The Brewers finished just one game out of the Wild Card. In what was supposed to be another mediocre season on the field while the team rebuilt, these Milwaukee Brewers stayed in contention all the way until the penultimate game of the season. This playoff push was the gift that kept on giving in 2017.
On the second day of Crew-mas, the Brewers gave to me… Two frontline starters.
Jimmy Nelson and Chase Anderson broke out in a big way this year. Nelson finally solved his control issues and his walk rate went down while his strikeout rate went up.