What We Learned: The Brewers rebuild will not be like other rebuilds

Coming out of the trade deadline, it has been ugly on the field for the Brewers. After last night's game, they have now lost six straight. While things will get better, they probably won't get back to where they were at the start of July for the Brewers, when they were winning games and putting up some good numbers. It does look like the Brewers are beginning the rebuilding process in earnest, but it's not going to be the same rebuilding process as teams like the Cubs or Astros went through. They have their own plans for the rebuild.

Earlier this year, Derek discussed the idea of a "compete rebuild", where the Brewers begin trying to rebuild the team, while acquiring pieces that can help them in the near future. Yesterday, Derek approached the idea of that again following the trade deadline. The Brewers did trade away several good players, but they acquired some pieces that could help the team within a year or two. With payroll being slashed and young talent starting to take over the MLB team, it may not take long for the Brewers to compete again.

It's very likely that the Brewers haven't finished their work on trading away players yet. There's still the August trade deadline, where a few other players could be on the move. We also may see more young players get called up in September for some MLB experience. The rest of this year could get very ugly, but that doesn't mean that it will get as bad as other rebuilds have been.

Yesterday's Results

Padres 13, Brewers 5

Unfortunately, games like this will still come up occasionally. Wily Peralta had an off night, allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched. Preston Guilmet also had a rough night, allowing six runs in an inning of work. Meanwhile, the offense was decent, with Scooter Gennett hitting a home run and three other Brewers driving in runs. It would have been enough for many other games, but just not this one.

Brewers News & Notes

• Prior to yesterday's game, Derek wrote a series preview on the Brewers-Padres series.
• This series between the Padres and Brewers is a reunion between managers Craig Counsell and Pat Murphy, as Counsell played for Murphy during his days at Notre Dame. Adam McCalvy of Brewers.com has a story about the relationship between Counsell and Murphy.
• Over on BP Milwaukee, Jack Moore wrote a farewell post to Carlos Gomez, looking back at his career as a Brewer. Also on BP Milwaukee, Ryan Romano analyzes how Taylor Jungmann continues to catch hitters looking.
• Gorman Thomas is introducing his own brand of BBQ sauce at Miller Park today. Cait Covers the Bases has the details on where you can get the new sauce and an opportunity to meet Gorman Thomas.

Minor League Update

News & Notes

• Over on The Shuck Dynasty blog, they have an affiliate report for action in the minors over the last week. Also, they have an interview with new Biloxi Shucker Brett Phillips.

NL Central Update

• Cubs @ Pirates (PPD)
• Cardinals and Reds had the day off.

Today's Division Games

• Cubs (Jake Arrieta) @ Pirates (J.A. Happ) - 6:05 pm
• Cardinals (John Lackey) @ Reds (Anthony DeSclafani) - 6:10 pm

Around Baseball

Roster News

• The Athletics claimed infielder Danny Valencia from waivers.
• The Cubs designated LHP Clayton Richard for assignment and recalled outfielder Matt Szczur.
• Dodgers RHP Brandon Beachy cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to the minors.
• The Indians placed second baseman Jason Kipnis on the 15-day DL with chronic inflammation in his right shoulder.

Other Notes

• Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit for the cycle last night in a 12-9 win over the Astros. It is his third career cycle in the majors. It's also worth noting that the final hits came off of former Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers, who was called on to pitch in relief.
• MLB's streaming service is so good that the NHL is jumping on board. Chris Cwik of Big League Stew notes that MLB will take over NHL's web operations starting in 2016.

Today's Action

The losing streak has reached six games, and the Brewers will take another attempt at a win this evening. Tonight, it will be Andrew Cashner facing Jimmy Nelson in game two of the series. First pitch is at 7:10 pm.