What We Learned: Grading the 2015 season

Brewers News & Notes

• Our MVBrewers series kicked off last week, with Ryan Braun named as the #1 player. Derek posted his profile of Braun on Friday.
• The first edition of the BCB Mailbag came out on Friday, and Derek covered topics from the international pool to the fate of Futurama.
• The Brewers have only thrown one no-hitter in the history of their franchise, though many have been thrown in the majors over the last several years. Julien Assouline of BP Milwaukee looks at the Brewers relation to no-hitters in the 2015 season.
• The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel released their grades for the 2015 season on Saturday. Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak have grades for both the individual players and the team overall. They also have an overall season recap for the 2015 season.
• Reviewing the Brew also has some grades for the 2015, grading the seasons of Domingo Santana, Will Smith, and Jeremy Jeffress.

Postseason Update

This Weekend's Games

AL Division Series
Game 2: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4
Game 3: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 1
Rangers Lead Series 2-1

AL Division Series
Game 2: Royals 5, Astros 4
Game 3: Astros 4, Royals 2
Astros Lead Series 2-1

NL Division Series
Game 1: Cardinals 4, Cubs 0
Game 2: Cubs 6, Cardinals 3
Series Tied 1-1

NL Division Series
Game 1: Mets 3, Dodgers 1
Game 2: Dodgers 5, Mets 2
Series Tied 1-1

Today's Games

AL Division Series
Game 4: Royals @ Astros - 12:00 pm, FS1
Yordano Ventura vs. Lance McCullers
Astros Lead Series 2-1

AL Division Series
Game 4: Blue Jays @ Rangers - 3:00 pm, FS1
R.A. Dickey vs. Derek Holland
Rangers Lead Series 2-1

NL Division Series
Game 3: Cardinals @ Cubs - 5:00 pm, TBS
Michael Wacha vs. Jake Arrieta
Series Tied 1-1

NL Division Series
Game 3: Dodgers @ Mets - 7:30 pm, TBS
Brett Anderson vs. Matt Harvey
Series Tied 1-1

Around Baseball

• Blue Jays reliever Brett Cecil is done for the postseason with a torn calf muscle. RHP Ryan Tepera has been added to the roster to replace Cecil.
• The Cubs designated pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada for assignment and added Taylor Teagarden to the 40-man roster.
• The Mariners have fired manager Lloyd McClendon, as new GM Jerry Dipoto has elected to bring in his own manager rather than stick with the manager in place.
• In game two of the NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers, second baseman Chase Utley slid hard towards second base and shortstop Ruben Tejada broke his leg in the collision. Tejada is out for the rest of the postseason, and Utley received a two-game suspension for his slide. Utley is appealing the suspension but a resolution is not expected for at least a few days.
• The new pace of play rules won't be seen much in the postseason. Commissioner Rob Manfred has said that while pace of play is important, it's not appropriate to enforce it in the postseason.
• The qualifying offer for upcoming free agents has been set for the offseason. Teams will have to offer free agents at least a one-year deal with a minimum value of $15.8 million to get draft pick compensation.