Tag Archives: Eric Thames

Posted on July 31, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine A pair of teams in the middle of a playoff race have agreed to a trade both hope will address an obvious weakness. The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman Jesus Aguilar from the Milwaukee Brewers. In exchange, the Brewers are receiving pitcher Jake Faria. The […]

Posted on February 28, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine After falling one game short of the World Series last year, the Milwaukee Brewers are hoping to take another step forward in 2019. Of course, they still play in one of the most competitive divisions in baseball. Can the Brew Crew replicate last year’s success and make […]

Posted on October 4, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Two of the hottest teams in baseball at the end of the regular season will meet one another in the NLDS as the Milwaukee Brewers face the Colorado Rockies. Including Monday’s win over the Cubs to clinch the NL Central, the Brewers enter the postseason with an […]

Posted on July 28, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Milwaukee Brewers have added an impact bat for the stretch run. Late Friday night, the Brew Crew completed a trade with the Kansas City Royals for third baseman Mike Moustakas. In exchange, the Royals have received outfield prospect Brett Phillips and reliever Jorge Lopez. “We were […]

Posted on April 25, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine After surviving a stretch without Christian Yelich, the Milwaukee Brewers will now have to endure a period without first baseman Eric Thames. The Brewers added Thames to the 10-day DL Wednesday because of a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Thames suffered the injury Tuesday night […]

Posted on April 8, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time in less than a week, the Milwaukee Brewers have lost a key player to injury. Earlier this week, closer Corey Knebel went down with a hamstring injury that will keep him sidelined for four to six weeks. On Sunday, the Brewers placed Christian […]

Posted on March 25, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Milwaukee Brewers made a lot of noise in 2017, officially announcing the end of their rebuilding process, only to fall a few games short of a playoff spot. However, the Brew Crew did not mess around during the winter, having arguably the best offseason of any […]

Posted on January 28, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine With the acquisition earlier this week of both Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain, the Milwaukee Brewers suddenly have an abundance of outfielders on their roster. There has already been talk of the Brewers making a trade to clear space in their outfield. However, longtime left fielder Ryan […]

Posted on May 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week after returning from an injury, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is heading right back to the DL with the same injury. Braun re-aggravated the calf injury that forced him to the DL earlier this month during Thursday’s loss to the Diamondbacks. Braun […]

Posted on May 12, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After battling nagging injuries for much of the past two weeks, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has finally landed on the DL. The Brewers placed Braun on the 10-day DL Friday with a left calf strain, although the six-time all-star has also battled issues with his […]

Posted on March 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been a rough couple years for the Milwaukee Brewers, and they have yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel during their rebuilding process. During that time, the Brew Crew has managed to collect some promising young talent, but are they ready to […]