With a win this afternoon, the Brewers would guarantee themselves sole position of first place at the All-Star break. No wonder, then, that the community (N = 65) shows no signs of breaking its optimism and support of what management is doing. While Craig Counsell gains a few points of support, he's still in the range of strong/regular approval that he's been in for a couple months. David Stearns, however, is threatening to break my chart as his strong approval hits a season high of 60%, with everyone else giving him regular approval; the acquisition of Stephen Vogt probably prompted that bump. We're also seeing a continued shift toward higher win and playoff expectations, though nobody has been willing to go over 90 wins yet. For the record, the Brewers are currently on a pace to win 87-88 games. Finally, there's a strong consensus that Travis Shaw got snubbed for All-Star consideration, but that Eric Thames didn't. Shaw's late surge probably contributes to this, and has moved him up the WAR leaderboard for NL third baseman. With any luck, he, Thames, and the rest of the non-Knebel Brewers spend their four days off getting supercharged for the remaining 70+ games of the regular season.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?
Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11 Wk 10 Wk 9 Wk 8 Wk 7 Strongly approve 17% 15% 16% 15% 14% 22% 19% 27% Approve 71% 68% 68% 74% 81% 72% 75% 64% Disapprove 5% 7% 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% Strongly disapprove 2% 3% 4% 2% 0% 2% 2% 4% Undecided 6% 8% 9% 9% 5% 2% 5% 5%
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?
Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11 Wk 10 Wk 9 Wk 8 Wk 7 Strongly approve 60% 54% 36% 35% 35% 44% 51% 44% Approve 40% 45% 64% 65% 65% 54% 49% 56% Disapprove 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Strongly disapprove 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Undecided 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?
Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11 Wk 10 Wk 9 Wk 8 Wk 7 65 or less 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66 to 70 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 71 to 75 5% 5% 5% 13% 12% 14% 14% 17% 76 to 80 34% 41% 46% 54% 47% 62% 48% 53% 81 to 85 45% 49% 46% 28% 40% 20% 32% 21% 85 to 90 17% 5% 2% 4% 2% 4% 5% 9% 91 or more 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?
Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11 Wk 10 Wk 9 Wk 8 Wk 7 Less than 5 8% 5% 7% 9% 12% 10% 8% 6% 5 to 9 6% 9% 7% 20% 21% 16% 10% 11% 10 to 20 28% 42% 52% 57% 44% 50% 49% 50% More than 20 58% 43% 34% 15% 23% 24% 33% 33% ---- Mean 28% 23% 19% 15% 16% 19% 20% 19%
5. Do you expect Ryan Braun to be traded during the 2017 season?
Jul Jun May Apr Yes 5% 0% 23% 16% No 94% 93% 68% 80% Undecided 2% 7% 9% 4%
6. When do you think the Brewers will next make the postseason?
Jul Jun May Apr 2017 23% 2% 2% 0% 2018 39% 56% 33% 16% 2019 35% 40% 54% 53% 2020 3% 2% 7% 24% 2021 0% 0% 2% 1% 2022 or later 0% 0% 2% 5%
7. If you think Travis Shaw should have been an All-Star selection, which NL third baseman would you remove?
Jake Lamb 6% Kris Bryant (from final spot voting) 51% Anthony Rendon (from final spot voting) 8% Justin Turner (from final spot voting) 14% Travis Shaw shouldn't be an All-Star 22%
8. If you think Eric Thames should have been an All-Star selection, which NL first baseman would you remove?
Paul Goldschmidt 0% Joey Votto 0% Justin Bour (from final spot voting) 11% Mark Reynolds (from final spot voting) 12% Eric Thames shouldn't be an All-Star 77%
9. What should the Brewers do with Orlando Arcia?
Keep him as the regular #8 hitter 55% Move him up in the lineup on an everyday basis 12% Move him up depending on who else is starting 32%
10. Who should take Chase Anderson's place in the starting rotation?
Brent Suter 49% Michael Blazek 19% Josh Hader 14% Taylor Jungmann 9% Paolo Espino 3% Jorge López 3% Wily Peralta 2% Corbin Burnes 2% Bubba Derby 0% Aaron Wilkerson 0% Luis Ortiz 0%
