Christian Yelich’s 499-foot blast last night was a reminder of how much the Brewers have missed his power stroke. To make the playoffs, they’ll need their slugger to start slugging again, WillLaws writes
, and his .750 OPS this year is lower than teammate Jace Peterson’s. The Brewers, as demonstrated by their decision to trade Hader in the middle of a playoff race due to his looming free agency after next season , can’t afford their $215 million man to hit like a couple of defense-focused outfielders and a 32-year-old journeyman.
You can’t ignore that injuries have been a part of the story here since. In addition to the fractured kneecap that ended his ’19 season early, his lower back bothered him through much of last year. But that also can’t be the explanation in a season when he hasn’t spent time on the injured list. To Yelich’s credit, his production has improved since he was moved to the leadoff spot on June 8. Maybe Milwaukee wants him to focus more on getting on base rather than rounding the bases himself. But the Brewers are missing an opportunity to capitalize on what’s been a far better lineup around him than many expected going into this year.
The Brewers have been relegated to the wild-card race, but that’s not such a bad place to be these days. Even if they’d lived up to the most optimistic preseason expectations, they would’ve wound up in the first round of the playoffs as the NL Central champion and No. 3 seed, anyway, just as St. Louis will.
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