Heading into 2018, we knew that Josh Hader was a unique weapon out of the Brewers bullpen. What we didn’t know at the time is just how unique or how big of a weapon he would turn out to be.
The 3rd-Most Valuable Brewer as voted on by the Brew Crew Ball community put up one of the most dominating seasons a relief pitcher has ever had, setting a new Major League record for left-handed relievers with 143 strikeouts.
Despite throwing just 81.1 innings, Hader had the second-most strikeouts on the team, finishing just 13 strikeouts behind Jhoulys Chacin despite throwing roughly 110 fewer innings.