For the rest of March, I’ll be taking a look at the Opening Day true-talent rankings of the 30 MLB clubs on a division-by-division basis. While the rankings are based on actual 2022 batted-ball data, off-season player movement and potential impact of 2023 rookies will be addressed. We’ve already covered the AL East, NL East and AL Central; today, it’s the NL Central.
1. Milwaukee Brewers – “Tru” Talent Record = 88-74 – Offensive Rating = 101.1 (13th), Pitching Rating = 94.1 (8th), Defensive Rating = 98.2 (10th); IN: LF Jesse Winker, UT Abraham Toro, C William Contreras, UT Owen Miller, LHP Wade Miley, RF Brian Anderson; OUT: LHP Brent Suter, RF Hunter Renfroe, 2B Kolten Wong, UT Jace Peterson, RHP Brad Boxberger, C Omar Narvaez, LHP Taylor Rogers, DH Andrew McCutchen
That’s an awful lot of turnover for a team that missed the playoffs by the narrowest of margins, and it’s even more when you consider the 2022 trading deadline activity headlined by the departure of closer Josh Hader. That’s just how it goes in Brewer Country, where you tend to get traded just before you’re due a big pot of cash.
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