The Milwaukee Brewers are reshaping their franchise with an injection of youth and prospects.
Every Thursday for the rest of the season, FOX Sports Wisconsin will take a closer look at some specific young players -- as well as noting others who might be stepping up -- measuring, highlighting and evaluating their progress. Please note the glossary of advanced stats at the bottom of the story.
This is the second edition of the Young Brewers Tracker.
IN THE MAJORS
Zach Davies (age 23)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 0-1, 6.00 ERA, 6 IP, 9 H, 1 BB, 5 K, .360 OBA, .407 OBP, .600 SLG, 1.667 WHIP, 165 sOPS+, 471 BAbip,
Season: 2 games (2 starts), 0-2, 9.72 ERA, 8 1/3 IP, 2.520 WHIP, 18.4 H/9, 1.1 HR/9, 4.3 BB/9, 5.4 K/9, .436 OBA, .489 OBP, .615 SLG, 47 ERA+, 5.27 FIP, -0.4 WAR
Notable: Davies pitched better in his second start of the season, a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia.
Ramon Flores (age 23)
Last week: 3 games, 8 PA, .000 BA, .000 OBP, .000 SLG, .000 OPS, -100 sOPS+, .000 BAbip
Season: 16 games, 43 PA, .128 BA, .209 OBP, .128 SLG, .338 OPS, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 SB, 4 BB, 9 K, .167 BAbip, -8 OPS+, -0.1 WAR.
Notable: Has appeared in 16 games and has a hit in only three of them.
Yadiel Rivera (age 23)
Last week: 1 game, 2 PA, .000 BA, .000 OBP, .000 SLG, .000 OPS, -.100 sOPS+, .000 BAbip
Season: 9 games, 24 PA, .217 BA, .250 OBP, .348 SLG, .598 OPS, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 R, 0 RBI, 0 SB, 1 BB, 8 K, 55 OPS+, .333 BAbip, 0.0 WAR.
Notable: With Scooter Gennett on the disabled list, this likely is Rivera's chance to show what he can do.
Domingo Santana (age 23)
Last week: 4 games, 15 PA, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 8 K, .267 BA, .267 OBP, .333 SLG, .600 OPS, 60 sOPS+, .571 BAbip
Season: 20 games, 82 PA, .260 BA, .341 OBP, .425 SLG, .766 OPS, 6 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 0 SB, 9 BB, 25 K, 100 OPS+, .370 BAbip, -0.6 WAR.
Notable: Had a mini-five-game hit streak ended after going hitless on April 26.
Jonathan Villar (age 24)
Last week: 4 games, 17 PA, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 2 BB, 2 K, .067 BA, .176 OBP, .133 SLG, -15 sOPS+, .077 BAbip
Season: 18 games, 72 PA, .230 BA, .347 OBP, .328 SLG, .675 OPS, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB, 10 BB, 17 K, 79 OPS+, .302 BAbip, 0.3 WAR.
Notable: Batted first, second, seventh and ninth in the lineup.
DOWN ON THE FARM
Orlando Arcia (age 21/Triple-A)
Last week: 5 games, 22 AB, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, 3 SB, 2 BB, 3 K, .364 BA.
Season: 17 games, 62 AB, .313 BA, .351 OBP, .448 SLG, .799 OPS, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 R, 13 RBI, 3 SB, 5 BB, 8 K.
Notable: Arcia had a pretty good game at Omaha on April 26. He had three hits, including a grand slam, and stole three bases.
Keon Broxton (age 25/Triple-A)
Last week: 6 games, 28 AB, 8 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 6 K, 3 SB, .286 BA.
Season: 9 games, 37 AB, .270 BA, .357 OBP, .541 SLG, .898 OPS, 4 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 R, 6 RBI, 4 SB, 5 BB, 9 K.
Notable: In his last three games, Broxton was 6 for 15 with two doubles and two home runs.
Clint Coulter (age 22/Single-A)
Last week: 6 games, 25 AB, 6 H, 1 3B, 0 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .240 BA.
Season: 19 games, 71 AB, .211 BA, .300 OBP, .254 SLG, .554 OPS, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 7 BB, 16 K.
Notable: Finished off rough week with 2 for 6 performance with a triple on April 27.
Isan Diaz (age 19/Single-A)
Last week: 5 games, 19 AB, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K, .211 BA.
Season: 19 games, 66 AB, .242 BA, .351 OBP, .424 SLG, .775 OPS, 6 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, 1 SB, 11 BB, 20 K.
Notable: Has had multiple-strikeout games in five of his last six games.
Josh Hader (age 22/Double-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 4 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 0.00 ERA.
Season: 4 games (4 starts), 0-0, 0.53 ERA, 17 IP, 1.18 WHIP, 12 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 27 K, .200 OBA.
Notable: Has gone four innings in three of his four starts. Still has not surrendered a hit to a lefty.
Adrian Houser (age 23/Double-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 0-1, 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 K, 11.25 ERA.
Season: 3 games (3 starts), 0-2, 7.20 ERA, 15 IP, 1.47 WHIP, 14 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 13 K, .255 OBA.
Notable: Has one good start (0 H in 5 IP) and two bad (14 H, 12 R in 10 IP).
Jorge Lopez (age 23/Triple-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 0-0, 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 12.00 ERA.
Season: 3 games (3 starts), 0-0, 7.94 ERA, 11 1/3 IP, 2.38 WHIP, 17 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 12 K, .354 OBA
Notable: Hasn't gotten past four innings in two of his three starts. Lefties are batting .474 off him.
Jacob Nottingham (age 21/Double-A)
Last week: 4 games, 14 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K, .143 BA.
Season: 15 games, 51 AB, .137 BA, .214 OBP, .275 SLG, .489 OPS, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 4 BB, 15 K.
Notable: Has struck out in seven consecutive games.
Brett Phillips (Age 21/Double-A)
Last week: 6 games, 19 AB, 3 H, 3 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, .158 BA.
Season: 18 games, 62 AB, .258 BA, .370 OBP, .387 SLG, .757 OPS, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 R, 11 RBI, 1 SB, 10 BB, 24 K.
Notable: Batting 300/391/350 vs. lefties and 238/360/405 vs. righties.
Michael Reed (age 23/Triple-A)
Last week: 6 games, 22 AB, 2 H, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 7 BB, 9 K, .901 BA.
Season: 16 games, 59 AB, .271 BA, .394 OBP, .305 SLG, .699 OPS, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 10 R, 5 RBI, 5 SB, 12 BB, 17 K.
Notable: Played four games in center field last week.
Others: Catcher Manny Pina is batting 388/423/612 in 13 games for Colorado Springs. . . . Colorado Spring 1B Andy Wilkins has 23 K in 58 AB. . . . Colorado Springs reliever Jacob Barnes has allowed 0 runs in 6 IP while allowing just 2 hits with 8 strikeouts. . . . Biloxi reliever Jaye Chapman has allowed one baserunner (a hit) in 8 1/3 innings. He has of course allowed 0 runs and has 12 strikeouts. . . . SS Angel Ortega (6th round 2012) is batting 351/388/392 with 2 SB for Brevard County. . . . SP Bubba Derby, acquired from Oakland in the Khris Davis trade, has a 3.24 ERA and 22 K in 16 2/3 IP for Brevard County.
A glossary of some of the advanced statistics used:
OPS: On base percentage + slugging percentage
OPS+: OPS compared to league average of 100, adjusted to the player's ballpark
sOPS+: OPS for the split (in our case the last 7 days) compared to the league's split OPS (100 being average).
BAbip: Batting average on balls in play.
WHIP: Walks plus hits divided by innings pitched.
ERA+: ERA compared to league average of 100, adjusted to the player's ballpark
FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching. Measures a pitcher's effectiveness at presenting home runs, walks and hit by pitches while causing strikeouts. The MLB average FIP is the same as the MLB average ERA.
WAR: Wins Above Replacement value. Represents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player would add (we are using WAR from baseball-reference.com).
Statistics courtesy baseball-reference.com and milb.com
