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The Milwaukee Brewers Can Evade Their Rotation Deficiencies in Shortened MLB Season

Jun 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers boast the same identity in 2020 as they have in each of the last three seasons: a high-profile offense, accompanied by a flashy bullpen and mediocre starting pitching. Fortunately for Milw...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Milwaukee Brewers

Quinn Allen

Apr 11, 2020

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The last decade hasn't necessarily been something to write home about for the Milwaukee Brewers. But it did start off on the right foot when they made it all the way to the 2011 National League Championship Ser...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Miami Marlins

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 27, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

The decade of the 2010s was a continuation of the latter half of the 2000s for the Miami Marlins: leaving something to be desired. Despite having a plethora of multi-faceted position players, they failed to mak...

Young Power Will Be On Center Stage At 2019 Home Run Derby

Quinn Allen

Jul 3, 2019

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

As All-Star week quickly approaches, six of the eight T-Mobile Home Run Derby participants have been announced by Major League baseball, with two more set to be named Wednesday evening on ESPN. So far, we have ...

Christian Yelich is Making a Case for Being Baseball’s Best Offensive Outfielder

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 26, 2019

Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

This is not an article to promote the idea that Christian Yelich is a better player than Mike Trout. Instead, it's one to point out how the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder is making a continued case for being the ...

Brewers Sign Lorenzo Cain to Five-Year Deal

Jason Kelly

Jan 25, 2018

Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League Central, Offseason, Transactions

Go ahead and mark January 25th, 2018 as the day the Milwaukee Brewers put the rest of the National League central division on notice. The Brewers kicked off the evening by completing a trade for Marlins outfiel...

Brewers Acquire Christian Yelich from Marlins

Joe Orsatti

Jan 25, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League Central, National League East, Offseason, Transactions

The Miami Marlins' firesale continued on Thursday when the Milwaukee Brewers struck a deal to acquire star outfielder Christian Yelich. In return, the Marlins will acquire four prospects: outfielders Lewis Brin...

Miami Marlins Have Become Laughingstock of Baseball

Joe Jacquez

Dec 18, 2017

Miami Marlins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Miami Marlins have decided to play a dangerous game this offseason, one that could affect their longterm future. It was not long ago — six years to be exact — that the Marlins committed to winning. First...

Positional Power Rankings: Left Field

Chad Stewart

Dec 19, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Historically, teams have commonly used left field to hide their defensively challenged power hitters because it is seen as one of the least taxing positions in the sport. And while that is still often the case ...

Fun With Small Sample Sizes: The Miami Marlins Best and Worst of 2016

David Marcillo

Apr 25, 2016

Miami Marlins

The 2016 Miami Marlins have played 17 games so far, taking a disappointing 6-11 record into Los Angeles for a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. With not even a month of baseball played, it is no...

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