Milwaukee still has several prospects close to cracking the major leagues, but rookies have played a big part in the Brewers' 2016 season.
The Brewers have had the third-most games played in 2016 by rookies, trailing only Colorado and Cincinnati.
Some players came and went, some didn't get to play often, but others have taken on pivotal roles, such as Orlando Arcia, Junior Guerra and Keon Broxton.
Here's the list of rookies (note: this doesn't just mean the first year a player is in the majors, but rather retaining rookie eligibility) and their games played this season for Milwaukee:
| Player | Games |
|---|---|
| Ramon Flores | 104 |
| Keon Broxton | 73 |
| Jhan Martinez | 40 |
| Orlando Arcia | 39 |
| Colin Walsh | 38 |
| Andy Wilkins | 26 |
| Zach Davies | 26 |
| Yadiel Rivera | 25 |
| Manny Pina | 22 |
| Junior Guerra | 20 |
| Jacob Barnes | 20 |
| Tyler Cravy | 15 |
| David Goforth | 10 |
| Brent Suter | 8 |
| Damien Magnifico | 3 |
| Ben Rowen | 3 |
| Ariel Pena | 1 |
Kirk Niewenhuis is no rookie, but he has flourished against the Chicago Cubs this season.
In 13 games vs. the Cubs, he is batting .350 (14 fpr 40) with an .800 slugging percentage. That includes five of his 13 homers on the season and 10 of his 34 RBI.
Other notes:
-- Milwaukee's Jimmy Nelson (71.3 percent) and Chicago's Jake Arrieta (65.9 percent) rank third and fifth in the National League in highest percentage of pitches that are fastballs.
-- The Brewers have tossed three shutouts in September, tied with Baltimore for the most in September.
-- Milwaukee outfielder Domingo Santana is hitting .387 with four multi-hit games, four home runs and eight RBI in his last eight games.
Statistics courtesy STATS LLC and baseball-reference.com
