Recently the Brewers have made a complete turnaround. They used to be one of the worst teams in the league and now are contending to make the playoffs. But recently they have had one huge problem, their pitching. They have had games blown wide open because of their pitching. The only real encouragement where we felt safe is if we were up by a couple of runs and they pulled the other pitcher and start playing "Hells Bells". It was Trevor Time.
Last year the Brewers pitching staff was horrendous. The lowest starting pitcher ERA was their ace, Yovani Gallardo at 3.73. That is horrible for an ace if you want to contend. Ideally you want your ace to be at least lower 2's. The next starters were even worse. Braden Looper was next with a 5.22 ERA. That was pathetic. We need to get some better pitchers and quick.
One thing we could do maybe is try and get Ben Sheets back now that he has recovered from surgery. Hopefully he can stay healthy and we can improve. Also there is a possibility for us to get Jared Washburn. He would be a great asset to us in the near future having a veteran with a younger team.
Finally I think that in a couple of years our draft picks will pull through. The Brewers have one of the best farm systems in the league because of Doug Melvin. We need time to let some our younger players like Braun and Prince develop so we can get some older leadership. They will they hopefully provide a good example for the younger members. If all works out in a couple of years we will be contending for the World Series. Go Brewers!
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The only thing that usually kept the Brewers in games was their home runs, good pitching would be a big help.
ReplyDeleteI think there is some bad blood with Sheets, and though Washburn has Wisconsin ties, last I heard he was thought to be unlikely. It looks like Mark Mulder might be a possibility. Doug Melvin loves ex-Cardinal pitchers.
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