Pat Murphy News Archive
News -- March 2024 (31)
- 3/27 Brewer Fanatic: Who Should Get Garrett Mitchell's Roster Spot to Open 2024 for Brewers?:
After a strong showing in the Cactus League and lots of reps from the leadoff spot, Garrett Mitchell seemed all but locked...
- 3/26 Fantom Sports Industries: 2024 MLB Preview: Milwaukee Brewers: The 2024 Milwaukee Brewers look to build on last year’s postseason appearance after being swept in two games by the Arizona...
- 3/26 Brewer Fanatic: How the Milwaukee Brewers Can Reach 90-Plus Wins in 2024:
Pat Murphy said this weekend that almost half of his initial roster will never have been on an Opening Day squad before, highlighting...
- 3/24 Brewer Fanatic: The 2024 Milwaukee Brewers Will Run More Than Almost Anyone Else in MLB:
The Los Angeles Angels lead the Cactus League (and the Grapefruit League, too, for that matter) with 43 stolen bases this spring....
- 3/22 Brewer Fanatic: With Less Than A Week Of Spring Training Remaining, The Brewers Make More Cuts:
We are now less than a week away from Opening Day, and the Brewers are still figuring out their roster.
Besides the All-Stars...
- 3/21 Brewer Fanatic: Could the Brewers Set Up an Eric Haase vs. Jake Bauers In-Season Battle?:
Hopefully, talent largely dictates who makes the initial 26-man roster. However, logistical considerations like minor-league...
- 3/20 Brewer Fanatic: Trying to Make the Innings Math Work for the 2024 Milwaukee Brewers:
Early in camp, Pat Murphy's favorite theme around starting pitchers was the fluidity of the group he would utilize that way....
- 3/20 Brewer Fanatic: Playing Matchups is About More Than Handedness for Pat Murphy:
The Brewers are no strangers to playing matchups. Stacking left-handed hitters against right-handed pitchers (and vice-versa)...
- 3/19 Brewer Fanatic: Brewers' Opening Day Roster Starts Taking Shape After Latest Round of Cuts:
With the start of the regular season just over a week away, the Brewers are getting closer to finalizing their roster.
After...
- 3/19 Brewer Fanatic: 2024 Milwaukee Brewers Positional Preview: Center Field:
The Brewers’ center-field torch has been carried by some of its franchise greats. From Gorman Thomas to Robin Yount and from...
- 3/19 Brewer Fanatic: Now the Fun Starts: Jackson Chourio Will Play Opening Day:
A nagging and uneasy sense of unreality has hovered around Jackson Chourio's spring training showing. Despite the megabucks...
- 3/16 Brewer Fanatic: Eric Haase Has Impressed but Faces Uphill Battle for Roster Spot:
If you ask around about players who have made an impression in Brewers camp, you’ll find that catcher Eric Haase is a popular...
- 3/15 Brewer Fanatic: With Devin Williams Sidelined, Pat Murphy's Bullpen Management Must Balance Matchups and Mentality:
Pat Murphy has handled plenty of adversity in his 30-plus years of coaching. Losing players to injury is nothing new.
“You’re...
- 3/15 Fantom Sports Industries: All-Star Closer Devin Williams Out 3 Months for the Brewers: Brewer’s closer Devin Williams is out for 3 months with stress fractures in his back as reported by Jeff Passan. Williams...
- 3/14 Brewer Fanatic: Hoby Milner Gets Technical About His Evolution on the Mound:
Brewers manager Pat Murphy was asked on Tuesday morning if he needed to see results from Hoby Milner in his remaining spring...
- 3/14 Brewer Fanatic: Devin Williams is Hurt: Who's the Milwaukee Brewers' Closer Now?:
Over the winter, Devin Williams signed a two-year deal with the Brewers, not only avoiding arbitration for this offseason but...
- 3/14 Brewer Fanatic: After Tapping Into His Power With the Yankees, Jake Bauers Strives for Balance:
The Brewers’ lack of power was a well-noted weakness that hampered the team throughout the 2023 season. Matt Arnold addressed...
- 3/13 Brewer Fanatic: In Dominant Preview Outing, Colin Rea is a Model of Pitchability:
The Brewers lost in walk-off fashion to the Cubs on Tuesday night, but the main story was Colin Rea’s excellent start. Rea induced...
- 3/12 Brewer Fanatic: A New Opportunity Has Arisen for the Brewers to Get Better, and They Might Take It:
What the San Francisco Giants did to J.D. Davis is unfair, and they might not be done hearing about it or paying for it. After...
- 3/12 Brewer Fanatic: Is Joe Ross a Viable Starting Pitcher, and What Happens If the Answer Is No?:
While he's been reluctant to grant the same status to higher-dollar free agent signee Jakob Junis, Pat Murphy has been quick...
- 3/11 Brewer Fanatic: 2024 Milwaukee Brewers Positional Preview: Designated Hitter:
With Carlos Santana and Mark Canha gone, the Brewers are trying to figure out how to use their designated hitter throughout...
- 3/11 Brewer Fanatic: Jakob Junis Aims for Unpredictability by Emphasizing Glove-Side Sinkers:
The Brewers hope that what they saw from Jakob Junis on Sunday was a preview of what they can expect in the regular season.
Junis...
- 3/7 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Milwaukee Brewers: The 2024 series on team offense continues with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers finished seventeenth in the Majors and eighth...
- 3/7 Brewer Fanatic: Why Sal Frelick's Infield Experiment Could End in the Regular Season:
Since the Brewers revealed at the beginning of spring training that Sal Frelick would receive reps as an infielder in exhibition...
- 3/6 Brewer Fanatic: An Assemblage of Imperfect Pieces, the Brewers Strive for Completeness:
The greatest sin in baseball managing is to be confined to a single plan. If you don't know what you're going to do when the...
- 3/6 Brewer Fanatic: 2024 Brewers Positional Preview: The Pencilled In Starting Pitchers:
Pat Murphy commented that Wade Miley is 50/50 to be ready for April 1st. He will likely have several spells on the injured list...
- 3/4 Brewer Fanatic: Brewers Statcast Takeaways from Sunday's Cactus League Contest:
In what has been a less than stellar first week of the spring, Jackson Chourio busted out a bit on Sunday, with a double that...
- 3/4 Brewer Fanatic: The Brewers' Starting Rotation, in the Thoughts and Words of Pat Murphy:
His backstory and his persona invite some to try to fit Pat Murphy into a stereotype. He's 65, with three decades of coaching...
- 3/3 Brewer Fanatic: Devin Williams Has Two Cutters Now--But Still No Interest In Pitching When It Doesn't Matter:
Last year, Devin Williams changed the shape of his cutter. It's always been a purely supplemental pitch for him, but it's not...
- 3/2 Brewer Fanatic: Sal Frelick is Not Messing Around, on the Infield or in the Batter's Box:
The first thing that jumps out when you talk to Sal Frelick is that he's not talking about his conversion to the infield as...
- 3/1 Brewer Fanatic: Brewers Hitters Getting a Day Off in 2024 Should Keep Their Bats Handy:
For some managers and some situations, the value of the pinch-hit option declines with each passing year. Sabermetric studies...
News -- February 2024 (13)