The Milwaukee Brewers are rocking the league right now, sitting pretty with the best record in baseball and a likely NL Cy Young winner in Jacob Misiorowski. They absolutely look like a team built for a deep postseason run. But hold up a second, because despite all that, there’s a massive red flag waving in Milwaukee, and it’s all about what’s *not* happening at the plate: the long ball.
History’s Loudest Warning for the Brew Crew
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale dropped a stat bomb that should have every Brewers fan doing a double take. The reason why history isn’t smiling on Milwaukee for a World Series win is stark: power. Over the past six seasons, every single World Series champion has finished among the top four teams in home run totals during the regular season. Every. Single. One. And where do the Brewers, with their league-best record, stand in that category? Last. Dead last in baseball.
It makes total sense, right? More home runs equal more runs. Even though the Brewers’ offense ranks an impressive fifth in runs scored this season with 602, their complete lack of power is glaring. They’ve managed just 113 home runs in 124 games, putting them at the absolute bottom of MLB.
Who’s Swinging for the Fences (Or Not)
You look at the roster, and the power just isn’t there to stack up against historical champions. Jake Bauers leads the team with 21 homers, followed by Jackson Chourio with 17, and Brice Turang with 16. William Contreras has 12, Gary Sanchez has 10, while Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich sit with eight apiece. Joseph Ortiz has six, and everyone else on the team has five or fewer. These are not the numbers of a power-hitting contender.
To put it in perspective, the Toronto Blue Jays have the second-fewest home runs in baseball, and they’ve hit 116, which is more than Milwaukee. The Arizona Diamondbacks have the second-fewest in the National League with 122. The Brewers, with their measly 113 bombs, are behind both of those teams. It would truly take a miracle for them to climb out of the bottom 10 teams in total dingers this season.
This Brewers offense can score runs, no doubt, but the serious lack of home runs is a massive problem. History screams that if you can’t hit the long ball, you probably aren’t winning the World Series. Can this team be the one to buck the trend? It’s a huge ask, and Brewers fans are gonna be on the edge of their seats wondering if their squad can pull off something nobody else has in recent memory.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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