Author: Grace Gierach

The Brewers’ big free agent signing of the last offseason, Andrew McCutchen, is next up in our 2022 season report card series.

Fan favorite utility player Jace Peterson had another good season with the Brewers in 2022.

Due to a multitude of factors, Pedro Severino spent little time playing for the Brewers this season. After being acquired to serve as backup catcher, he was suspended for 80 games plus ruled ineligible for the 2022 postseason due to a positive drug test. The Brewers traded for Victor Caratini to fill the void. Caratini ultimately won the backup job for the rest of the season, even once Severino was activated.  Offensive Grade: D+ Though the sample size is pretty limited at just 18 Major League at bats, Severino was inefficient at the plate this season. He had almost twice as…

No matter how you spin it, you can’t get around the fact that this season was disappointing. It was inarguably Craig Counsell’s worst year as a manager in recent memory. Missing the post-season after four consecutive berths seemed extremely avoidable. Counsell’s eighth season as skipper of the Crew was simply lackluster. It wasn’t especially terrible, but it didn’t meet expectations. In Counsell’s defense, the odds were somewhat against him. He dealt (and continues to deal) with the monetary restrictions that come with being a small market team. Trade decisions, which had a huge impact on this year’s team, aren’t up…

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s officially the Christmas season. (Not that I waited this long to start listening to Christmas music or set up the Christmas tree in my apartment.) My wish list this season isn’t addressed to Santa Claus or the North Pole, though. Rather, it’s for Matt Arnold and Mark Attanasio. Here are my top four Christmas wishes for the Brewers:  4) Another Catcher The Brewers currently carry 4 catchers on the 40-man roster. However, none of them seem an ideal candidate for an everyday starting catcher. With the current setup, the best-case scenario is a platoon of…

The Brewers won’t report to spring training for a couple more months and Arizona Fall League play has ended for the year. But fear not- there’s still plenty of opportunity to keep up with the Brewers’ prospects. From this year’s draft class, Robert Moore is currently playing in Australia with the Brisbane Bandits and seeing lots of action there. Brisbane Bandits The Brisbane Bandits are a professional team playing in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) as one of six founding teams. The league currently has eight member teams and plans to expand further. The Bandits currently hold four national championships…

After an electric start to the year, the then relatively unknown Trevor Gott looked like he might just be the next big reliever in Major League Baseball. So what happened between then and his 4.14 ERA at the end of the season? We’ll unpack the course of his season here in the latest installment of 2022 season report cards.  2022 Season Grade: B- When looking at Trevor Gott, it’s important to keep recency bias in check. October was his worst month of the season by far. He gave up some influential runs in key games during the Crew’s playoff push.…

In his first season in Milwaukee, fan-favorite Mike Brosseau brought the Brewers many memorable moments. Though he spent considerable time on the injured list himself this season, Brosseau was crucial in managing the Brewers’ injury load and covering the infield.  Offensive Grade: B+ While his .255 batting average and 6 home runs on the season aren’t anything to write home about, Mike Brosseau came through big when the Brewers needed it. Statistically, this season wasn’t Brosseau’s best in the majors, but those numbers don’t tell the whole story. Brosseau was very much a situational performer this season and really shone…

Coming off of a perfectly unnotable 2021, Hoby Milner took us by surprise by becoming one of the most dependable members of the Brewers bullpen through the 2022 season. He got the most work in his 6 season career to date, making 67 appearances. This season also marked his best season ERA since his 2017 rookie season with the Phillies.  2022 Season Grade: B+ A few rough outings, mostly in August, brought Milner’s season ERA to 3.76. Early this season, he boasted a 9-game scoreless streak before losing it in his first game of July. He also held an ERA…

While the Brewers are currently seeking an extension to their season, their prospects in minor league baseball have wrapped up for the year (save for the Nashville Sounds in the Triple-A playoffs). Two Brewers minor leaguers, Jackson Chourio and Esteury Ruiz, end their seasons with honors from MLB Pipeline. MLB Pipeline named the pair to this year’s Prospect Team. The past two seasons the Brewers had just one player make an appearance on the list. Joey Wiemer (2021) and Trent Grisham (2019), both made their year’s respective first team. (MiLB didn’t play in 2020 due to the pandemic.) Jackson Chourio-…