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How amazing is Adam Wainwright's start to his season? With 24 strikeouts against no walks in his first 22 innings and three starts, his command could not possibly get any sharper. As Mark Simon noted, his 12-strikeout shutout of the Milwaukee...

The news that Corey Hart is going to miss the first six weeks or so of the season might seem like a huge setback for a Milwaukee Brewers team that hasn't achieved much this winter. Hart is a free agent after the 2013 season. If the Brewers aren't con...

Assessing what lies ahead this offseason for the Reds, Cardinals, Brewers, Pirates and Cubs.

From beginning to end, this was baseball as it oughta be, any night and every night, from a first-pitch beginning to a dramatic finale. The Milwaukee Brewers came away with their second consecutive walk-off win when Ryan Braun's bases-loaded sac fly ...

Heartbreak in Dallas didn't entirely belong to the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans. The Milwaukee Brewers, their direct rivals in the National League and for the 2011 pennant, had to endure their own series of setbacks. Between the disappointments...

Now in its last-ever season as Bud Selig's six-team division, the NL Central gave us the league's pennant contenders, and figures to give us one of the most interesting offseasons of any division in baseball. Not least because the challenges confront...

Tuesday's National League Most Valuable Player vote probably isn't going to inspire quite the same outcry as Monday's American League outcome. That's because the AL MVP race gave us reasons to re-explore the reliably entertaining debate about whether...

With Chris Carpenter looking to provide an encore after his masterpiece in Game 5 of the National League Division Series and Yovani Gallardo coming into the game with a career 1-7 record against the St. Louis Cardinals while allowing 6.5 runs per nin...

First-year Brewers boss Ron Roenicke lacks pizzazz, but he makes up for it by being one of baseball's most aggressive in-game managers.

Yesterday, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we talked about one person's list -- mine alone -- for the AL team's all-time greats of Hispanic heritage, so naturally enough, let's turn to the senior circuit and look at the best of the Nationa...

No team has used fewer lefty relievers than Ron Roenicke's Milwaukee Brewers this season. Left-handed Brewer relievers have thrown a league-low 27 innings, and the 128 batters faced is also the lowest mark in the majors. Their 44 lefty relief appeara...

Not all valuable free agents will be signed for top dollar. Baseball Prospectus takes a look at seven players who have plenty of production left in them and, more importantly, won't break the bank.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2010

Baseball Prospectus has cures for the Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Astros, Reds and Pirates.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009

A closer look at the value of Jake Peavy on other teams that he could potentially be traded to.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009

A closer look at the bullpens of the American League East show exactly how badly the Yankees' relievers are struggling.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Leadoff strategies may vary, but BP metrics show that their impact is significant.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009