2017 schedule

[trwi7]

Start with the Rockies at home. Every **** year it's either the Rockies, Giants or Braves to open the season at Miller Park. Tough schedule overall with the AL East.

April

4 vs Rockies
3 vs Cubs
2 at Blue Jays (their home opener)
4 at Reds
3 at Cubs
4 vs Cardinals
3 vs Reds
3 vs Braves

May

4 at Cardinals
3 at Pirates
3 vs Red Sox
3 vs Mets
4 at Padres
3 at Cubs
2 vs Blue Jays
4 vs D'Backs
3 at Mets

June

1 at Mets
3 vs Dodgers
4 vs Giants
3 at D'Backs
3 at Cardinals
3 vs Padres
4 vs Pirates
3 at Braves
3 at Reds
1 vs Marlins

July

2 vs Marlins
3 vs Orioles
3 at Yankees
3 vs Phillies
4 at Pirates
3 at Phillies
3 at Nationals
3 vs Cubs

August

3 vs Cardinals
3 at Rays
2 at Twins
2 vs Twins
3 vs Reds
2 vs Pirates
3 at Rockies
3 at Giants
3 at Dodgers
2 vs Cardinals
1 vs Nationals

September

3 vs Nationals
3 at Reds
3 at Cubs
3 vs Pirates
3 at Marlins
3 at Pirates
4 vs Cubs
3 vs Reds
2 at Cardinals

October

1 at Cardinals

Are we ever going to Baltimore? Haven't been there since 2003. There don't appear to be any exceedingly easy stretches of games, maybe the Rays, Twins, Reds in August?

[ReasonablySober]

Still gonna cheer for losses next year?

[trwi7]

Probably. I see no point in cheering for wins. Doesn't mean I hope certain players don't do well, just that I hope they do well and the fringe parts of the roster suck enough to give us losses.

[wichmae]

Theres no point in truly winning ball games unless were going to hope to contend. Best thing for the franchise's future stability and health is maximizing assets all while still losing ball games.

[coolhandluke121]

It's gonna be much harder to cheer for losses next year. They'll have to make room on the 40-man and that will force them to have more young guys with the club and I can't root for all the young guys to suck the way I could with some of the stopgaps this year.

[Iheartfootball]

I think it's an art not a science. Win too much and you lose the chance at a higher pick and pool money. Lose too much and you risk getting off on the wrong foot with some of the younger guys and them developing apathetic attitudes (I know, I know, it's Counsel's job to keep that from happening). Also, losing isn't fun to watch and they want fans to show up.

It's a balance and difficult one at that. So much can happen. I'm not going to wish for either. Just that the young guys develop, gain experience, and that the organization continues to build a sustainable winning culture. How's that for hedging?

[wichmae]

I of course want the young guys to suceed but just because theyre on the 40 doesnt mean they will be on the MLB club. Im going to go on a limb and say the AAAA fodder may still be around. We'll have to see what happens in December.

[Thunder Muscle]

2nd year in a row I didn't make a game but I'll maybe try to see Boston next year. Them and Tampa are the only 2 MLB teams I've yet to see. Or at least I can't recall seeing them.

I'm curious if attendance continues to dip or if it will kinda remain how it was this year.

[Thunder Muscle]

Still gonna cheer for losses next year?

I didn't root for losses but never got checked in enough to get pissed when we did either. It was just a throwaway year and almost thinking next year will be too. But I was rooting for alot of our AAAA guys and hoping some of them would pan out. I was disappointed when Liriano went down, especially with the severity. Flores was disappointing but Broxton has shown some flashes. I really like him if he can get on base. Nelson was a big disappointment for me, which I believe I unfortunately called in our pre-season predictions. I hope he bounces back. The pitching staff as a whole was slightly disappointing other than Davies, Guerra, Jeffress pre-trade, and a couple other relievers.

Hopefully next year we'll be closer to seeing some of the prospects and that will make things a little more intriguing.

[Thunder Muscle]

At this point, I kind of feel like it is going to be another throwaway season. Hopefully the Bucks can take us into May.

[GBPackers47]

I'm definitely more of a casual Brewers fan (I probably watch 20 or so games a year and just check the box score for the rest), but what is a realistic expectation for this team this year? This is my first time posting on the Brewers board because I'm really not educated enough on the team to add any real value, but what is the expectation for the plethora of prospects we've been collecting for the last year and a half? Are any of these guys projected to be full time starters or are we still looking at being a few years away?

Thanks!

[Kerb Hohl]

I'm definitely more of a casual Brewers fan (I probably watch 20 or so games a year and just check the box score for the rest), but what is a realistic expectation for this team this year? This is my first time posting on the Brewers board because I'm really not educated enough on the team to add any real value, but what is the expectation for the plethora of prospects we've been collecting for the last year and a half? Are any of these guys projected to be full time starters or are we still looking at being a few years away?

Thanks!

A few years away. My thoughts:

2017: The current team + a few more experimental players/damaged goods MLB guys. Some of the big prospects will come up mid-season.
2018: The young prospects will now be starting in a lot of key positions, but growing pains.
2019: Should start to show contention.

Something like this.

[Thunder Muscle]

I'm definitely more of a casual Brewers fan (I probably watch 20 or so games a year and just check the box score for the rest), but what is a realistic expectation for this team this year? This is my first time posting on the Brewers board because I'm really not educated enough on the team to add any real value, but what is the expectation for the plethora of prospects we've been collecting for the last year and a half? Are any of these guys projected to be full time starters or are we still looking at being a few years away?

Thanks!

A few years away. My thoughts:

2017: The current team + a few more experimental players/damaged goods MLB guys. Some of the big prospects will come up mid-season.
2018: The young prospects will now be starting in a lot of key positions, but growing pains.
2019: Should start to show contention.

Something like this.

I'd agree with Kerb. I expect 2017 to be similar to last year. I don't know if we'll be bad as what we'll be projected but I think anything over 75 wins would be a surprise. But I guess last year you had Lucroy for a good chunk of the season, Braun was solid all year, and there were some others that are no longer here that could equal a step back if some other guys don't step up or someone like Villar takes a step back. At the moment I'm thinking 70-72 wins.

I'd hope by 2019-2020 that we'd be getting into that frisky sleeper wild card candidate team. Or at the very least back to 500 ball or slightly better.

[GBPackers47]

I'm definitely more of a casual Brewers fan (I probably watch 20 or so games a year and just check the box score for the rest), but what is a realistic expectation for this team this year? This is my first time posting on the Brewers board because I'm really not educated enough on the team to add any real value, but what is the expectation for the plethora of prospects we've been collecting for the last year and a half? Are any of these guys projected to be full time starters or are we still looking at being a few years away?

Thanks!

A few years away. My thoughts:

2017: The current team + a few more experimental players/damaged goods MLB guys. Some of the big prospects will come up mid-season.
2018: The young prospects will now be starting in a lot of key positions, but growing pains.
2019: Should start to show contention.

Something like this.

I'd agree with Kerb. I expect 2017 to be similar to last year. I don't know if we'll be bad as what we'll be projected but I think anything over 75 wins would be a surprise. But I guess last year you had Lucroy for a good chunk of the season, Braun was solid all year, and there were some others that are no longer here that could equal a step back if some other guys don't step up or someone like Villar takes a step back. At the moment I'm thinking 70-72 wins.

I'd hope by 2019-2020 that we'd be getting into that frisky sleeper wild card candidate team. Or at the very least back to 500 ball or slightly better.

Appreciate the response from both of you guys.

Who are some of the big prospects to keep on eye on? I often glance through our prospects and I know our farm system is rated as one of the best, but in your opinion, who are the guys that you expect to make an impact to get to a potential wild card spot by 2019?

[Thunder Muscle]

A few years away. My thoughts:

2017: The current team + a few more experimental players/damaged goods MLB guys. Some of the big prospects will come up mid-season.
2018: The young prospects will now be starting in a lot of key positions, but growing pains.
2019: Should start to show contention.

Something like this.

I'd agree with Kerb. I expect 2017 to be similar to last year. I don't know if we'll be bad as what we'll be projected but I think anything over 75 wins would be a surprise. But I guess last year you had Lucroy for a good chunk of the season, Braun was solid all year, and there were some others that are no longer here that could equal a step back if some other guys don't step up or someone like Villar takes a step back. At the moment I'm thinking 70-72 wins.

I'd hope by 2019-2020 that we'd be getting into that frisky sleeper wild card candidate team. Or at the very least back to 500 ball or slightly better.

Appreciate the response from both of you guys.

Who are some of the big prospects to keep on eye on? I often glance through our prospects and I know our farm system is rated as one of the best, but in your opinion, who are the guys that you expect to make an impact to get to a potential wild card spot by 2019?

For position players I think Lewis Brinson (OF acquired in Lucroy trade) seems like he could be a stud. I was really high on Brett Phillips (OF acquired in Gomez trade) into last year, but he struggled a bit so I don't know if he is as sure of a thing. I guess none of these guys are sure things, but I'm more cautiously optimistic on him. Corey Ray (OF, 1st rd pick last year) certainly seems promising. He won me in his interview on FSN as he seems to have his **** together and can play too. So those guys make me very excited for out future OF. Hopefully Arcia and maybe Villar will have a solid middle IF. THat Diaz (IF acquired in Segura trade) tore up low A ball last year and could maybe be a factor by 2019-20.

I believe Josh Hader (also Gomez trade) and Luiz Ortiz (also Lucroy trade) are our highest rated pitchers at the moment. It is tough to gauge these guys that go to AAA due to Colorado Springs being a death bed for pitchers. I would certainly hope we'll have some pitching help by 2019, but just never know. I thought Jimmy Nelson was going to be a top of the line pitcher and so far the results are mixed there.

[MickeyDavis]

Obviously it will be a long season and a tough one to market. Therefore the Brewers are honoring the 35th anniversary of losing the World Series the weekend of July 14-16 vs. the Phillies. They should have done it during a Cards series since that's the team that beat us.

[trwi7]

Obviously it will be a long season and a tough one to market. Therefore the Brewers are honoring the 35th anniversary of losing the World Series the weekend of July 14-16 vs. the Phillies. They should have done it during a Cards series since that's the team that beat us.

It's embarrassing enough that we're honoring a team that lost. We'd be a laughingstock if we celebrated that team against the franchise that beat us.

[Thunder Muscle]

Obviously it will be a long season and a tough one to market. Therefore the Brewers are honoring the 35th anniversary of losing the World Series the weekend of July 14-16 vs. the Phillies. They should have done it during a Cards series since that's the team that beat us.

It's embarrassing enough that we're honoring a team that lost. We'd be a laughingstock if we celebrated that team against the franchise that beat us.

I understand that is the only World Series team in history, but I'm starting to get a little 1982 Brewers fatigue.

[sdn40]

I think that's part of the reason you'll see Attanasio keep Braun. You can't gut the team entirely and expect the average fan to take his family of four to a ball game. Obviously won't go over well here, but Mark probably stands to lose more money by trading him than keeping him. Owners don't like empty stadiums