Curt Hogg
@cyrthogg.bsky.social
I cover the Brewers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — and can't stop my own debilitating usage of em dashes.
Kyle Harrison debuted a new kick change this spring. It grades out as one of the better changeups in baseball. He’s hardly used it, though. Here’s why — and also why he’s more confident in it after a rehab start. www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
Could Kyle Harrison return from the injured list with a new wrinkle?
Kyle Harrison showcased a new, nasty changeup in spring training but hasn't used it much this year.
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Pat Murphy on Christian Yelich: "He doesn’t need my protection. He doesn’t need me to speak up for him. He needs encouragement. So I’m asking the fans to understand this guy, remember who this guy was."
Logan Henderson said he thanked Brewers GM Matt Arnold for not dealing him when he saw him earlier today. “I’m a Brewer,” he said.
Final: Brewers 4, Pirates 2 Keeping Logan Henderson around was a pretty solid idea. He delivers six innings of two-run ball with 8 Ks and the Brewers have reached 70 wins faster than any team in franchise history. The record: 70-43
Antonio Senzatela is throwing tons of sinkers. This is my shocked face.
I think that every time I have seen Don Kelly, he has been angry.
Jackson Chourio had gone one full month since homering. Last tater: July 4.
The Brewers will play from behind again as Logan Henderson gives up a leadoff blast in the third.
Moving past Skubal… The Brewers’ *real* conundrum at the deadline was this: In a vacuum, the spot to upgrade — given production and access and cost — on offense was DH. Should they have done so? Arguably. But they were never going to. Because /gestures broadly/.
After pushing hard for Tarik Skubal and missing, the Brewers pivoted. Big names were on the table. In the end, it wrapped up with 3 pitchers that should help but no new bats. The story of the trade deadline in Milwaukee: www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
After making it clear they made hard Skubal push, Brewers pivot for deadline pitching
Pat Murphy said Brewers made heavy push for Tarik Skubal but the Tigers’ decision did not ultimately boil down simply to which trade package was best.
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Pat Murphy said there will be a postgame meeting with Brandon Sproat and Matt Arnold after the game to discuss what the next steps are. Milwaukee is gaining 2 starters back to the rotation this week with Kyle Harrison and Dustin May.
Final: Pirates 4, Brewers 3 In fitting fashion, Milwaukee loses on an ABS challenge. The offense has just been stuck in mud for a while. The record: 69-43
Brandon Sproat did not have The Goods tonight. And may not get the chance to have them (especially as a starter) for a while.
I see disgruntled sentiment about the Brewers not getting a bat. If only there had been local, entrenched reporters telling you the path was going to be aggregating pitching for weeks. Alas!
Pat Murphy had some eye-opening comments about the Brewers' involvement with a Tarik Skubal deal: “It isn't as simple as, 'That's a better package.' It's not as simple as that. There's a lot more, a lot more layers to it. To say the Brewers didn’t try is simply incorrect.”
Jake Bauers on newly acquired Dustin May, who nearly no-hit them: “He cut us up pretty good a couple times. I’m sure our pitching coaches are excited to get a hold of him. Sinker’s good. Four seamer has good angle. Sweeper seems like it’s coming from left-center.”
Dustin May: Sinker stuff has ticked up this year, but usage down while the four-seam has been more heavily used with the Cardinals. FIP a full run-plus lower than ERA. Yes. This is a Brewers profile.
The Phillies defense was already....well.....uh... Now it is going to be a full-on HOOT.
It is 11 pm the night before the deadline. I should not go to bed. Yet it is all I want to do.
Craig Yoho just made his Cleveland debut. Threw a mess ton of changeups and got a bunch of uncomfortable swings.
Miz-Walbert Ureña has potential to be insanely fun. Mucho gas.
The Milwaukee Brewers now possess the best record in baseball.
Hate this for all of us, discourse-wise. But it was always gonna happen. Have never had people so unanimous about where a player would go. Seems like Tigers locked in on Dodgers prospects early; just the perfect storm of availability and willingness to deal.
I did not realize until now that Chad Patrick is about to be in the top 8 in innings for NL relievers. Chad Patrick was in the rotation until the second week in May.
This is, uh, Not Great: Jackson Chourio goes 0-1 in the count 57.4% of plate appearances. That's the fourth-highest percentage out of 236 hitters with at least 250 PA.
