The Milwaukee Brewers have been playing better baseball, and it’s hard to deny that fact. They have won five of nine games under new manager Craig Counsell, raising their record to (a still dismal) 12-22. Much has been made about the energy Counsell has brought to the dugout, how the players have responded to him, etc…though I personally don’t buy into that very much. This team simply just isn’t AS BAD as their franchise worst 5-17 start indicated, and some regression to the mean was inevitable.
One spot Counsell has been somewhat maligned, however, is with his batting order.