Milwaukee, W.I. ~ Yesterday General Manager David Stearns avoided last off-season’s saga with Chase Anderson last February and reached deals with the four remaining eligible key players. Shutdown closer Corey Knebel, starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson, utility man Hernan Perez, and second-basemen Jonathan Villar all reached agreements with the Milwaukee Brewers before the 12 o’clock noon deadline for salary figure. Those four players were the four remaining Brewers eligible for arbitration and considering last year with Chase Anderson, David Stearns did a

Milwaukee, W.I. ~ Last season the Brewers were able to stay right in the playoff race due to their excellent pitching. One of their best pitchers Zach Davies, a starter,  was no different than excellent. He finished the season second in National League wins with 17. Davies ERA 3.90 through 191.1 innings pitched. Through the course of the season, Davies showed people that he’s a legit MLB starter and carried the workload in the second half. In his two full Major

Milwaukee, W.I. ~ Last season Eric Thames was the primary first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers. After a dominant first month in Milwaukee in which he hit a Brewers record 11 homeruns in April, Thames struggled at the plate with discipline and contact but he picked it up in September to almost guide the Brewers to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Even with Thames struggles in the mid-season, he still hit 31 homers, 62 RBI’s, and a batting

Milwaukee, W.I. ~ The Milwaukee Brewers had several offers on pitching, both starting and relief, coming out of the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Well, the Brewers have signed two pitchers since Saturday, and today they signed proven veteran starter Jhoulys Chacin. Last season, Chacin played for the San Diego Padres and he posted a 3.89 ERA and a 13-10 record, rebounding from a mediocre 2015 season with the Braves and Angels. He struck out 83 in 116 innings. Chacin;s weakness

Milwaukee, W.I. ~ The Milwaukee Brewers are heating up and are the front-runner for All-Star pitcher Jake Arrieta. Arrieta is a free agent from the Brewers NL Central rival,  the Chicago Cubs. Coming off a surprising 86 win season in 2017, the Brewers expectations are a lot higher this season, making the expectations for off-season moves higher too.  General manager David Stearns made some great trades last off-season, including the Travis Shaw deal, and if the Brewers want to top last