this time, our pen was flawless and Carlos Gomez hit a big 2-run homer off Rondon in the 7th to win it.

News:
Cardinals SP James Shields(33, 4*) pitched 8.1 innings of 1-hit ball with 2BB 9K in a 2-0 win over the Bucs. Trading for him has payed huge dividents in 5 starts as he is 3-0 1.29 37K.

Mariners 3B Kyle Seager(27, 4/4.5*) collected five hits in a 6-1 win over the Astros, going 5-5 2R DB in the win. Last year's All-Star is batting .253-1-8 in 22 games for 2015.

Blue Jays CF Dalton Pompey(22, 4/5*) hit two out of the park in a 11-8 win over the Indians, going 3-4 3R 3RBI BB 2HR. The April RotM is batting .353-5-19 in 23 games.

Jays CF Desmond Jennings(28, 3/3.5*) went 2-3 2R 5RBI 2HR, dominating with the bat in a 10-3 win in Baltimore. The speedy outfielder is batting .337-5-15 in 23G.

May 2nd

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 6-4
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 8H 2R 1ER 0BB 7K, 1-2 2RBI
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 2-4 R RBI SB
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: none
W: Jonathan Broxton(1-0 6.14) L: Neil Ramirez(0-1 2.92) SV: Neal Cotts(1 3.86)
Fiers saved himself a ND with a big 2-run single in the 5th and Gennett singled in the winning run... on another day where our pen delievered three more scoreless.

News:
Rockies SP Kyle Kendrick(30, 0.5*) had a big day and pitched eight scoreless inning with 4H 1BB 8K in a 2-1 win over the Padres. He improved to 2-2 5.81 18K in 5 starts.

Athletics SP Jesse Chavez(31, 2*) went 8IP 3H 0ER 3BB 3K in a 1-2 loss against Texas today as his team spoiled his great game. He still has not received a decision with a 3.12ERA in 4GS.

Royals C Erik Kratz(34, 2*) had a 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR game but his team took the loss 5-7 by the hands of the Tigers. He is batting .258-2-8 in 11G/7GS as backup for Sal Perez.

May 3rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 4-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 5H 1R 1ER 3BB 8K
MIL SS Hector Gomez 3-4 DB
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 1-4 R RBI BB HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R DB SB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R RBI DB
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 2-4 R
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: Aramis Ramirez(5)
W: Tyler Thornburg(3-2 1.62) L: Travis Wood(0-3 9.56) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(5 6.00)
Another great start by Thornburg who had a 2-0 lead after two and never looked back... and we somehow sweep the Cubs.

News:
Athletics 1B Ike Davis(28, 4/4.5* HS, 3* OSA) went 2-6 2R 5RBI 2HR in a 15-4 rout of the Texas Rangers. The former Mets 1B is batting .253-6-15 in 26G. The team also announced after the game that 2B Ben Zobrist(33, 4*) will be out for four weeks with an intercostal strain. He was batting .364-2-15 prior to the injury.

Week: 4-2(1-2@ CIN, 3-0@ CHC)
Power Rankings: #24(+6)
Runs scored: 92(13)
Starters ERA: 4.43(13)
Bullpen ERA: 5.45(14)
Defensive Eff.: .681(11)
Fan Interest: 78(+7)

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

Blue Jays CF Dalton Pompey(22, 4/5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-26 2HR 6RBI's. The rookie outfielder is batting .352-5-19 as leadoff hitter for the 14-12 Blue Jays.

Marlins 3B Martin Prado(31, 2.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-25 1HR 3RBI's. The veteran and 2010 NL All-Star is batting .381-2-14 for the 13-12 fish.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	17-8	-
Cincinnati Reds	16-10	1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	12-13	5
Milwaukee Brewers	10-15	7
Chicago Cubs	8-17	6

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Week 5: 4vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 3vs Chicago Cubs

May 4th

Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers 8-6
MIL SP Wily Peralta 4.2IP 9H 6R 6ER 4BB 4K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-5 R 3RBI HR
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4 R
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 2-4 R RBI DB
HR LAD: Carl Crawford(4)
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(4)
W: Freddy Garcia(1-0 7.83) L: Wily Peralta(0-1 7.27) SV: Rafael Soriano(1 1.13)
Today, Peralta wasn't up to the task... plain and simple.

News:
Nationals SP Doug Fister(31, 3.5*) went 8 scoreless, allowing 6H 0BB 8K in a 2-1 win over the Marlins. Fister, who just signed a 3y/$36.3M extension, is 2-0 2.88 20K in 5 starts.

May 5th

Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers 1-2
MIL SP Matt Garza 6.2IP 5H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R RBI DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 RBI DB
HR LAD: none
HR MIL: none
W: Matt Garza(3-2 4.08) L: Clayton Kershaw(3-1 2.62) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(6 5.54)
Three base hits in the 3rd were enough to beat Kershaw as our pitching is suddently sharp... intimidation works these days...

News:
Braves SP Shelby Miller(24, 2.5/4*) pitched a 3-hitter against the Phillies today, walking two and striking out seven in a 4-0 win. The former Redbird is 2-2 6.75 21K in six starts this year.

Royals SP Yordano Ventura(23, 2/3.5*) collected a complete game victory over the Indians, 7-1. He went 9IP 5H 1ER 1BB 8K and improved to 2-2 4.67 28K in six starts.

D'backs 1B Paul Goldschmidt(27, 4.5*) went deep twice in a 6-5 win over the Rockies, collecting a 3-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day. He is batting .314-8-23 in 26 games and leading the NL in home runs.

May 6th

Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers 1-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 8IP 2H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R RBI HR
HR LAD: none
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(5)
W: Kyle Lohse(1-4 4.75) L: Zach Greinke(3-1 1.15) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(7 5.79)
Lohse was great today and a first inning Gomez homer and a RBI-double were enough to win this one. Jeffress allowed a run on a walk and a double but got the save.

News:
Brewers SP Kyle Lohse(36, 1.5*) threw eight innings of shutout ball, allowing 2H 0BB 4K in a 2-1 win over the Dodgers. The veteran collected his first win of the year with this one, going 1-4 4.75 24K in six starts so far.

Twins SP Tommy Milone(28, 1*) basically did the same with a 8IP 2H 0ER 1BB 5K no decision in a 1-2 loss to Oakland. The left hander is 1-2 4.25 13K in five starts.

The Cardinals announced that C Yadier Molina(32, 5*) will be out for hree weeks with a fractured foot sufferd on a collision with a Cubs player. The 7x Gold Glover was bringing a hot bat to the park prior to injury, batting .429-0-13 in 15G.

Braves RHRP Jim Johnson(31) announced his retirement immediatly. He decided to donate his kidney to his sister and therefore ended his baseball career. The longtime Oriole has a career 23-28 record with 125SV and a career 3.50ERA in 428G and 466IP.

The Oakland A's have traded C Josh Phegley(27, 2/2.5*, .250-0-3 9G/7GS) to the Rockies in exchange for OF Charlie Blackmon(28, 1*, .287-1-12 26G/19GS).

May 7th

Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers 5-0
MIL SP Mike Fiers 8IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 8K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 2-4
HR LAD: Alex Guerrero(3)
HR MIL: none
W: Joel Peralta(2-1 5.14) L: Francisco Rodriguez(0-1 6.75)
We spoiled a hell of a game by Mike Fiers... when K-Rod imploded for five earned runs in the 9th and therefore split the 4-game set.

News:
Brewers SP Mike Fiers(29, 2.5*) pitched eight innings of scoreless 2H 1BB 8K ball... and took the ND in a 5-0 loss to the Dodgers. The right hander os 0-1 3.77 47K in seven starts this season.

Mariners RHRP Fernando Rodney(38, 4*) is out for the year with shoulder inflammation. The veteran closer was 1-3 2SV 8.49 in 11.2IP before the injury.

White Sox SP Chase Anderson(27, 1.5*) is out for appox. 14 month as he will require elbow ligament reconstruction surgery. The White Sox recently acquired him from the D'backs and he was 5-1 3.18 35K in six starts prior to the injury.

May 8th

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 3-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 4H 0R 0ER 3BB 10K
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4 R DB
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: none
W: Travis Wood(1-3 7.04) L: Jonathan Broxton(1-1 7.45) SV: Jason Motte(1 1.17)
Thornburg's stuff was dancing today, but it was Broxton who got lit up for three runs in the 7th that lost this game.

News:
Tigers SP Alfredo Simon(34, 0.5*) lost a perfect game in the 7th and settled in to pitch 8.1IP 1H 0ER 0BB 5K in a 2-0 win over the Royals. The veteran right hander is 1-1 2.86 23K in 6G/5GS this year.

White Sox SP Chris Sale(26, 5*) was dealing today, going 8.2IP 4H 0ER 0BB 11K in a 2-0 win over the Reds. The 3x All-Star is posting a 2-2 4.26 37K record in six starts.

Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez(33, 4.5*) celebrated his 33rd birthday with a 3-4 3R 5RBI BB 2HR day, lighting up the scoreboard in a 12-1 win against Colorado. The veteran improved to .306-6-21 in 29G.

The Nationals announced that SP Stephen Strasburg(26, 5*) will miss four weeks with a strained shoulder. The big right hander was 2-1 2.56 51K in seven starts for the 16-14 Nats.

May 9th

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 1-2
MIL SP Wily Peralta 8.2IP 6H 0R 0ER 0BB 12K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 2-4
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-2 2R 2BB
MIL RF Gerardo Parra 3-3 RBI BB
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: none
W: Wily Peralta(1-1 3.63) L: Jake Arrieta(2-3 4.17) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(8 6.28)
A great pitched game that Jeremy Jeffress tried to blow with two outs in the 9th... allowing a couple of doubles before getting ONE out.

News:
Brewers SP Wily Peralta(26, 2.5*) was pulled one out away from a complete game six-hitter against the Cubs and settled for 8.2IP 6H 0ER 0BB 12K in a 2-1 victory. He is 1-1 3.63 23K 3GS as le lost two weeks with a mild shoulder strain.

Angels RF Kole Calhoun(27, 3*) contributed big in a 9-8 win against the Astros, going 4-4 3R 4RBI BB 2DB. He is batting .325-1-17 in 31 games.

Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado(24, 3.5/5*) went 3-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR in a heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers, 12-14. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .330-6-21 for the year.

Tigers SS/3B Jose Iglesias(25, 2/3.5*) had a big (and unusual) day at the plate, going 3-4 3R 3RBI BB 2HR in a 12-1 whipping of the Royals. He is batting .313-2-14 in 30 games after losing all of 2014 due to injury.

May 10th

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 6-3
MIL SP Wily Peralta 3IP 7H 6R 6ER 3BB 2K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R DB
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 2-4 RBI
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: none
W: Kyle Hendricks(2-3 3.40) L: Matt Garza(3-3 5.06) SV: Pedro Strop(6 3.60)
The pen was sharp today... but Garza was rubbish and it was 6-3 after three... which became the final score.

News:
White Sox SP John Danks(30, 1*) pitched a complete game 5-hitter against the Reds in a 5-0 win. He allowed one walk and struck out four and improved to 1-2 4.05 8K in 4G/1GS.

Giants SP Matt Cain(30, 2*) hurled eight innings of 4-hit ball, allowing no runs and two walks while whiffing 9 win a 3-0 win over Miami. He improved to 4-2 3.83 35K in 7 starts.

Dodgers CF Joc Pederson(23, 4.5/5*) flexed his muscles today, going 3-5 2R 3RBI 2HR in a 9-3 win in Colorado. He is batting .248-4-18 in 31 games in his first full season.

Week: 3-4(2-2vs LAD, 1-2vs CHC)
Power Rankings: #21(+3)
Runs scored: 108(13)
Starters ERA: 4.01(10)
Bullpen ERA: 5.46(14)
Defensive Eff.: .681(12)
Fan Interest: 78(+7)

Who's hot?
RHSP Mike Fiers 2G 0-0 0.64 14IP 15K
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 2G 1-0 0.69 13IP 18K

Who's not?
Nobody

Tigers SS/3B Jose Iglesias(25, 2/3.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 10-19 2HR 6RBI's. The former Red Sox farmhand and glove wizard is batting .324-2-14 in 31G for the year.

D'backs 2B Aaron Hill(33, 1.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-21 2HR 9RBI's. The 2x Silver Slugger is rebounding nicely from a bad 2013 and is batting .317-4-12 for the year in 27G/15GS.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	21-11	-
Cincinnati Reds	19-13	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	14-17	6.5
Milwaukee Brewers	13-19	8
Chicago Cubs	12-20	9

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Week 6: 3vs Chicago White Sox, 3@ New York Mets

May 11th

Chicago White Sox - Milwaukee Brewers 5-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 9H 5R 5ER 1BB 4K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4 DB
HR CWS: Yurendell de Caster(1)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(5)
W: Kevin Slowey(4-0 2.09) L: Kyle Lohse(1-5 5.14) SV: David Robertson(11 3.21)
Khris Davis' 2-run homer was all we got on the board as we had four hits in total... and Lohse once again wasn't up to the task.

News:
The Nationals tied up another starter as SP Jordan Zimmermann(28,4*) was signed to a 4y/$68M extension. He is 6-0 1.98 48K in seven starts for the 18-15 Nats.

Shortly after that one, Washington annonced that they have acquired 2B D.J. LeMahieu(26, 2/2.5*, .103-0-2 19G/4GS) and $507.500 of cash from the Colorado Rockies. Going back in the deal are prospect 2B Tony Renda(24, 1* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) and prospect SP Domenick Mancini(21, 0.5* HS, 1* OSA, R).

May 12th

Chicago White Sox - Milwaukee Brewers 2-7
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 5H 2R 2ER 4BB 4K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 2-4 2R 2RBI DB HR
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4 R 3RBI DB
MIL 3B Scooter Gennett 2-4 RBI DB
HR CWS: none
HR MIL: Adam Lind(3)
W: Mike Fiers(1-1 3.68) L: Jeff Samardzija(1-4 7.53)
Fiers finally got his first W of the year and our #1-#4 of the order had six hits and six RBI's today.

News:
The Nats continue to be in the news as SP Max Scherzer(30, 4.5*) pitched a 8.1IP 4H 0ER 0BB 7K beauty in a 5-0 win over the D'backs. The 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner is 3-3 3.02 52K in seven starts.

Houston's SP Asher Wojcierchowski(26, 1*) pitched 8IP scoreless, allowing 4H 1BB 8K in a 4-0 win over the Giants. The right hander improved to 1-4 4.07 31K in his seventh start, finally getting his first W.

Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) led the charge today with a 2-3 2R 3RBI 2BB 2HR performance, leading to a 8-4 win over the Orioles. The 5x All-Star is batting .306-14-29, leading the AL in OPS, HR and RBI.

The Mets have acquired the struggling RHRP Josh D. Fields(29, 4*, 12.46 4.1IP) from the Astros today. Coming back to Houston will be prospect SP Rob Whalen(21, 0.5* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) and prospect 1B Dominic Smith(19, 2.5* HS, 3* OSA, A).

May 13th

Chicago White Sox - Milwaukee Brewers 5-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 6H 4R 4ER 5BB 6K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4R
MIL 1B Luis Jimenez 2-3 TP
HR CWS: Chris Sale(1), Jose Abreu(7), Adam Eaton(3)
HR MIL: none
W: Chris Sale(3-2 3.72) L: Tyler Thornburg(3-3 1.99)
You know your hurler lacks his best stuff when the AL starter hits a homer off him.

News:
Twins LF Oswaldo Arcia(24, 2/4.5*) had a 3-5 3R 3RBI 2HR day in a 10-2 win over the Tigers. The young outfielder is batting .300-4-16 in 34G this year.

The White Sox announced that RF Avsail Garcia(23, 2/4*) will be out for four months with a strained hip muscle. The outfielder was part of the Tigers-White Sox-Red Sox three team deal that sent Jake Peavy to Boston. Garcia was batting .281-4-18 in 30G prior to the injury.

May 14th
offday

News:
Rays SP Jake Odorizzi(25, 1/1.5*) went the distance today, going 9IP 3H 1ER 2BB 5K in a 5-1 win over the Yankees. He improved to 5-2 3.81 31K for the season.

Rangers CF Delino DeShields Jr.(22, 3.5/4*) rapped 5 hits in five tries with 2R RBI SB in a 5-3 win over the Royals. He is batting .281-3-17 14/15SB in 34G in his rookie season.

Pirates SS Jung-Ho Kang(28, 4.5*) will be out for six weeks after suffering a herniated disc. The South Korean import is batting .194-6-19 in 35G so far.

Red Sox C Blake Swihart(23, 1.5/4.5*) had a big 4-5 3R 5RBI DB HR day in a 16-7 win in Seattle. The rookie receiver is batting .318-2-20 in 31G.

The Reds added a bat in 1B Mark Canha(26, 1/2*, .272-0-12) via trade from the A's. Oakland added prospect CF Junior Arias(23, 1* HS. 2.5* OSA, A) who swung a hot bat in single A to start this year.

May 15th

Milwaukee Brewers – New York Mets 1-4
MIL SP Matt Garza 5IP 9H 4R 4ER 2BB 2K, 2-2
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-3 R 2DB
HR MIL: none
HR NYM: Matt W. Reynolds(1)
W: Dillon Gee(2-3 3.19) L: Matt Garza(3-4 5.29)
The Mets jumped on Garza for three runs early and never looked back... tho Garza was at least hot with the bat.

News:
White Sox SP Jose Quintana(26, 4*) pitched a 6-hit 2BB 6K shutout of the Athletics, winning 10-0. The lefty improved to 5-1 2.23 39K in eight starts.

Dodgers SP Zack Greinke(31, 4.5*) went eight shutout innings, allowing 3H and striking out 10 Rockies in a 4-1 win. Greinke continues to deal, posting a 5-1 1.33 59K record in eight starts.

Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson(29, 4.5*) had a big 2-4 2R 5RBI 2HR day in a 7-5 victory over the Astros. The former A's player is batting .310-8-27 in 36 games.

May 16th

Milwaukee Brewers – New York Mets 0-6
MIL SP Wily Peralta 5.2IP 9H 6R 5ER 5BB 5K, 1-2
HR MIL: none
HR NYM: Curtis Granderson(7)
W: Jacob deGrom(2-2 3.35) L: Wily Peralta(1-2 4.70)
That was a 5-hit combined shutout.

News:
Orioles RF Nolan Reimold(31, 1*) went 4-4 3R 3RBI DB HR in a 11-8 win over the Angels. The part time player is batting .298-4-8 in 16G.

The Seattle Mariners added 1B Victor 'V-Mart' Martinez(36, 2.5*, .304-2-12) in a surprising deal. Going back to the Tigers will be minor league SS Shawn O'Malley(27, 1.5*, AAA) and prospect RF Austin Wilson(23, 1* HS, 4.5* OSA). The Mariners will take on the whole remaining 3y/$54M of V-Mart's contract.

May 17th

Milwaukee Brewers – New York Mets 2-0
MIL SP Juan Nicasio 2.0IP 0H 0R 0ER 1BB 2K(left injured)
MIL RHRP Tyler Thornburg 4IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 6K
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 1-2 R RBI BB HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 RBI
HR MIL: Aramis Ramirez(6)
HR NYM: Curtis Granderson(7)
W: Tyler Thornburg(4-3 1.82) L: John Niese(3-4 3.14) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(9 5.51)
Roenicke decided to slot Nicasio in the rotation for Thornburg... and in the end, Nicasio left with a non-diagnosed injury and Thornburg pitched some hero long relief.

News:
Twins SP Tommy Milone(28, 1*) pitched another game of eight shutdown innings, allowing only 6H 2BB 7K in a 3-0 win over the Rays. The lefty is 2-3 4.04 23K in 7G.

Angels RF Kole Calhoun(27, 3*) went 3-5 2R 3RBI 2HR in a 8-4 win over the Orioles. The left handed batter is .315-3-20 in 37G.

Oakland's C Stephen Vogt(30, 3.5*) also went yard twice, going 2-4 2R 4RBI 2HR in a 4-6 loss by the hands of the White Sox. The receiver is batting .252-6-17 in 36G. ,

The Padres announced that RHRP Shawn Kelly(31, 4.5*) is out for the year due to a ruptured UCL. Last years Yankee reliever was 1-1 3.95 in 18G 13.2IP prior to the injury.

In order to fill the open roster spot, the Padres added LHRP Alex Torres(27, 2.5/3*, 1-1 4SV 5.82 17IP) from the Mets. New York will receive prospect RF Jeremy Baltz(24, 1* HS, 1.5* OSA, A).

Week: 2-4(1-2vs CWS, 1-2@ NYM)
Power Rankings: #26(-5)
Runs scored: 121(14)
Starters ERA: 4.26(11)
Bullpen ERA: 4.42(11)
Defensive Eff.: .679(13)
Fan Interest: 78

Who's hot?
RHSP Mike Fiers 3G 1-0 1.35 20IP 19K
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 4G 2-1 1.96 23IP 30K

Who's not?
RF Gerardo Parra 9G 3-26 .115 0HR 1RBI
CF Logan Shafer 15G 1-26 .038 0HR 0RBI

White Sox CF Adam Eaton(26, 4*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 13-24 3HR 10RBI's. The left handed leadoff hitter is battng .344-5-24 4/5SB in 32G.

Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter(29, 4*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-29 2HR 9RBI's. The 2013 NL Silver Slugger is batting .294-5-21 in 37G.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	27-11	-
Cincinnati Reds	21-18	6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	18-20	9G
Milwaukee Brewers	15-23	12
Chicago Cubs	14-25	13.5

Diagnosis on Nicasio still pending...

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Week 7: 3@ Detroit Tigers, 4@ Atlanta Braves

May 18th

Milwaukee Brewers – Detroit Tigers 1-6
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5IP 7H 5R 5ER 2BB 5K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-3 BB
HR MIL: none
HR DET: Steven Moya(3)
W: David Price(5-2 2.71) L: Mike Fiers(1-2 4.15)
New never got to Price today...

News:
Tigers SP David Price(29, 4.5*) pitched a complete game in a 6-1 victory over the Brewers, going 9IP 7H 1ER 3BB 5K. The left handed ace is 5-2 2.71 58K for 2020.

Indians SP Trevor Bauer(24, 1/2* HS, 2.5/4* OSA) also went 9IP 4H 1ER 2BB 2K in a 7-1 win against the White Sox. The right hander improved to 3-3 3.66 31K in 7GS.

May 19th

Pregame:
The Brewers announced that Juan Nicasio has a sore elbow and will be day-to-day for a week.

Milwaukee Brewers – Detroit Tigers 1-2
MIL SP Matt Garza 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 2BB 10K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 1-3 R
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-2
HR MIL: none
HR DET: none
W: Alfredo Simon(2-2 2.81) L: Matt Garza(3-5 4.77) SV: Al Alburquerque(9 3.54)
We spoiled maybe Garza's best start today...

News:
Astros SP Roberto Hernandez(35, 1*) made history today as he pitched a NO-HITTER with 2BB 3K against the Athletics today. He broke into the league as 26-year old with the Indians and is a career 69-94 4.53 255G/213GS pitcher. For 2015, Hernandez is 2-1 2.56 21K in seven starts.

Tigers SP Alfredo Simon(34, 0.5*) went eight shutdown innings of 3H 3BB 4K ball in a 2-1 win over the Brewers. The veteran right hander is 2-2 2.81 30K in eight starts.

Pirates SP Radhames Liz(31, 0.5*) went eight innings of 2-hit ball, allowing 0ER 2BB 6K in a 9-0 win over the Twins. The right hander is 3-2 3.94 23K in 9G/5GS between pen and rotation.

Rockies CF Corey Dickerson(25, 4*) left todays game with a oblique strain and will be out for six weeks. The left handed batter was .267-8-25 in 35G/25GS prior to today.

The Baltimore Orioles added lefty SP T.J. House(25, 2.5/3* HS, 2* OSA, 3-5 3.28 AAA) from the Indians in exchange for prospect C Chance Sisco(20, 3* HS, 4* OSA, A).

May 20th

Milwaukee Brewers – Detroit Tigers 3-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 7.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 6K
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 3-4 R RBI BB DB
MIL DH Hector Gomez 2-4 RBI DB
HR MIL: none
HR DET: Yoenis Cespedes(6), Ian Kinsler(5)
W: Kyle Lohse(2-5 4.53) L: Anibal Sanchez(4-4 3.10) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(10 5.71)
Lohse delievered a quality start an we somehow got three runs... with the Tigers as a team committing six errors today.

May 21st

Milwaukee Brewers – Atlanta Braves 5-0
MIL SP Wily Peralta 2IP 2H 0R 0ER 0BB 3K
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-4 2R
MIL PH Hector Gomez 1-1 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Hector Gomez(1), Khris Davis(6)
HR ATL: none
W: Will Smith(2-2 3.91) L: Julio Teheran(6-2 2.85)
A hero effort by our pen and some longball fireworks won us this one.

News:
After today's game, the Brewers announced that SP Wily Peralta(26, 2.5*, 1-2 4.32) was placed on the DL with a fractured foot and will be out for a month. He doubled down the right field line today but slid into second awkwardly. AAA SP Jimmy Nelson(25, 0.5/1* HS, 1.5/2* OSA 1-2 6.05 ML) was recalled.

Dodgers OF Joc Pederson(23, 4/5*) had a big 2-3 2R 3RBI 2BB 2HR day in a 5-0 win over the Giants. The rookie left handed bat is .238-7-26 in 40G for the year. His starter SP Freddy Garcia(38, 0.5*) went 8IP 4H 0ER 2BB 5K in the win and improved to 2-0 6.56 19K in eight starts.

Angels SP Hector Santiago(27, 0.5* HS, 1* OSA) pitched 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 2K in a 1-0 win over the Blue Jays, outpitching R.A. Dickey. The lefty has been great this year, going 5-1 1.93 37K in eight starts. The bad news... 1B Albert Pujols(35, 4.5*) left with a strained hammy and will be out for four weeks. The veteran was batting .226-6-20 prior to the injury.

The Indians continue to deal as they have sent SP Danny Salazar(25, 1.5/3.5*, 0-1 5.16) over to the Braves, surprisingly breaking up their group of young starters. The Tribe got back prospect RF Jordan Paroubeck(20, 1.5* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) and prospect CF Matt Lipka(23, 1* HS, 1.5* OSA, A).

May 22nd

Milwaukee Brewers – Atlanta Braves 7-2
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 8IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 5K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 1-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 1-4 2R DB
MIL RF Gerardo Parra 1-4 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Adam Lind(4), Gerardo Parra(1)
HR ATL: Philip Gosselin(1), Jonny Gomes(4)
W: Tyler Thornburg(5-3 1.88) L: Mike Foltynewicz(2-4 4.86)
Another great start by Thornburg and some more longball fireworks.

News:
Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz(30, 1*) dominated the Angels over eight innings, allowing 3H 1BB 7K in a 3-0 win. He improved to 6-3 4.99 40K in nine starts.

Indians SS Jose Ramirez(22, 1/4* HS, 4/5 OSA) has a 20-game hitting streak going. The young switch hitting kid out of the DR is batting .313-1-13 in 36G/33GS.

Another day, another deal. LHRP Marc Rzepczynski(29, 1.5/2*, 0-1 1SV 4.96) left the Tribe and will suit up for the Houston Astros. The Indians will get prospect RHSP John Mushgrove(22, 0.5* HS, 2* OSA , A) and prospect C Roberto A. Pena(22, 1* HS, 1.5* OSA, A).

Yankees SP CC Sabathia(34, 3.5*) is out for 4-5 month with a torn labrum in his shoulder. The veteran and 6x All-Star was 4-2 2.72 37K in eight games prior to the injury.

May 23rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Atlanta Braves 3-4
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 8H 4R 2ER 1BB 6K
MIL 1B Adam Lind 1-3 2R RBI BB HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R DB
HR MIL: Adam Lind(5)
HR ATL: Andruw Jones(3)
W: Shelby Miller(3-3 6.18) L: Mike Fiers(1-3 4.33) SV: Jason Grilli(9 2.33)
Jones' three run shot in the 6th broke Fiers back... and ours in this one.

News:
Royals SP Jason Vargas(32 ,1*) went 8.1IP 5H 0ER 1BB 7K in a revenge win over the Cardinals, 1-0. The left hander is 2-3 4.76 48K in nine starts.

Cubs 3B Kris Bryant(23, 1.5/5*) had a 4-4 2R RBI DB HR but they lost the game 4-5 to the D'backs. Bryant is making an early push for NL RotY with a .300-6-24 season.

The Astros continue to load up as SP Jon Niese(28, 2/2.5*, 3-4 2.91) will leave the Mets on route to Houston. New York got prospect RF Teoscar Hernandez(22, 2*, AA) in the deal.

May 24th

Milwaukee Brewers – Atlanta Braves 1-2
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 6IP 6H 2R 1ER 3BB 5K
MIL 2B Scooter Gennett 1-4 R
HR MIL: none
HR ATL: none
W: Alex Wood(5-4 3.32) L: Jimmy Nelson(1-3 4.97) SV: Jason Grilli(10 2.21)
Nelson's first start back was a good one, but ultimately, an error by Adam Lind in the 6th untied the game and we never scored again.

News:
Reds SP Anthony DeSclafani(25, 1.5/2*) threw a 8IP gem today, allowing only 2H 0BB with 5K against the Indians in a 2-0 interleague play win. The right hander is 4-3 1.91 44K in nine starts.

The Mariners announced that SS Brad Miller(25, 2.5/4.5*) was placed on the 15-day DL with elbow inflammation and will miss five weeks of play. The third year shortstop was batting .239-3-15 prior to the injury.

Week: 3-4(1-2@ DET, 2-2@ ATL)
Power Rankings: #27(-1)
Runs scored: 142(14)
Starters ERA: 4.07(10)
Bullpen ERA: 4.04(12)
Defensive Eff.: .683(12)
Fan Interest: 77(-1)

Who's hot?
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 5G 3-1 2.03 31IP 35K
RHSP Will Smith 12G 1-0 0.59 15.1IP 16K

Who's not?
RF Gerardo Parra 12G 1-37 .027 1HR 3RBI
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 17G 2-26 .077 0HR 0RBI

White Sox 1B Adam LaRoche(35, 1*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 14-31 3HR 8RBI's. The left handed veteran is batting .247-12-27 in 43G.

Cubs 3B Kris Bryant(23, 1.5/5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-23 3HR 9RBI's. Mostly batting third, the rookie is .301-6-25 in 43 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	32-12	-
Cincinnati Reds	25-19	6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	21-22	10
Milwaukee Brewers	18-27	14
Chicago Cubs	16-29	16

As we are now 14GB the Cardinals and 8.5G out of the NL Wild Card with this roster... we decided to start trade talks immediatly in order to retool, aiming for a competitive roster for 2017 with Lucroy, Braun and maybe Carlos Gomez, together with a productive Luis Sardinas and our glut of AA bats. What we need... is quality starting pitching with ace upside every start... these are trades we have to HIT on. A permanent solution at 1B would be nice aswell...

Players we are willing to trade
SP Matt Garza
SP Kyle Lohse
SP Mike Fiers(only for a blue chip prospect)
RHRP Francisco Rodriguez
RHRP Jonathan Broxton
1B Adam Lind
2B Scooter Gennett(batting around .200 with Sardinas on fire in AAA)
3B Aramis Ramirez
OF Gerardo Parra

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Week 8: 3vs San Francisco Giants, 3vs Arizona Diamondbacks

May 24th

San Francisco Giants - Milwaukee Brewers 15-0
MIL SP Matt Garza 4.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 3BB 4K
MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez 2-4
HR SFG: Hunter Pence(1), Brandon Belt 2(5)
HR MIL: none
W: Matt Cain(6-3 3.58) L: Matt Garza(3-6 5.59)
Matt Garza was not only awful, he also demanded to get traded after the game... PUBLICALLY!...

News:
Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre(36, 4.5*) reached a career milestone today... 400 home runs. The bomb dropped today in a 4-8 loss against the Indians. Beltre is a career .285-400-1407 hitter with 2653H in 2465 games since joining the league with the Dodgers in 1998 at age 19. For 2015, he is batting .288-5-23 in 41G.

Astros 2B Jose Altuve(25, 5*) collected a 5-hit day with 2R, a walk and a double in a 7-6 win in Baltimore. Last year's batting champ is only hitting .275-1-18 in 44G tho.

Giants 1B Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) had a 2-4 4R 4RBI 2BB 2HR night in a 15-0 rout of the Brew Crew. Hitting .280-5-27 with incredible defense at first base, Belt has become a crucial part of the 29-17 Giants.

May 25th

Interlude: Trades

The Brewers fans went to bed angry after a 15-0 loss to the Giants. When they woke up this morning... they got the news that GM K.C. Martin pulled the plug on the 2015 Brewers.



With Ramirez(36, 3*) and Parra(28, 2.5*), two expiring contracts are in this deal. The Orioles now hold a team option for Lind(31, 1*) for $8M for next year... that is not worth his production. At age 27, Jason Rogers(1*) is a former 32nd round pick without much further promise... and Paul Maholm(0.5*) has been the AAA throw in in this deal.

The return however are two promising young hurlers. The #21 prospect in baseball in righty SP Dylan Bundy(22, 1.5* HS, 4.5* OSA) who was the 4th overall pick in 2011 as well as fellow righty SP Hunter Harvey(20, 2.5* HS, 3.5* OSA). Both players will be sent to the minors.



In a deal that was finished at 6 a.m. in the morning, Milwaukee unloaded a disgruntled Matt Garza(31, 2*), a disgruntled former closer in Francisco Rodriguez(33, 4*), Mendoza-line hitting 2B Scooter Gennett(25, 1.5/3*) and a couple of fringe prospects to the Yankees.

Coming back in return will be hard hitting left handed 1B Greg Bird(22, 4.5*), a kid with a promising bat that will report to AAA ball immediatly. SS Jorge Mateo(19, 5* HS, 4.5* OSA) will report to AA Biloxi. He is a lightning quick infielder that has recently started to learn second base a bit.

The fill out the roster... the Brewers have announced that they have claimed SP Travis Wood(28, 1.5*) off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. The left hander has struggled in 2015, posting a 1-5 record with a 7.64ERA seven starts.

In addition to that, they have recalled SS/2B Luis Sardinas(22, 2.5/4.5*, .287-0-12 23/24SB AAA) and 3B Mike Moustakas(26, 1.5*, .213-1-12 AAA) to play second and third base. In addition to that, they have purchased the contracts of RHRP Justin Freeman(28, 2*, 0.71 25.1IP AAA), OF Ryan Kalish(27, 1*, .295-1-12 AAA) and OF/1B Shane Peterson(27, 1.5/2.5*, .234-2-19 AAA).

Reportetly, the team is still looking for a taker for Kyle Lohse, but most teams think he is not worth the money, let alone a prospect.

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San Francisco Giants - Milwaukee Brewers 2-3(10)
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 4H 2R 1ER 2BB 2K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R DB
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-3 R 2RBI HR
HR SFG: none
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(1)
W: Justin Freeman(1-0 0.00) L: Jeremy Affeldt(3-6 5.59)
The Mous hit a 2-run shot in his first AB and after some solid pitching, Hector Gomez hit a walkoff double, scoring Martin Maldonado.

News:

Astros ace SP Dallas Keuchel(27, 3/3.5*) pitched eight innings of 4-hit 1BB 10K ball in a 2-0 win over the Orioles. He improved to 2-5 4.55 43K in eleven starts after a rocky start to the season.

Twins SP Phil Hughes(28, 2*) showed off his skills in a 6-1 win over the Red Sox, pitching 8IP 2H 0ER 5BB 5K. He improved to 3-4 3.12 41K in his tenth start for the 25-20 Twins.

The dealing continued as the Royals have added SP Drew Pomeranz(25, 2.5/3.5*, 2-4 4.69) from the A's in exchange for prospect SP Kyle Zimmer(23, 2* HS, 3,5* OSA, AA) and prospect C Cameron Gallagher(22, 1.5* HS, 3* OSA, A).

The Astros have sent SP Brett Oberholzer(25, 1*, 0-1 5.40 1GS) to the Marlins in exchange for prospect 2B Avery Romero(22, 4* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) and prospect LHRP Miguel Del Pozo(22, 0.5* HS, 1.5* OSA, A).

On the other hand, the Marlins have sent SP Henderson Alvarez(25, 2.5*, 3-5 4.62) to the Phillies, getting prospect SP Elniery Garcia(20, 0.5* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) in return.

May 26th

San Francisco Giants - Milwaukee Brewers 1-0
MIL SP Travis Wood 8IP 8H 0R 0ER 2BB 4K
MIL RF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 DB
HR SFG: none
HR MIL: none
W: Jeremy Affeldt(1-4 6.88) L: Jeremy Jeffress(1-3 5.31) SV: Yusmeiro Petit(8 1.96)
Wood pitched a hell of a game to start his Brewers career but our bats were not up to the task.

News:
Reds SP Mike Leake(27,2.5*) hurled 8.2 shutdown innings in a 1-0 win over the Rockies, allowing only 3H 0BB 5K in the win. He improved to 5-2 2.22 41K in 10 starts.

Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw(27, 5*) dominated the Braves through eight innings, but left with 3H 3BB 8K and a ND in a 0-3 loss. The left hander is 4-1 2.11 88K in 10 starts this year.

The Tribe has sent SP Zach McCallister(27, 1*, 3-3 3.40 9GS) to the Blue Jays in exchange for prospect SP Jeff Hoffman(22, 0.5* HS, 4* OSA). With a 19-27 record to date, the Indians are looking to retool their farm system.

May 27th
offday

News:
Indians SS Jose Ramirez(22, 1/4* HS, 3.5/5* OSA) saw his 24-game hitting streak come to an end in a 3-1 loss to the Mariners. The young infielder is batting .306-2-16 in 42G for Cleveland and is one of the few bright spots this year.

May 28th

Arizona Diamondbacks - Milwaukee Brewers 0-1
MIL SP Mike Fiers 8IP 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R SB(2)
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 RBI
HR ARI: none
HR MIL: none
W: Mike Fiers(2-3 3.84) L: Jeremy Hellickson(4-5 2.97) SV: Jonathan Broxton(2 4.34)
Single, sac bunt, stolen base... RBI-single.. one run that turned out to be enough today.

News:
Phillies RF Domonic Brown(27, 2.5*) went 2-33R 3RBI 2BB 2HR in a 7-6 win against the Rockies, lifting his team with some serious production. The 2013 All-Star is batting .270-5-14 in 25G since getting the callup from AAA.

May 29th

Arizona Diamondbacks - Milwaukee Brewers 3-6
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 8IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 8K
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 3RBI
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 RBI DB
HR ARI: Cliff Pennington(4)
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(2)
W: Tyler Thornburg(6-3 1.93) L: Josh Collmenter(3-5 4.24) SV: Jonathan Broxton(3 4.19)
We jumped ahead 4-1 in the 1st and never looked back... with Jeffress needing a physical and mental break... Broxton got a couple of saves now.

News:
Blue Jays SS Jose Reyes(31, 4*) collected a 5-6 night with R 4RBI DB TP SB in a 13-4 win over the Twins. The #2 hitter is batting .295-3-30 while being 7/7 in stolen bases.

The Dodgers have sent LF Scott Van Slyke(28, 2.5*, .133-1-5) to the Phillies, getting back RHRP Justin De Fratus(27, 4*, 0-1 3.42 23.2IP) and prospect SS Emmanuel Marrero(22, 1* HS, 4* OSA, A).

The Phillies also added 2B/SS Jordy Mercer(28, 1.5*, .190-0-5) from the Pirates in exchange for prospect 1B/LF Luis Encarnacion(17, 1* HS, 4* OSA, R) and prospect 3B Zach Green(21, 1.5*, A). Philadelphia is 25-26... but they are doing some serious trading right now.

May 30th

Arizona Diamondbacks - Milwaukee Brewers 0-2
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 7.2IP 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 7K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-3 R RBI HR
MIL PH Ryan Kalish 1-1 R RBI HR
HR ARI: none
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(7), Ryan Kalish(1)
W: Jimmy Nelson(2-3 3.82) L: Rubby De La Rosa(2-5 4.80) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(11 5.06)
A solo shot in the 1st and one in the 8th were enough to notch our second sweep of the season.

News:
Phillies SP Cole Hamels(31, 4.5*) hurled a complete game 3-hitter with 1BB and 5K in a 6-0 win over the Rockies. The left hander and 3x All-Star improved to 6-3 2.09 59K in 12 starts.

Blue Jays CF Dalton Pompey(22, 4/5*) continues to plead his case for AL Rookie of the Year with a 5-6 3R 3RBI 3DB SB performance in a 11-3 win over the poor Twins. He improved to bat .322-7-33 with 10/12SB for the 30-22 Blue Jays.

Week: 4-2(1-2vs SFG, 3-0vs ARI)
Power Rankings: #18(+9)
Runs scored: 154(15)
Starters ERA: 3.78(10)
Bullpen ERA: 4.12(12)
Defensive Eff.: .688(11)
Fan Interest: 74(-3)

Who's hot?
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 3G 3-0 1.80 20IP 19K
RHSP Kyle Lohse 2G 1-0 1.32 13.2IP 8K
RHRP Will Smith 13G 1-0 0.59 15.1IP 14K

Who's not?
OF Logan Schafer 23G 4-46 .087 0HR 0RBI

Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson(29, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 11-27 2HR 11RBI's. He is leading the AL in 3B All-Star votes and is batting .325-12-41 in 50G for the season.

Giants SP Matt Cain(30, 2.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 2-0 0.00 11K 15IP. The 3x All-Star is 7-3 2.94 59K in 11 starts after only making 15 starts in 2014 due to injury.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	35-16	-
Cincinnati Reds	30-20	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	23-27	11.5
Milwaukee Brewers	22-29	13
Chicago Cubs	20-31	15

[Griever20]

Hidden behind all the moves, the sweep of the D'Backs pushed us over the top and into a 15-14 May. However, this is a vastly different team than one month ago and while we have subtracted a lot of veteran presence... we have added alot of promise for the future in our minor league system to the guys we already have down there. Our scouts have been focusing on the draft pool for the last weeks as we will have the 16th selection in every round. This may not translate into the biggest haul but hitting some hight picks would be nice.

The team should be good enough to stay afloat as I would love to avoid a 100 loss season. This will highly depend on our offense that is last in the NL right now, mainly on how Luis Sardinas, Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and Ryan Braun will fare the rest of the season. The truth about our pitching should be somewhere between April and May and looking at the performance... that translates into a .400-.450 winning percentage.

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	29	ML	2-3	3.84	11GS	1.14	8.4
Kyle Lohse(R)	36	ML	2-5	4.20	9GS	1.29	5.8
Jimmy Nelson(R)	25	ML	2-3	3.82	7G/5GS	1.45	8.2
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	6-3	1.93	10G/9GS	1.10	8.5
Travis Wood(L)	28	ML	1-5	6.15	8GS	1.30	5.7	(CHC/MIL)
Wily Peralta(R)	26	DL	1-2	4.32	5GS	1.60	11.2	DL fractured foot 2-3 weeks
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	AAA	3-2	4.50	10GS	1.69	4.7	All stats AAA

This group has done a way better job in May than in April and subtracting Matt Garza and adding Jimmy Nelson/Alex Wood and someday having Wily Peralta healthy should keep us afloat in this department. Tyler Thornburg is due for some bad outings with a .220BABIP and a 4.14FIP but we keep this hot streak as long as it goes.

At age 29, Mike Fiers has not alot room for improvement but over the long haul should be our best hurler for 2015... so we will keep him as he is under team control for three more years. Trading Kyle Lohse... is difficult and getting a piece that is long term useful seems impossible... however the Red Sox would be willing to swap him in a salary neutral deal... which we will reevaluate once Wily Peralta is back healthy.

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	30	ML	1-1	4.19	21G	1.50	9.3	3
Neal Cotts(L)	35	ML	0-0	4.72	22G	1.72	6.8	1
Justin Freeman(R)	28	ML	1-0	0.00	1G	0.00	27	0
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	1-3	5.06	21G	1.97	8.9	11
Corey Knebel(R)	23	ML	0-0	4.76	11G	1.76	11.9	0
Juan Nicasio(R)	28	ML	1-0	4.30	16G	1.26	9.8	1	(LAD/MIL)
Will Smith(L)	25	ML	2-2	3.60	24G	1.60	9.3	0
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	1-1	5.06	25G	1.22	7.6	0	All stats AAA
Jim Henderson(R)	32	AAA	1-1	4.22	11	1.13	7.6	0	All stats AAA
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	AAA	2-1	2.38	13G	1.30	7.0	7	All stats AAA
Chris Perez(R)	29	AAA	3-0	1.80	20G	1.35	7.7	1	All stats AAA

Same as the rotation, this group has been way better in May. Veteran Neil Cotts has been struggling, but Juan Nicasio has not allowed a run in May and even our closer in Jeremy Jeffress was... decent with a 3.18ERA and eight saves. We have more reinforcements underway... as we have put a waiver claim on Dodgers RHRP Chris Hatcher(30, 3* HS, 3.5* OSA, 3-0 0.90 10IP) and would love to bring him in and sent Knebel down to AAA... he has still room for development.

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	28	ML	.250-1-12	.630	45	0.6	14	1/2
Martin Maldonado(R)	28	ML	.214-1-2	.647	13G	0.0	2	0/0
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AA	.295-0-9	.639	23G	0.2	23	0/0	All stats AA

Lucroy followed up a mediocre month with a completely awful one and Maldonado as expected cooled off once he got more AB's. Juan Centeno was sent down to AA by Doug Melvin... and I understand why looking at his batting stats... Hopefully none of our MLB catchers get injured.

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Shane Peterson(L)	27	ML	.063-0-0	.243	5G	-0.2	1	0/0
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	21	ML	.353-0-0	.833	5G	0.2	2	5/7
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.316-2-4	.886	24G/7GS	0.2	12	0/0
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	26	ML	.176-2-4	.752	5GS	0.1	2	1/1	All stats AAA
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.284-1-5	.727	32G/16GS	0.0	7	1/3
SS Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.266-0-5	.628	45G/37GS	0.3	8	6/8
1B Greg Bird(L)	22	AAA	.284-8-23	.882	48G	1.3	33	0/0	All stats AAA

What this infield actually will be... will be decided when they get a bit more swings in. Playing Shane Peterson at first base is not ideal but we don't want to call up Greg Bird right now... and ideally not before 2016. Sardinas... Moustakas... could outproduce Gennett and Ramirez from now on... hopefully.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.254-4-6	.800	18G	0.4	11	1/1	DL Fractured Rib 5 days
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.228-6-20	.671	49G	0.2	17	0/2
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.255-7-21	.724	49G	1.2	20	11/15
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	27	ML	.154-0-2	.493	35G/13GS	-0.4	8	3/4	(MIL/NYM)
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.127-1-1	.368	33G/10GS	-0.5	3	1/1
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	ML	.400-1-1	1.500	4G/1GS	0.1	2	0/0

Our outfield cooled of significantly as all of our offense did. Gomez was better in April and Davis has played at a baseline of .230 with some power every other week. We will look for a victim to be sent down/waived when Braun is back and hope he can spark our offense a bit...

[Griever20]

Week 9: 3@ St. Louis Cardinals, 3@ Minnesota Twins

June 1st

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 0-9
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 4.2IP 9H 6R 4ER 2BB 0K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4
HR MIL: none
HR STL: Matt Carpenter(7), Jhonny Peralta(5)
W: Lance Lynn(6-2 3.21) L: Kyle Lohse(2-6 4.48)
A little matchup against the division leaders...

News:
Cubs SP Jon Lester(31, 4.5*) went 8IP 2H 0ER 3BB 4K in a 1-10 win over the Marlins. The left handed ace improved to 3-6 4.02 68K in 12 starts.

June 2nd

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 1-0
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 6K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 0-4 R
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 RBI BB
HR MIL: none
HR STL: none
W: Travis Wood(2-5 5.25) L: Seth Maness(2-3 2.17) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(12 4.84)
If we could have this pitching every start...

News:
The Dodgers will be without 1B Adrian Gonzalez(33, 4*) for the next 4-5 weeks as he was placed on the DL with a torn ligament in his thumb. The veteran was batting .319-8-33 in 50G for the year.

June 3rd

Pregame News:
The Brew Crew announced that they have claimed RHRP Chris Hatcher(30, 3* HS, 3.5* OSA, 3-0 0.90 10IP) off waivers. RHRP Corey Knebel(23, 3/4.5* HS, 1.5/4.5* OSA, 0-0 4.38 12.1IP) was demoted to AAA.

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 1-0
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 4K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-4 R DB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-2 RBI BB
HR MIL: none
HR STL: none
W: Adam Wainwright(6-3 3.56) L: Mike Fiers(2-4 4.06) SV: Trevor Rosenthal(15 1.46)
They got Fiers for four early and Waino was good enough against our anemic offense.

News:
Yankees ace SP Masahiro Tanaka(26, 4.5*) hurled eight shutout innings, allowing only 2H 1BB 4K in a 1-0 loss to the Mariners, getting a ND. The japanese import is 5-5 3.35 73K in 12 starts this year.

June 4th
offday

News:
Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(32, 5*) provided some fireworks, going 4-4 3R 2RBI 2HR in a 5-6 loss to the Athletics. The superstar is batting .275-7-27 in 54 games.

June 5th

Milwaukee Brewers – Minnesota Twins 7-5
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 4H 1R 1ER 4BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 2R 2RBI DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R 3RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 2RBI DB
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(8)
HR MIN: Danny Santana(2)
W: Chris Hatcher(4-0 2.25) L: Michael Tonkin(0-1 15.43) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(13 4.63)
Suddently, our offense brings home the win with a four run 8th including a Mous 2-run double.

News:
Reds 3B Mark Canha(26, 3/3.5*) hit two bombs, going 3-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR in a 11-7 win over the Padres. The right handed bat is .271-4-21 between CIN and OAK in his rookie season.

Nationals SP Gio Gonzalez(29, 4*) pitched 8.1 shutout innings with only 4 hits, no walks and 7K's in a 4-0 win over the Cubs. The left hander is 4-5 3.0773K in eleven starts.

The Tigers and Orioles have traded assets as SS J.J. Hardy(32, 1.5*, .271-2-8 19G) was sent to Detroit in exchange for RHRP Joakim Soria(31, 3*, 0-3 4.22 21.1IP) and prospect LF Jeffrei Melo(17, 1* HS, 1.5* OSA,R).

June 6th

Pregame News:
The Brewers have announced that OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(27, 1* .149-0-2) was waived and DFA'd and RF Ryan Braun(31, 4.5*, .254-4-6 18G) was activated from the DL

Milwaukee Brewers – Minnesota Twins 3-2
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 4H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 2RBI DB
MIL 1B Shane Peterson 2-4
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-2
MIL LF Logan Schafer 2-4 R
HR MIL: none
HR MIN: none
W: Juan Nicasio(2-0 3.81) L: Tim Stauffer(2-4 4.07) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(14 4.44)
Lohse was good today and our offense was better. Braun's first game: 0-3 2BB.

News:
Braves RF Nick Markakis(31, 2*) collected a 5-hit game, going 5-5 4R 3RBI 3DB in a 11-6 win over Pittsburgh. The 2x Gold Glover, both with his former team, the Orioles, is batting .313-2-22 in 37G/34GS with his new team... He was not the only one tho... as his teammate 3B Kelly Johnson(33, 2*) did the same right behing him, going 5-5 3R 3RBI while batting .242-4-19 in 48G/44GS this year.

Nationals C Jose Lobaton(30, 1*) drove in six in a 3-4 2R 6RBI DB 2HR day, contributing a ton in a 6-3 win over the Cubs. He is batting .222-2-8 in 24G/7GS.

June 7th

Milwaukee Brewers – Minnesota Twins 2-1
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 7.2IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 6K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-2 2BB SB(13)
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(3)
HR MIN: none
W: Jimmy Nelson(3-3 3.32) L: Kyle Gibson(4-4 4.56) SV: Jonathan Broxton(4 3.68)
Logan Schafer sac, Mous solo shot... and another great pitched game by our hero starters... It's pitching that is carrying this team right now.

News:
Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt(27, 4.5*) was not retired today, going 2-23R 3RBI 3BB 2HR in a 10-0 rout of the Mets. He slugger is batting .279-15-36 in 57G.

Yankees SP Brandon Morrow(30, 4*) pitched eight shutdown innings, allowing 2H 1BB 10K in a 3-2 win against the Angels... getting the ND. The former Blue Jay is 4-5 3.80 64K in 12 starts since signing with the Padres and then getting traded over before making a start there.

Week: 4-2(1-2@ STL, 3-0@ MIN)
Power Rankings: #14(+4)
Runs scored: 168(15)
Starters ERA: 3.69(9)
Bullpen ERA: 4.11(12)
Defensive Eff.: .692(10)
Fan Interest: 74

Who's hot?
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 4G 3-0 1.73 26IP 23K
RHSP Jimmy Nelson 3G 2-1 0.84 21.1IP 18K
RHRP Will Smith 16G 1-0 0.53 17IP 16K

Who's not?
OF Logan Schafer 27G 6-55 .109 0HR 1RBI

White Sox CF Adam Eaton(26, 4*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-22 0HR 6RBI's. The speedy leadoff hitter is having a career year, going .342-6-35 8/11SB in 50G and already winning his second AL PotW Award in 2015.

Rockies 1B Justin Morneau(34, 1.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 13-24 1HR 5RBI's. The veteran and 2x Silver Slugger is batting .275-5-19 in 54G after winning the batting title last year.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	39-19	-
Cincinnati Reds	33-23	5
Milwaukee Brewers	26-31	12.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	25-31	13
Chicago Cubs	23-35	16

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2015 First Year Player Draft

Round 1 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select CF Dazmon Cameron(18, 4.5* HS, 5* OSA) out of High School
This was a head scout recommendation in a deep draft... Cameron is a speedy CF with a decent bat, decent defensive skills and he is a white-collar guy in the makeup. At 18 years of age, this is a high risk pick that will cost us $2.5M... tho money is not a big concern with all the bucks we saved earlier this year.

Round 2 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select C Joe Davis(18, 5* HS, 3.5* OSA) out of High School.
The recommendation was a similar catcher that the OSA hated... and I decided to go with the guy everybody likes a bit. Davis has a good work ethic and projects to walk alot and homer alot. Not the best defensive catcher, but he should be able to learn a trick or two in our system.

Round 3 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select LF Dayton Dugas(17, 5* HS, 4.5* OSA) out of High School.
A lot of scouts have him earmarked with elite power. He is a good corner outfielder without great range but a good arm. Dugan is a good clubhouse guy and can run a bit and should come rather cheap for a 17-year old prospect.

Round 4 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select 3B Zach Ramzy(17, 5* HS, 3.5* OSA) out of High School.
Our California area scout loves this kid. A baseball rat that may or may not end up at first base sometime down the road, we think he can hit .280 with a .380 OBP and 25HR in a normal year. Not alot of speed... but the rest is there.

Round 5 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select C Darren Shred(17, 5* HS, 1* OSA) out of High School.
As you can see, our scouting department loves high school kids and has a long wishlist of 5* potential prospects. Shred is projected with 20/20 power potential... not sure if legit.

Round 6 Pick 16: Milwaukee Brewers select SP Hunter Parsons(17,1* HS, 5* OSA) out of High School.
Parsons announced he would like to go back to school to pursue his education... but there is some talent hidden in him... we will try to lure him with a big signing bonus.

From here on... we continued with scouting recommendations! We had alot of money to spend and threw some money at late round picks similar to Parsons... and will see if it will stick.

[Griever20]

Week 10: 3@ Pittsburgh Pirates, 4vs Washington Nationals

June 8th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 1-3
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-2 R RBI BB HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(5)
HR PIT: none
W: Gerrit Cole(3-2 4.24) L: Mike Fiers(2-5 4.11) SV: Mark Melancon(15 1.73)
We had only four hits today... while the Pirates had six... all for extra bases.

News:
Off all parts, Blue Jays SS Jose Reyes(31, 4*) missed the single for the cycle today, going 3-4 2R 4RBI DB TR HR in a 13-10 win over the Marlins at home, his former team. The 4x All-Star is batting .296-4-34 7/9SB in 56G for Toronto.

Houston RF George Springer(25, 4.5*) collected his second 2HR game of his season with a 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR day as they won 8-4 over the White Sox. The young speedy outfielder is having .301-14-32 11/14SB year after making his debut in 2014.

The Twins added a veteran arm(and $3M to be able to pay his salary) from the Padres, trading for RHRP Joaquin Benoit(37, 4.5*, 2-1 2SV 3.55 26G) and announced him as their new closer. Going back to the Padres, who decided to start a rebuild, will be prospect LF Amaurys Minier(19, 2.5* HS, 1.5* OSA, A) and prospect RHRP Nick Burdi(22, 3* HS, 4* OSA, A).

June 9th

Pregame News:
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis cleared waivers and was assigned to AAA Colorado Springs.

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5
MIL SP Travis Wood 5.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-4 2R 2RBI BB 3SB(8)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-3 R 2RBI DB TP
MIL PH/3B Luis Jimenez 2-2 2R 3RBI DB HR
HR MIL: Luis Jimenez(3)
HR PIT: Josh Harrison(5), Andrew McCutchen 2(13)
W: Juan Nicasio(3-0 3.54) L: Tony Watson(0-2 9.00) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(15 4.26)
Our bats were there to pick up Alex Wood in his first bad start with us. Sardinas set the basepaths on fire today... but it was Luis Jimenez who lifted us with a pinch hit 2-run homer in the 7th and a RBI-double in the 9th.

News:
Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen(28, 5*) had a good day at the plate, going 2-5 2R 2RBI 2HR, but his team still fell to the Brewers 5-8. The 2013 MvP and 3x Silver Slugger is batting a torrid .358-13-43 11/13SB clip this year.

Mariners 1B Luke Scott(36, 1*) had another big game in him, posting a 4-5 3R 4RBI 2DB HR line in the box score of a 13-2 win over the Indians. The veteran is batting .205-6-15 in 34/21GS. His hurler SP J.A. Happ(32, 0.5*) collected a complete game in the win, going 9IP 4H 2ER 2BB 8K and improving to 3-1 3.38 39K in 9GS.

Rays OF Kevin Kiermaier(25, 4/4.5*) drove in four of the Rays five runs in a 5-1 win over the Angels with a 2-4 2R 4RBI 2HR performance. The young outfielder is batting .272-7-33 in 58G for 2015.

June 10th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1(13)
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 8IP 7H 0R 0ER 2BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 RBI BB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-6 RBI
HR MIL: none
HR PIT: Andrew McCutchen(14)
W: Jeremy Jeffress(2-3 3.90) L: Jared Hughes(1-3 3.00) SV: Chris Hatcher(1 2.51)
Thornburg pitched a hell of a game, but so did Vance Worley and it ended up being a couple of RBI-singles top 13th by Braun and Davis that won this one.

News:
Braves SP Julio Teheran(24, 4*) missed a beauty by one out, settling for 8.2IP 3H 0ER 2BB 11K in a 5-0 win over the Padres. The 2014 All-Star is 7-3 2.25 79K in 13 starts.

Rays SP Nate Karns(27, 2/2.5*) cooled off the Angels through eight, allowing 4H 0BB 7K in a 3-1 win. He is now 4-4 4.48 63K in 13G/12GS.

Cardinals 1B Xavier Scruggs(27, 1.5*) had one of his best games of his young career, going 2-4 3R 4RBI BB 2HR but losing to the Rockies 11-12. A 19th rounder in 2008, Scruggs is batting .225-6-16 in 39G/17GS mostly in a backup role.

Giants 1B Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) collected three RBI's en route for a 4-4 2R 3RBI DB HR day an his team won over the Mets 5-2. The left handed batter is .275-7-36 in 60GS for 2015.

June 11th

Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 9-1
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 7IP 9H 4R 4ER 0BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 RBI DB
HR WSH: Tyler Moore(1)
HR MIL: none
W: Gio Gonzalez(5-5 2.91) L: Kyle Lohse(2-7 4.42)
Both Lohse and Will Smith(5ER in 0.1IP) gave up a big inning apiece and Gio was too much for our bats today.

News:
One day after Teheran's gem, Braves SP Trevor Cahill(27, 4*) repeated that feat, going 8.2IP 6H 1R 0ER 2BB 6K in a 5-1 victory over the Padres. The 2010 All-Star is 6-5 2.18 63K in 12GS and has been a major force for Atlanta.

Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki(30 ,5*) got some good news and some bad news. The good news, he went 4-4 R 2RBI HR and his team won 9-7 over the Marlins. The bad news, the .251-5-30 58G batter is out for 2-3 weeks with a sprained ankle.

June 12th

Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 10-1
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 5IP 6H 7R 4ER 4BB 2K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 RBI DB
HR WSH: Jordan Zimmerman(1), Ryan Zimmerman(11), Wilson Ramos(5)
HR MIL: none
W: Jordan Zimmerman(9-2 1.88) L: Jimmy Nelson(3-4 3.74)
The Nats are doing a great job showing us who is boss and who is not... and I don't think having the veterans in the lineup would've changed that.

News:
Nationals SP Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) collected a complete game 10-1 win over the Brewers. His final numbers: 9IP 5H 1ER 1BB 6K. He recently signed a 4y/$68M extension and is 9-2 1.88 81K in 13GS this year.

Another day, another great pitching performance by Braves pitching in a 4-0 win over the Mets. SP Shelby Miller(26, 2.5/4*) pitched 8.2IP scoreless, allowing only one hit, 2BB and 9K after losing the no-hitter bottom 6th. He improved to 5-5 5.09 62K in 13GS in a up and down season for him.

Cubs rookie 3B Kris Bryant(23, 3.5/5*) had a historic day at the plate in a 10-5 win over the Reds... as he drove in NINE RUNS today, going 4-5 3R 9RBI DB HR today. He is batting .276-13-44 in 59G and if this game is a sign for things to come... look out.

Phillies RHRP/SP Dustin McGowan(33, 1.5*) is out for the year with a torn back muscke. He did a good but not great job this year with a 2-2 record and a 3.83ERA 47K in 16G/7GS between pen and rotation.

The Orioles added a big bat today, trading for C/LF Evan Gattis(28, 4*, .273-9-35) from the Astros. Houston got back AAA RF Chris Parmalee(27, 1.5*, .291-8-32 AAA) and prospect SP Lazaro Leyva(19, 2* HS, 2.5* OSA).

June 13th

Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 4-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 1K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
HR WSH: none
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(9)
W: Stephen Strasburg(3-2 3.00) L: Mike Fiers(2-6 4.19) SV: Aaron Barrett(2)
Gomez' shot was not enough to win today as the Nats scored four in the first three innings.

News:
White Sox 1B Jose Abreu(28, 5*) won his battles, but lost the war as his team fell to the Rays 12-13. He had a 4-4 3R 2RBI 2BB HR day and improved to bat a hot .339-113-47 bat in 61G.

Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright(33, 4*) dominated the Royals through eight innings, allowing only 6H 0BB 8K in a 3-0 win at home. The veteran ace is 7-4 3.41 81K in 14 starts this year.

June 14th

Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-8(12)
MIL SP Travis Wood 6.1IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 7K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 4-6 3R RBI SB(2) HR
MIL PH/1B Luis Jimenez 1-1 R 2RBI BB HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR
HR WSH: Tyler Moore 2(3), Wilson Ramos(6)
HR MIL: Jean Segura 2(2), Jonathan Lucroy(2), Luis Jimenez(4)
W: Justin Freeman(2-0 0.00) L: Blake Treinen(1-3 3.33)
A wild game... literally. We avoided a four game sweep with some longballs and despite Wood, Nicasio and Broxton allowing 2 runs apiece... as Luis Jimenez stepped in and hit a 2-run walkoff shot in the 12th.

News:
Arizona 1B/OF Mark Trumbo(29, 1.5*) drove in six in a 2-4 3R 6RBI BB 2HR performance... that resulted in a 11-1 win in SanFran. Trumbo is batting .205-15-45 in 61G.

Week: 3-4(2-1@ PIT, 1-3vs WSH)
Power Rankings: #17(-3)
Runs scored: 191(15)
Starters ERA: 3.76(9)
Bullpen ERA: 4.24(12)
Defensive Eff.: .694(9)
Fan Interest: 74

Who's hot?
RHSP Tyler Thornburg 2G 0-0 0.64 14IP 10K

Who's not?
C Martin Maldonado 11G 3-24 .125 0HR 1RBI
3B Mike Moustakas 6G 0-22 .000 0HR 0RBI
1B Shane Peterson 7G 3-26 .115 0HR 0RBI

White Sox 1B Jose Abreu(28, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 17-25 4HR 7RBI's. With this dominant week, he is batting .348-14-48 for the year in 62G and is leading the AL batting race.

Giants 1B Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-25 2HR 10RBI's. He seems to pick things up lately and is now batting .282-7-41 for the NL West leading Giants(40-24).

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	40-23	-
Cincinnati Reds	37-26	3
Milwaukee Brewers	29-35	11.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	27-34	12
Chicago Cubs	25-39	15.5

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Week 11: 2vs+2@ Kansas City Royals , 3@ Colorado Rockies

June 15th

Kansas City Royals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-0
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 5.2IP 4H 4R 1ER 3BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-3 BB
HR KCR: none
HR MIL: none
W: Drew Pomeranz(3-5 4.02) L: Tyler Thornburg(6-4 1.69)
A dropped flyball led to three unearned runs for Thornburg... and we never hit Pomeranz hard.

News:
Royals SP Drew Pomeranz(26, 4*) took advantage of an anemic offense in a 6-0 win over the Brewers, pitching a 5-hitter with 1BB and 5K. The lefty came over from Oakland in May and is now 3-5 4.02 73K in 14G for the year... and really dealing in Kansas City.

Dodgers RF Andre Ethier(33, 1*) enjoyed interleague play today with a 3-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day in a 6-3 win over the Rangers. The veteran only made his firth start of the year, batting .206-2-6 in 23G/5GS.

The Reds will be without LHCL Aroldis Chapman(27, 4.5/5*) for the rest of 2015. The flamethrower is expected to miss 6-7 month with shoulder inflammation, ending a 4-0 17SV 3.34ERA 32G campaign.

In a blockbuster deal, the Red Sox unloaded 3B Pablo Sandoval(28, 3.5*, .289-11-40) and $3M of cash to Minnesota. They got back a good haul in prospect CF Max Kepler(22, 2* HS, 4.5* OSA, A) and prospect RF Jose Bermudez(17, 2* HS, 1* OSA, R).

June 16th

The Brewers made a couple of roster moves today. 1B/OF Shane Peterson(27, 1/2*) and his .129-0-0 18G bat was shipped back to AAA Colorado Springs and the open roster spot was taken by IF Cliff Pennington(31, 1.5* HS, 2* OSA, .194-4-14). Pennington is a switch hitting infielder that they claimed off waivers from the D'backs just today.
This makes Luis Jimenez(.276-4-9 32G/11GS), who had some big hits lately, their new 1B for now.

Kansas City Royals - Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K
MIL PH Ryan Kalish 1-1 R
HR KCR: none
HR MIL: none
W: Jason Vargas(3-5 4.35) L: Kyle Lohse(2-8 4.26) SV: Greg Holland(16 3.08)
Another non showing of our offense as our only run was a pinch hitter that scored on an error...

News:
Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(32, 5*) hit a special home run today... #400. The 2x MvP, 5x Silver Slugger and 9x All-Star is a career .319/.396/.561 hitter with 2255 hits, 400HR 1399RBI's between the Marlins and the Tigers.

White Sox 1B Jose Abreu(28, 5*) continues to roll with another 4-hit day with 4R 2RBI 2BB DB HR in a 8-5 win over the Pirates in twelve innings. He added to his lead in the batting average department and is batting .357-16-51 now.

June 17th

Milwaukee Brewers - Kansas City Royals 12-3
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 9IP 10H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 4-6 R RBI 2SB(12)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-6 2R 2RBI DB HR
MIL DH Khris Davis 3-6 R RBI DB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-6 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Hector Gomez 2-6 3R
MIL SS Jean Segura 3-4 R 2RBI DB
MIL 1B Luis Jimenez 2-5 R 3RBI HR
HR MIL: Luis Jimenez(5), Jonathan Lucroy(3), Ryan Braun(6)
HR KCR: none
W: Jimmy Nelson(4-4 3.62) L: Yordano Ventura(5-5 5.63)
And suddently, all hell breakes loose. Nelson pitched a complete game while Ventura was done after 2.1 with 6ER...

News:
Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo(25, 4/4.5*) lifted Chicago to a 11-3 win over the Indians with a 2-3 3R 3RBI 2BB 2HR day. Their 2014 All-Star is batting .271-10-28 for 2015.

Mets homegrown 2B/SS Wilmer Flores(23, 4/4.5*) had a 4-hit day in a 8-7 win over Toronto, going 4-5 2R 2RBI DB HR. The young Venezuelan is batting .221-6-26 in 6G.

June 18th

The Brewers announced that SP Wily Peralta(26, 3.5* HS, 3* OSA, 1-2 4.32) was eligible to come off the DL and was sent to AAA for a rehab assignment. He missed significant time with minor injuries this year and the front office needed some more information to decide where to put him anyways.

Milwaukee Brewers - Kansas City Royals 5-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 4H 2R 1ER 1BB 3K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R 2RBI
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 1-4 R 3RBI HR
HR MIL: Luis Jimenez(6)
HR KCR: Kevin Kouzmanoff(6)
W: Mike Fiers(3-6 3.98) L: Danny Duffy(3-6 4.81) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(16 3.52)
We are riding the hot streak of Luis Jimenez right now and were able to split this four game set with Kansas.

News:
Mariners LF Nelson Cruz(34, 2.5*) hit two shots against the Giants in a 6-5 win today. With a 3-3 R 3RBI BB 2HR day, last years AL HR king improved to .271-12-35 in 66G.

June 19th

Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 3-2
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 6H 2R 2ER 3BB 3K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-3 R RBI BB DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R
HR MIL: none
HR COL: Josh Phegley(3)
W: Travis Wood(3-5 4.86) L: Tyler Matzek(7-6 4.04) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(17 3.41)
A well pitched game at Coors that saw the winning run cross the plate... on a passed ball in the 6th.

News:
Indians RF Brandon Moss(31, 3.5*) hit a couple of solo home runs in a 2-3 3R 2RBI BB 2HR day that culminated in a 8-5 win over the Rays. Moss is batting .250-13-42 in his first year in Cleveland.

Cardinals LF Matt Holliday(35, 5*) will be out for 5 weeks with an intercostal strain suffered on Monday. The 4x Silver Slugger was batting .294-8-31 in 63G this year.

June 20th

Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 4-10
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 3.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 2BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 3-4 RBI DB
MIL SS Hector Gomez 2-4 DB
HR MIL: Luis Sardinas(1)
HR COL: Josh Phegley(3)
W: Jorge De La Rosa(4-2 5.85) L: Tyler Thornburg(6-5 2.23)
The ball was flying today... and we got more bad news as Ryan Braun left the game in the 2nd with a injury suffered on a diving play... diagnosis pending.

News:
Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig(24, 5*) had 2-3 2R 3RBI 3BB 2HR day, driving in all Dodgers runs in a 3-7 loss to the Giants. The young Cuban is batting .285-10-38 in 67G this year.

D'Backs 2B Chris Owings(23, 3/5*) had a nice 5-5 2RBI DB day in a 2-3 loss at the hands of the Padres. The speedy second baseman is posting a .290-5-28 clip with 7/10SB in 65 games. They also had to announce that 3B Jake Lamb(24, 4/4.5*), a .239-5-18 hitter in 50G, will be out for four weeks.

June 21st

The Brewers announced that OF Ryan Braun(31, 4*) has a strained rib cage muscle and will be hampered for 1-2 weeks. With the season not going so well, they have placed him on the DL to take no risk. The open roster spot was given to 1B/CF Shane Peterson.

Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 3-7
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 7IP 7H 5R 5ER 2BB 6K
MIL LF Ryan Kalish 2-4 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Ryan Kalish(2)
HR COL: Nick Hundley(5), Drew Stubbs(6), Justin Morneau(9), Wilin Rosario(5),
W: Kyle Kendrick(6-4 5.20) L: Kyle Lohse(2-9 4.43)
The Rockies jumped on Lohse and Hatcher today in a game where we never had a lead.

News:
Blue Jays SP Daniel Norris(22, 2/3.5* HS, 1/3.5* OSA) pitched eight shutout innings in a 3-0 win over Baltimore, allowing 3H 1BB 5K. The talented lefty is 7-4 4.41 72K in 14 starts this year.

D'backs SP Rubby De La Rosa(26, 1.5/2*) allowed 5H 0BB 5K over eight in a 3-0 win over San Diego. The former Red Sox farmhand is 3-7 4.24 72K in 16G/15GS.

Boston SP Matt Barnes(25, 0.5/2* HS, 2.5/4* OSA) collected 8.1IP 6H 1BB 4K game that the Red Sox won 5-0 over the Royals. A long time prospect, Barnes is 2-4 3.91 28K in 8 starts this year.

Week: 3-4(2-2vs/@ KCR, 1-2@ COL)
Power Rankings: #22(-5)
Runs scored: 219(15)
Starters ERA: 3.77(9)
Bullpen ERA: 4.20(13)
Defensive Eff.: .695(7)
Fan Interest: 75(+1)

Who's hot?
SS Jean Segura 8G 10-21 .476 2HR 5RBI

Who's not?
LHRP Neal Cotts 20G 1SV 9.00ERA 15IP 11K
C Martin Maldonado 8G 2-30 .037 0HR 0RBI
3B Mike Moustakas 8G 2-30 .067 0HR 0RBI

White Sox 1B Jose Abreu(28, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-26 5HR 9RBI's. His continued hot streak improved his season stats to .359-19-57.

Mets 2B/SS Wilmer Flores(23, 4/4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 3RBI's. Batting .230-6-26, he has room for improvmement and the Mets could need that in the future.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	45-25	-
Cincinnati Reds	42-28	3
Milwaukee Brewers	32-39	13.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	30-38	14
Chicago Cubs	31-40	16

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Week 12: 3vs New York Mets , 3vs Minnesota Twins

June 22nd
offday

News:
Dodgers CF Joc Pederson(23, 4.5/5*) broke out of a slump with a 3-5 2R 6RBI DB 2HR day, contributing nicely in a 9-1 win over the Cubs. In his first full season, Pederson is batting .230-10-37 in 69 games.

Royals SP Yordano Ventura(24, 2/2.5* HS, 3/3.5* OSA) hurled 8.1 scoreless innings of 1-hit ball, allowing only 3BB and 7K in a 7-0 win in Seattle. He is 6-5 5.04 66K in 15 starts, really struggling compared to 2014.

June 23rd

New York Mets - Milwaukee Brewers 7-1
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 5.2IP 8H 7R 3ER 1BB 8K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 RBI BB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
MIL SS Cliff Pennington 2-4 R DB
HR NYM: Vernon Wells(2), Daniel Murphy(2)
HR MIL: none
W: Jacob deGrom(6-5 3.12) L: Jimmy Nelson(4-5 3.73)
deGrom too strong... and two errors didn't exactly help.

News:
Mets SP Jacob deGrom(27, 3/4*) pitched eight shutout innings with 7H 2BB 5K in a 7-1 win over the Brewers. The 2014 NL RotY is 6-5 3.12 69K in 15 starts this year.

Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright(33, 4*) pitched a complete game, allowing 4H 1ER 1BB 6K in a 9-1 win over the Marlins. The veteran and 3x All-Star is 8-5 3.24 94K in 16 starts.

Twins 1B Joe Mauer(32, 3*) had a hell of a day, going 4-4 2R 4RBI 2HR, amounting for all Minnesota runs in a 4-5 loss to the White Sox. The 6x All-Star is batting .340-9-47 in 70G this year.

June 24th

New York Mets - Milwaukee Brewers 4-5
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 8K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 2R DB SB(13)
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 3RBI DB
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 RBI DB SB(2)
HR NYM: Lucas Duda(5)
HR MIL: none
W: Chris Hatcher(5-0 2.95) L: Bobby Parnell(1-3 7.71)
Down 3-4 in the 9th, Kalish singled in the tying run... and Davis got the game winning walk-off sac fly.

News:
Mariners 1B/DH Victor Martinez(36, 2.5*) made the highlighs today with a 5-6 R 3RBI BB showing in a 7-8 loss to Kansas City. The 5x All-Star is having another hot season, batting .348-3-34 in 70G between DET and SEA.

Angels SP Hector Santiago(27, 1*) pitched eight scoreless, allowing only 2H 0BB while striking out nine Astros. The lefty is 8-3 3.84 64K in 14 starts.

The Dodgers will be without SP Zach Greinke(31, 4.5*) for the next three weeks as he sprained his ankle. The 2009 AL Cy Young winner is 7-4 1.70 108K in 16GS this year.

June 25th

New York Mets - Milwaukee Brewers 1-3
MIL SP Travis Wood 6IP 7H 1R 1ER 1BB 7K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R RBI 2SB(17)
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R RBI DB
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL RF Logan Schafer 3-4 DB
HR NYM: none
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(4)
W: Travis Wood(4-5 4.58) L: Dillon Gee(3-7 4.74) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(18, 3.21)
Mous' 2-run bomb in the 4th made the difference in a well pitched game.

News:
Cubs SP Jake Arrieta(29, 3.5*) dominated the Dodgers in a 4-0 win today, going 8IP 2H 0ER 2BB 8K. The former Oriole is 7-3 3.49 82K in 16GS.

Cardinals SP James Shields(33, 4*) continues to roll with a 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K game in a 3-0 win against the Marlins. The veteran righty is 7-0 2.10 90K in 16G/15GS.

Astros SP Dallas Keuchel(27, 3*) collected a complete game victory, going 9IP 5H 1ER 1BB 9K in a 5-1 win against the Yankees. He is only 4-6 5.18 66K in 17 starts.

Orioles 1B Chris Davis(29, 3*) slugged out two home runs in a 10-5 win over the Red Sox, going 2-4 3R 3RBI BB 2HR in the win. The 2013 Silver Slugger is batting .241-18-56 for the year.

June 26th

Minnesota Twins - Milwaukee Brewers 10-6
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 4IP 5H 5R 0ER 2BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-4 2R RBI BB TP
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 R 2RBI HR SB(18)
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-4 2RBI BB
HR MIN: Chris Herrmann(6)
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(10)
W: Mike Pelfrey(3-4 4.84) L: Tyler Thornburg(6-6 2.14)
Four errors led to 6 unearned runs for our pitching today...

News:
Braves RF Nick Markakis(31, 2*) had a 4-52R 3RBI BB day in a 12-7 win over the Pirates. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .298-3-34 in 54G in his first year in Atlanta.

Cubs SP Kyle Hendricks(25, 4*) hurled eight innings of 2-hit ball with 1BB and 2K in a 3-0 win in St. Louis. The sophomore is 5-7 3.77 66K in 16 starts this year.

June 27th

Minnesota Twins - Milwaukee Brewers 8-6
MIL SP Kyle Lohse 6IP 10H 5ER 1BB 2K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 RBI 2DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 R
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-5 R 2RBI DB HR
MIL RF Ryan Kalish 1-3 2R 2RBI BB HR
HR MIN: Oswaldo Arcia(7), Trevor Plouffe(6), Kennys Vargas(1)
HR MIL: Ryan Kalish(3), Mike Moustakas(5)
W: Casey Fien(2-1 3.86) L: Kyle Lohse(2-10 4.63) SV: Joaquin Benoit(5 3.31)
The Twins won a slugfest...

News:
Giants SP Jake Peavy(34, 2*) pitched 8IP 3H 0ER 1BB 7K in a 10-0 win over the Rockies. He veteran is 4-4 2.44 86K in 15 starts.

Red Sox SP Matt Barnes(25, 0.5/2*) hurled eight innings of 3-hit ball in a 5-3 win over the Rays, allowing only 2BB and whiffing 5. The righty is 3-4 3.36 33K in 9 starts in 2015.

Reds SP Raisel Iglesias(25, 4*) technically pitched a complete game in a 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 6K win over the Mets, as the game was called due to bad weather at a 4-0 score in the 8th. The Cuban import is 5-3 3.97 51K in 14 starts in his rookie year.

The Braves announced that SS Andrelton Simmons(25, 4.5*) will be out for five weeks with a fractured finger. Batting .235-7-41 in 59 games, Gold Glove caliber shortstop was hit by a pitch in a game against the Pirates.

June 28th

The Brewers announced that they have claimed LHP Christian Friedrich(27, 1*, 1-6 4.95 20G/12GS) off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. In order to make room for hin(in the pen), they waived and DFA'd veteran LHRP Neal Cotts(35, 1*, 1SV 8.57ERA 21IP).

Minnesota Twins - Milwaukee Brewers 1-5
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 9IP 3H 1ER 3BB 9K
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R DB
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 2R RBI DB HR
MIL RF Logan Schafer 2-4 R 2RBI
HR MIN: Pablo Sandoval(13)
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(6)
W: Jimmy Nelson(5-5 3.38) L: Ricky Nolasco(4-7 4.39)
No pen arms were needed today as Nelson came out firing and got the run support needed by our bats.

News:
Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright(33, 4*) pitched a 5-hitter, allowing no walks and striking out six in a 4-0 win over the Cubs. The 2x Gold Glover is 9-5 2.99 100K in 17 starts for 2015.

Colorado SP Jordan Lyles(24, 1.5/2.5*) did the same, a 5-hitter with no walks and 5 K's in a 9-0 win over the NL West leading Giants. The young righty seems to be the new ace of the Rockies, posting a 4-5 3.25 71K season in 16 starts.

The Giants and White Sox agreed to a surprising trade that sends highly talented C Andrew Susac(25, 4.5* HS, 2/4.5* OSA, .121-0-1 39G/12GS) to the Sox. Coming back to San Fran will be RHCL David Robertson(30, 4.5*, 2-3 18SV 3.27 32G) and prospect LF Carlos Requena(18, 1*, R).

Week: 3-3(2-1vs NYM, 1-2vs MIN)
Power Rankings: #17(+5)
Runs scored: 245(15)
Starters ERA: 3.72(8)
Bullpen ERA: 4.22(13)
Defensive Eff.: .692(9)
Fan Interest: 78(+3)

Who's hot?
RHRP Jeremy Jeffress 15 18SV 0.55ERA 16.1IP 16K
3B Mike Moustakas 5G 11-21 .524 3HR 8RBI

Who's not?
1B/OF Shane Peterson 7G 1-25 .040 0HR 1RBI

White Sox 1B Jose Abreu(28, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-30 2HR 7RBI's. The Cuban is red hot for three weeks in a row now... batting .363-21-64 for the year.

Brewers 3B Mike Moustakas(26, 1/1.5* HS, 2.5* OSA) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-25 3HR 8RBI's. Claimed off waivers from the Royals earlier this year, Mous is batting .236-6-15 in 24G with the Brewers.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	51-26	-
Cincinnati Reds	46-30	4.5
Milwaukee Brewers	38-42	16
Chicago Cubs	35-43	16.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	33-41	16.5