There are plenty of reasons for the Milwaukee Brewers to be optimistic about the group of starting pitchers they’ve assembled. There’s also plenty of reasons for the outside world to be pessimistic about this rotation.
National outlets don’t give the Brewers much of a chance to repeat as NL Central champions, let alone be a legitimate World Series threat. The bulk of that reason why is the starting rotation lacks certainty and star power. There’s no doubting this lineup, and the bullpen is legitimate. The only group that doesn’t inspire optimism is the rotation.
A Lot Of Things Need To Go Right
The Brewers need Jhoulys Chacin to repeat his performance from a career year in 2018.