Now that the National League East and all their moves have been covered, it's time to look at the NL Central and discuss the lack of movement in that division.Several teams in the NL Central could benefit from strengthening their relief corps, yet only one team has made any noise in free agency or the trade market so far. There are still several talented late-inning pitchers available as free agents though, so with still about a month until spring training begins, the NL Central bullpens are cer[...]

A tough position to evaluate is that of relief pitchers, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these days, further stifling the value of closers.That being said, only four of the pitchers that ranked in the top-10 in saves in 2017 followed up in 2018. One of those pitchers had a huge jump in saves, but [...]

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The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! A tough statistic to find trends on is saves, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these days, further stifling the value of closers.That being said, only four of the pitchers that ranked in the top-10 in saves in 2017 followed up in 2018. One of those pitchers had a huge jump in saves, but [...]

The Milwaukee Brewers picked up relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress' $3.175 million option for the 2019 season, according to a source. Jeffress was an All-Star in 2018, going 8-1 with a 1.29 ERA, 0.99 [...]

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress took one last blow in a rough 2018 postseason Saturday in NLCS Game 7. [...]

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress has been struggling in the first two games of the NLCS. In Game 1, he managed to only record one out while giving up two hits before he was pulled. He did not get credited with any runs allowed but did not look good. The next day in Game 2, he would last an inning but allowed three hits, a walk and two runs on the eventual game-winning two-run homer by Justin Turner. Jeffress would take the loss and the series is now tied 1-1. Jeffress and the B[...]

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Eric Kratz steps up to land the last blow Friday in NLDS Game 2. In the eighth inning with the Brewers up 2-0, Kratz would single in two more runs. At the time, it felt like a big hit because the day before, the Rockies had scored twice in the ninth inning to tie the game at 2-2. Jeremy Jeffress would finish off the 4-0 victory so perhaps the runs didn't change the outcome but it is hard to be sure. Kratz is really not a regular factor but on Friday, he did his part.

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress bounced back from a poor Game 1 to earn the save in Game 2 of the NLDS. He would come in to take careof the eighth inning against Colorado and then finished them off in the ninth for a two-inning save. The performance is likely a relief for fans as he had blown a save the day before against the same team. Jeffress has been a shutdown reliever this season and took over as the closer during the season. The Brewers are now up 2-0 in the best-of-five [...]

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress had a rough Game 1 of the NLDS. He would pitch one inning and attempt to close out a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning. He would allow three hits and two runs to blow the save. He was partially bailed out when the Brewers would win the game anyway. Jeffress has been a shutdown reliever this season and took over as the closer during the season. The Rockies do have some elite hitters so there is some understandable mitigation but it still was not a good[...]