Lots of meetings today, so this is getting up a little late. Coming off a 4-2 week, the Brewers got themselves back to .500 on Sunday, despite an extremely ugly bullpen meltdown in one of the games against the Braves. The community (N = 57) is continuing a big run-up in support for David Stearns, now nearly at majority strong approval, but they also give him worse marks on the bullpen than those for Craig Counsell. Other notable findings include a fairly big jump in the expectation that Ryan Braun will be traded this year, and a major clustering in win expectations -- all respondents were between 71 and 85 wins, with the median in the 76-80 range.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?
Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Strongly approve 18% 14% 24% 7% 28% Approve 77% 78% 65% 77% 65% Disapprove 0% 0% 3% 4% 1% Strongly disapprove 2% 2% 2% 2% 0% Undecided 4% 6% 7% 10% 5%
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?
Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Strongly approve 44% 35% 31% 25% 29% Approve 51% 62% 65% 68% 61% Disapprove 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% Strongly disapprove 0% 2% 0% 2% 1% Undecided 4% 2% 5% 6% 5%
3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?
Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 65 or less 0% 0% 2% 3% 3% 66 to 70 0% 5% 3% 19% 9% 71 to 75 44% 48% 42% 54% 51% 76 to 80 44% 37% 40% 21% 36% 81 to 85 12% 11% 10% 3% 0% 85 to 90 0% 0% 3% 3% 1% 91 or more 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?
Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Less than 5 18% 21% 24% 43% 31% 5 to 9 26% 29% 27% 22% 28% 10 to 20 44% 33% 32% 25% 28% More than 20 13% 17% 16% 10% 13% ---- Mean 13% 13% 12% 8% 10%
5. Do you expect Ryan Braun to be traded during the 2017 season?
May Apr Yes 23% 16% No 68% 80% Undecided 9% 4%
6. When do you think the Brewers will next make the postseason?
May Apr 2017 2% 0% 2018 33% 16% 2019 54% 53% 2020 7% 24% 2021 2% 1% 2022 or later 2% 5%
7. How many home runs will Eric Thames hit in 2017?
Fewer than 20 0% 20-29 5% 30-39 88% 40-49 7% 50 or more 0%
8. If he is still near the top of MLB in hitting in July, should the Brewers consider trading Eric Thames for a realistic return?
Yes, regardless of their record 7% Yes, but only if they are clearly out of postseason contention 16% No, they should not trade him 77%
9. What grade do you give Craig Counsell for his bullpen management so far in 2017?
A 4% B 46% C 40% D 11% F 0%
10. What grade do you give David Stearns for his bullpen construction so far in 2017?
A 0% B 23% C 68% D 9% F 0%