National writers predict how Milwaukee brewers will end

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USA TODAY & # 39; HUI: Not a lot of love for brewers

Jesse Yomtov is the only one of seven experts to have chosen the Brewers to win the Central. Three of them chose the Cubs and three with the Cardinals. Two other writers, however, regard Milwaukee as a team of wild cards. No brewer has been mentioned in the prognoses of the post-season awards.

Sports Illustrated: Brewers will miss the playoffs

In his survey of baseball writers, four scribes from Sports Illustrated chose the Cubs to win the division, three the Brewers and two the Cardinals.

"It's the toughest division of baseball, and no one seems to know who to pick, are you in favor of the title MVP Christian Yelich in Milwaukee? The electric Javy Baez in Chicago? Or will it be the Cardinals with new franchise first franchise player Paul Goldschmidt and a budding ace at Jack Flaherty? Whoever finishes first will probably not win before the end of the season. "

The Brewers received a voice to win the Wild Card and a vote to win the NL.

According to a rival scout from the Brewers capsule: "I really think that they are playoff teams, wild-cards, maybe division winners, but they will have to add that top responsible for the rotation . They have the opportunity to trade. If they can buy anything, they are serious as contenders to the World Series.

February 27, 2019; Phoenix, Arizona, United States; Starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin (45) of the Milwaukee Brewers faces the Cleveland Indians in the first round at Maryvale Baseball Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Joe Camporeale / USA TODAY Sports)

MLB.com: A team with wild cards and an offensive among the top 10 (and always, Bullpen)

"Expectations are high for Milwaukee one season after the Brewers won their first division title since 2011. In 1919, our experts made the crew the first Wild Card team in the NL, with however 11 votes Against 9 for the Cardinals The coach club Craig Counsell is pretty much the happiness of all players after a Newfoundland pennant win last year, with notably the ## 147 ############################################################################### Arrival of receiver Yasmani Grandal.

The Brewers were ranked seventh (due to Corey Knebel's injury) and seventh best.

The Ringer: Brewers fifth in overall power standings

Michael Baumann likes what the Brewers are reporting in 2019, ranking behind a group of four behemoths: the Astros, the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Dodgers.

"The big question for the Brewers is the pitching staff, which was true last year but in a totally different way," wrote Baumann. In 2018, the Brewers corrected the problems of starting rotation by putting together a very good paddock, and this year, newcomers Jimmy Nelson, Zach Davies and Chase Anderson all come back from injuries that prevented them from staying in the compound. last year, and young Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes will move to full-time rotation, so much so that Anderson, the Milwaukee Opening Day coach for the opening day of 2018, will start the season in the pen. "

Baumann ranks the Cardinals seventh and tenth.

ESPN: another fifth place in the ranking of powers

The same four teams are ahead of Milwaukee on ESPN.com. Jesse Rogers wrote his point of view on the team.

"In the field, they are as deep as ever and there is no reason for the reigning MVP, Christian Yelich, to be able to pick up where he left off," he said. written. "He's in his heyday – and the Brewers too."

In describing a "worst case", Rogers stated that pitching raised a question mark.

"It's possible that all of these questions about their initial launch may have been justified, while Milwaukee's strategy of getting 27 creative outs eventually turns against her." Most of this revolves around Josh Hader, which gives Counsell the ability to remove six to nine outs nearly every time Milwaukee did little to improve the mound, probably because everything worked last season.The Brewers also played at the best baseball possible and barely slipped into the an ounce of complacency could cost them dearly. "

Milwauke Brewers' Christain Yelich continues his swing in their spring training match against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo / Roy Dabner) ORG XMIT: RD255 (Photo: Roy Dabner / For the Sentinel Newspaper)

CBS Sports: expect a regression

It is not uncommon to see speculation that the Brewers simply can not replicate their remarkable run in closing the 2018 season.

Perry also predicts that Craig Kimbrel will finally sign a one-year contract with the Brewers.

Matt Snyder places the Brewers in ninth place with both the Cubs and the Cardinals.

"Congratulations to the Brewers for leading the rotation (Corbin Burnes, Freddy Peralta and Brandon Woodruff at the expense of Chase Anderson)," said Synder.