Milwaukee Brewers Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Milwaukee Brewers.
SABRhood team report

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers ranks 6th in offensive quality and 2nd in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 1 surge signals.

League intelligence# 2 78.6 index
Offensive quality#6
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.325
Run prevention#2
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.284
Recent form#11
1 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#22
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsStarting pitching / Relief pitchingClearest upgrade lanesShortstop
CStrength

Catcher

2.4WAR#7 of 30
Top valueWilliam Contreras1.6 WAR
1BStrength

First base

2.9WAR#7 of 30
Top valueJake Bauers1.7 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

3.9WAR#3 of 30
Top valueBrice Turang3.7 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.2WAR#16 of 29
Top valueJoey Ortiz1.2 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.6WAR#21 of 28
Top valueCooper Pratt0.6 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.4WAR#15 of 30
Top valueGarrett Mitchell2.2 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.7WAR#1 of 30
Top valueJacob Misiorowski4.6 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

5.2WAR#2 of 30
Top valueTrevor Megill1.8 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Milwaukee Brewers’s analytical identity

    Milwaukee Brewers ranks 6th in offensive quality and 2nd in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 1 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Joey Ortiz is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.094 versus 0.598 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Trevor Megill’s Knuckle Curve: 88.0 mph, 49.1% whiffs

    Quality score 87.0; usage 35.8%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Joey Ortiz

Milwaukee Brewers | RHB

34.1
Season PA266OPS0.651Est. wOBA0.287Samplestrong
Biggest changeOPS +2.2 SD

OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 13th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS13th
0.651
Est. wOBA14th
0.287
Strikeout rate68th
18.0%
Walk rate60th
9.4%
Hard-hit rate24th
35.2%
Run value / PA9th
-0.029
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+2.2 SD
Recent 1.094 baseline 0.598
Est. wOBA+2.1 SD
Recent 0.452 baseline 0.267
Strikeout rate-0.7 SD
Recent 24.1% baseline 17.3%
Walk rate+1.2 SD
Recent 13.8% baseline 8.9%
Hard-hit rate+1.5 SD
Recent 50.0% baseline 33.7%
Run value / PA+1.7 SD
Recent 0.094 baseline -0.044
Broadcast read: OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 13th percentile. Recent sample: 29 PA; prior sample: 237 PA.
Hitter change profile

Christian Yelich

Milwaukee Brewers | LHB

32.5
Season PA308OPS0.715Est. wOBA0.312Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.0 SD

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 14th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS40th
0.715
Est. wOBA39th
0.312
Strikeout rate14th
27.3%
Walk rate61st
9.4%
Hard-hit rate59th
42.4%
Run value / PA57th
0.018
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.8 SD
Recent 0.861 baseline 0.695
Est. wOBA+0.6 SD
Recent 0.353 baseline 0.306
Strikeout rate+2.0 SD
Recent 15.8% baseline 28.9%
Walk rate+0.5 SD
Recent 10.5% baseline 9.3%
Hard-hit rate+0.5 SD
Recent 46.4% baseline 41.7%
Run value / PA+0.5 SD
Recent 0.048 baseline 0.014
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 14th percentile. Recent sample: 38 PA; prior sample: 270 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Andrew VaughnMilwaukee Brewers0.307
  2. 2Cooper PrattMilwaukee Brewers0.281
  3. 3Jackson ChourioMilwaukee Brewers0.274
  4. 4William ContrerasMilwaukee Brewers0.273
  5. 5Garrett MitchellMilwaukee Brewers0.268
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Jake BauersMilwaukee Brewers18
  2. 2Brice TurangMilwaukee Brewers15
  3. 3Jackson ChourioMilwaukee Brewers13
  4. 4William ContrerasMilwaukee Brewers10
  5. 5Gary SánchezMilwaukee Brewers8
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Andrew VaughnMilwaukee Brewers0.865
  2. 2Jake BauersMilwaukee Brewers0.845
  3. 3Brice TurangMilwaukee Brewers0.816
  4. 4Gary SánchezMilwaukee Brewers0.802
  5. 5Garrett MitchellMilwaukee Brewers0.798
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers173
  2. 2Kyle HarrisonMilwaukee Brewers101
  3. 3Brandon SproatMilwaukee Brewers91
  4. 4Shane DrohanMilwaukee Brewers82
  5. 5Aaron AshbyMilwaukee Brewers82
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers39.4%
  2. 2Logan HendersonMilwaukee Brewers31.5%
  3. 3Aaron AshbyMilwaukee Brewers31.5%
  4. 4Trevor MegillMilwaukee Brewers31.0%
  5. 5Kyle HarrisonMilwaukee Brewers29.5%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers0.453
  2. 2Trevor MegillMilwaukee Brewers0.493
  3. 3Brandon WoodruffMilwaukee Brewers0.509
  4. 4DL HallMilwaukee Brewers0.510
  5. 5Abner UribeMilwaukee Brewers0.539
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Trevor Megill

Milwaukee Brewers | Knuckle Curve

87.0
Whiff49.1%
Chase44.9%
Usage35.8%
Average velocity88.0 mph
Offspeed identity

Craig Yoho

Milwaukee Brewers | Changeup

82.8
Whiff35.2%
Chase39.7%
Usage100.0%
Average velocity78.9 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge83.4

Brice Turang

Milwaukee Brewers

Brice Turang is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.254
vs R0.387

Estimated wOBA: 0.254 vs L, 0.387 vs R.

pitcher edge79.9

Jacob Misiorowski

Milwaukee Brewers

Jacob Misiorowski is suppressing left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.161
vs R0.263

Estimated wOBA: 0.161 vs L, 0.263 vs R.

pitcher edge77.4

Joel Kuhnel

Milwaukee Brewers

Joel Kuhnel is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.429
vs R0.262

Estimated wOBA: 0.429 vs L, 0.262 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter83.1

Aaron Ashby

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability82.2%Matchup100.0%Performance60.9%
Right-handed batter83.2

Trevor Megill

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability92.2%Matchup70.0%Performance69.1%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
run_prevention Jacob Misiorowski Jacob Misiorowski is suppressing offense at an elite rate 92.0
offensive_race Jake Bauers Jake Bauers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 87.8
offensive_race Brice Turang Brice Turang is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 84.0
offensive_race Garrett Mitchell Garrett Mitchell is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 82.5
run_prevention Brandon Woodruff Brandon Woodruff is suppressing offense at an elite rate 81.8
pitch_identity Jacob Misiorowski Jacob Misiorowski’s Four-Seam Fastball: 100.5 mph, 37.5% whiffs 81.6
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.