Are the Brewers good? Offense and bullpen scuffling, but starting pitching still a strength. Plus: A conversation with Brandon Sproat (04.27.2026)

About this episode

The episode discusses the Milwaukee Brewers' current struggles with offense and bullpen while highlighting the strength of their starting pitching, featuring an interview with Brandon Sproat.

The Milwaukee Brewers' offense is on a power outage even by its own standards, and the bullpen has been unsteady at best. But the starters are still great, anchored by Kyle Harrison's virtuoso effort Sunday, so maybe the Brewers are in better shape than we think? Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe discuss what they can do (or can't) to help the offense, Luis Lara, Joey Ortiz, David Hamilton and other pain points in the offense. They discuss the plight of the arms, both the struggling relievers and shining starters. Why'd they cut ties with Luis Matos over Greg Jones? Could Tyler Black rediscover something with another opportunity? Is it really just injuries holding the offense back? In Three Up Three Down (38:30), they discuss a scary minor-league incident, Quinn Priester's struggles on rehab starts, a glorious triple and Blake Perkins' big moment. In Remembrew When (54:00), JR talks about another big-man triple and in Curt Blanche (56:30), Curt tries to understand an ages-old baseball trend. Then, JR is joined by Brandon Sproat (1:01:30), who's had back-to-back strong outings after a shaky start. They discuss his hometown in Pensacola, his bounceback, the struggles…

People in this episode

Hosts: Curt Hogg, JR Radcliffe

Guest: Brandon Sproat

Topics covered

• Brewers offense struggles
• bullpen performance
• starting pitching strength
• minor league incidents
• player interviews
• baseball trends

Keywords

• Milwaukee Brewers
• offense
• bullpen
• starting pitching
• Brandon Sproat
• minor league
• baseball trends
• injuries
• player performance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pensacola, New York

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