This first week of the tracking poll will be a little boring since it doesn't actually track anything yet, but it provides us a baseline. The community (N = 75) expressed quite a bit of contentment in these results, though what optimism there is mostly focuses on the future rather than 2017. Please note, I can neither confirm nor deny that Tyler Cravy was the one respondent who strongly disapproves of the Opening Day roster.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?
Wk 1 Strongly approve 28% Approve 65% Disapprove 1% Strongly disapprove 0% Undecided 5%
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?
Wk 1 Strongly approve 29% Approve 61% Disapprove 3% Strongly disapprove 1% Undecided 5%
3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?
Wk 1 65 or less 3% 66 to 70 9% 71 to 75 51% 76 to 80 36% 81 to 85 0% 85 to 90 1% 91 or more 0%
4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?
Wk 1 Less than 5 31% 5 to 9 28% 10 to 20 28% More than 20 13% ---- Mean 10%
5. Do you expect Ryan Braun to be traded during the 2017 season?
Apr Yes 16% No 80% Undecided 4%
6. When do you think the Brewers will next make the postseason?
Apr 2017 0% 2018 16% 2019 53% 2020 24% 2021 1% 2022 or later 5%
7. Who do you expect to lead the 2017 Brewers in OPS among first basemen?
Eric Thames 75% Jesús Aguilar 23% Someone else 3%
8. Are you more or less optimistic about the Brewers' 2017 season now than you were before spring training?
More more 1% Somewhat more 21% About the same 65% Somewhat less 9% Much less 3%
9. Do you approve or disapprove of the composition of the Brewers' opening day 25-man roster?
Strongly approve 7% Approve 79% Disapprove 8% Strongly disapprove 1% Undecided 5%
10. Did you watch any spring training games on Fox Sports Wisconsin? (check all that apply)
Yes, via traditional cable or satellite 28% Yes, via Fox Sports Go 7% Yes, via MLB.TV 21% Yes, via some other streaming option 3% No 45%