Milwaukee's success has often revolved around lights-out pitching, but this season the bats are the talk of the town.
lost their manager and best pitcher during the offseason. A step back would have felt understandable. Instead, two months into the season, Milwaukee is in a familiar place: atop the National League Central.
"Their offense has been really, really good this year. They're scoring a ton of runs and have a lot of guys performing at really high levels. Last year, they had great pitching and defense and they struggled to score runs,"president Jed Hoyer said."This year, they've flipped the script and they're really scoring runs. I give them credit for being resourceful.""We guys for a reason," GM Matt Arnold told ESPN this week.
The Brewers have been getting performance throughout their lineup rather than relying on one or two superstar sluggers for power.That collective unit has come in handy since Hoskins and Yelich have missed time. The Brewers have leaned on Contreras, who is developing into the type of player who can carry a lineup through tough stretches, making the leap from solid contributor to potential National League MVP candidate.
"A lot of our data-driven talks were about what we do well, individually and as a team," Hoskins said."And how we can forge a plan or approach to what we do well and then power usually follows."It has led to a lineup that ranks in the top 10 in home run percentage, hard-hit rate and ISO power, helping turn a rebuilding year into a possible sixth postseason appearance in seven seasons.
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