This week's poll was open from Tuesday at noon through Wednesday, and received 198 responses. Here are some notable results:
- 66% of voters are concerned by the bullpen's early workload, and 64% are worried about their performance.
- However, when asked individually less than 50% of readers thought Francisco Rodriguez (46%), Tim Dillard (44%), Jose Veras (27%) or John Axford (6%) were pitching too much.
- Doug Melvin (down 3%), Ron Roenicke (down 2%) and Rick Kranitz's (down 2%) approval ratings all fell slightly this week, while Johnny Narron's (down 12%) saw a double digit loss for the second time in as many weeks.
Follow the jump for the full results.
Brewer relievers have made 51 appearances in the first 17 games (averaging three per game). Are you concerned about their workload?
Response | Votes | % |
Yes | 131 | 66% |
No | 59 | 30% |
Undecided | 8 | 4% |
Brewer relievers have posted a 4.73 ERA with 31 walks (5.2 per nine innings) and 56 strikeouts (9.5 per nine innings). Are you concerned about their performance?
Response | Votes | % |
Yes | 127 | 64% |
No | 59 | 30% |
Undecided | 12 | 6% |
Francisco Rodriguez has pitched ten times in the Brewers' first 17 games and has a 6.00 ERA with 7.0 walks and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Is he pitching...
Response | Votes | % |
Too much? | 92 | 46% |
Not enough? | 2 | 1% |
Neither. | 78 | 39% |
Undecided | 26 | 13% |
Tim Dillard has pitched eight times in the Brewers' first 17 games and has a 6.00 ERA with 4.0 walks and 6.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Is he pitching...
Response | Votes | % |
Too much? | 87 | 44% |
Not enough? | 4 | 2% |
Neither. | 78 | 39% |
Undecided | 26 | 13% |
Jose Veras has pitched eight times in the Brewers' first 17 games and has a 4.91 ERA with 7.4 walks and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Is he pitching...
Response | Votes | % |
Too much? | 53 | 27% |
Not enough? | 13 | 7% |
Neither. | 112 | 57% |
Undecided | 20 | 10% |
John Axford has pitched seven times in the Brewers' first 17 games and has a 6.35 ERA with 7.9 walks and 17.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Is he pitching...
Response | Votes | % |
Too much? | 11 | 6% |
Not enough? | 60 | 30% |
Neither. | 117 | 59% |
Undecided | 10 | 5% |
Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?
Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
Yes | 183 | 92% | 95% | -3% |
No | 9 | 5% | 2% | +3% |
Undecided | 6 | 3% | 3% | n/c |
Do you approve of the job Ron Roenicke is doing as Manager of the Brewers?
Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
Yes | 146 | 74% | 76% | -2% |
No | 26 | 13% | 11% | +2% |
Undecided | 26 | 13% | 13% | n/c |
Do you approve of the job Rick Kranitz is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?
Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
Yes | 90 | 45% | 47% | -2% |
No | 38 | 19% | 13% | +6% |
Undecided | 70 | 35% | 39% | -4% |
Do you approve of the job Johnny Narron is doing as Hitting Coach of the Brewers?
Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
Yes | 57 | 29% | 41% | -12% |
No | 43 | 22% | 12% | +10% |
% | 98 | 49% | 47% | +2% |