William Contreras News Archive
News -- May 2024 (80)
- 5/31 RotoWire: Records fourth stealContreras went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Cubs....
- 5/30 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.332 — Salvador Perez batting against Chris Paddack. 0.322 — Bobby Witt Jr....
- 5/29 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/29/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/29/24 Main Slate Today’s MLB DFS Main slate offers some great stacking opportunities. We’ll break...
- 5/29 Brewer Fanatic: Though Overpowered Tuesday Night, Brewers Hitters Handle High Velocity Very Well: To win anything important in MLB these days, you have to hit well against high-velocity fastballs. They're everywhere, but they're...
- 5/29 Belly Up Sports: Could The Brewers Get The Last Laugh On Craig Counsell?: This past offseason, Brewers fans were left feeling shocked and outraged when longtime manager Craig Counsell surprisingly departed...
- 5/28 Baseball's Best (And Worst): Scoring leaders, triple-digit losers, and the disappearing complete gameWilliam Contreras and Bobby Witt Jr. are setting the scoring pace in 2024...
- 5/28 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/27/24): Brewers 5, Cubs 1 – Madrigal Error, Offensive Incompetence Waste Steele Gem: The Cubs’ tailspin continued Monday with another low-scoring loss, this time against the first-place Brewers. A brilliant...
- 5/28 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/27/24): Brewers 5, Cubs 1 – Madrigal Error, Offensive Incompetence Waste Steele Gem: The Cubs’ tailspin continued Monday with another low-scoring loss, this time against the first-place Brewers. A brilliant...
- 5/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 27-30): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (27-26) are playing their worst baseball of the season with four consecutive losses, including both games against the...
- 5/27 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.376 — Luis Arraez batting against Trevor Rogers. 0.305 — Jurickson Profar...
- 5/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 27-30): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (27-26) are playing their worst baseball of the season with four consecutive losses, including both games against the...
- 5/27 Brewer Fanatic: Week In Review: Still Churning, Still Chugging Along: Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 3-3 (30-21 Overall) Runs Scored: 23 Runs Surrendered: 16 Standing: 1st in...
- 5/26 Cooperstowners in Canada: But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Abraham Toro, Cade Smith, Jason Bay Field: My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Nick Pivetta, Abraham Toro, Michael Soroka and Jason Bay...
- 5/24 North Side Baseball: Cubs Hitters Have Been Helped More By Ball-Strike Calls Than Any Other Team: Generally speaking, when we talk about pitch framing (that is, the value gained and lost by either team because of influences...
- 5/24 Brewer Fanatic: An Update on William Contreras's Pitch Framing in 2024: We could try to ascribe William Contreras's struggles with pitch framing in 2024 to the remarkably heavy workload he's born...
- 5/24 Brewer Fanatic: Shaping Up in Boston? Brewers Attempt Turnaround Against Red Sox: The Brewers punctuated their series with the Marlins with a dazzling start from Freddy Peralta, which would ultimately go to...
- 5/22 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/22/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/22/24 Main Slate When building your DFS lineups, stacking the right offenses can make all the difference....
- 5/22 Brewer Fanatic: The Brewers Are Finally Seeing Some Lefties. It's Andruw Monasterio Time.: Between shuttling down to Nashville and being relegated to the bench in Milwaukee, Andruw Monasterio must feel like he's just...
- 5/22 Fish On First: Trevor Rogers takes step back against Brewers: MIAMI, FL—For Trevor Rogers, Tuesday's start against the Milwaukee Brewers was an opportunity to take another step forward and...
- 5/21 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/21/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/21/24 Early Slate Welcome to today’s MLB DFS Early Slate Top Stacks preview! We’ll analyze the best...
- 5/21 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.334 — William Contreras batting against Trevor Rogers. 0.321 — Max Kepler...
- 5/21 Wisconsin Sports Heroics: Brewers Star Contreras Proving To Be Top C in MLB, Bonafide MVP Candidate: Brewers C William Contreras is off to a blistering start at the plate and has become the most feared bat in the Brewers' lineup....
- 5/21 theforkball.com: Opinion: Cubs’ Lack of Offense is Becoming a Real Issue: The Chicago Cubs suffered from a disappointing weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, losing three The post Opinion: Cubs’...
- 5/21 TeamRiseOrFall.com: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Slate 5/20/24: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Slate 5/20/24 Creating a winning MLB DFS lineup requires a strategic approach,...
- 5/20 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/20/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/20/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/20/24 article. Today’s MLB DFS slate is loaded with potential high-scoring...
- 5/20 Brewer Fanatic: Brewers Keep Scoring, with a Diverse and Efficient Lineup: It's hard to argue with the results of the Brewers' offensive mix, gathered by GM Matt Arnold and stirred by manager Pat Murphy....
- 5/20 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.297 — Shohei Ohtani batting against Joe Mantiply. 0.294 — Jeremy Pena batting...
- 5/20 Brewer Fanatic: Week in Review: Just Another Week: Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 3-3 (27-19 Overall) Runs Scored: 32 Runs Surrendered: 29 Standing: 1st in NL...
- 5/19 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Juan Soto of the Yankees posted a game score of 90 on Saturday, the highest of day and the seventh 90+ score of the season. His...
- 5/19 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.320 — Luis Arraez batting against Bryce Elder. 0.317 — William Contreras...
- 5/19 RotoBaller.com: William Contreras Launches Go-Ahead Homer In Brewers Victory: Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras' three-run homer off Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander proved to be...
- 5/18 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Friday’s games brought no change to the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the...
- 5/17 Brewer Fanatic: Why Owen Miller and Chris Roller, Not Tyler Black, Got the Call From Nashville: The loss of Rhys Hoskins initiated some shuffling of the Brewers’ position-player mix. Hoskins strained his right hamstring...
- 5/17 Just Baseball: Just Baseball’s Top 10 Hitter Power Rankings: May 2024: Who are the 10 best hitters in the game right now? That’s a loaded question, but we’re going to do our best to try...
- 5/17 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Aaron Judge of the Yankees takes over the top spot in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after going two for three with two...
- 5/17 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.351 — William Contreras batting against Hunter Brown. 0.312 — Giovanny Urshela...
- 5/16 Box-Toppers: Astros’ Valdez tops players for Wednesday, May 15; D-backs’ Pfaadt tops NL players: Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings,...
- 5/16 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: The top players in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings fit the bill on Wednesday. Aaron Judge of the Yankees moved into second...
- 5/16 RotoBaller.com: William Contreras Knocks In Four Runs: Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras has quickly become one of the best options behind the plate in baseball. The 26-year-old...
- 5/15 North Shore Nine: Pirates embarrassed in series finale.: The Pirates were defeated 10-2 by the Brewers in Milwaukee, dropping to 19-25. Despite early threats, they couldn't recover after...
- 5/15 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/15/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/15/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/15/24 Early Slate article. Today, we’re diving into...
- 5/15 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Two Dodgers move up in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after Tuesday’s games. Shohei Ohtani hit a single, double, and...
- 5/15 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.334 — Shohei Ohtani batting against Logan Webb. 0.325 — William Contreras...
- 5/14 Baseball's Best (And Worst): Setting the pace, magic in Baltimore, and the best shortstopsHere’s what would happen if (against all odds) the early trends hold true...
- 5/14 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/14/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/14/24 Welcome to ourMLB DFS Top Stacks 5/14/24 article. Stacking in MLB DFS is all about finding the right...
- 5/14 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: The games of Monday did not change the order of the top five in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Juan Soto and Aaron Judge...
- 5/14 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.306 — Luis Arraez batting against Cal Quantrill. 0.298 — William Contreras...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Christopher Morel Top 10 in Swing Speed, Length According to New Statcast Data: Statcast just revealed its bat tracking metrics, which include average swing speed and length, the percentage of swings that are...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Christopher Morel Top 10 in Swing Speed, Length According to New Statcast Data: Statcast just revealed its bat tracking metrics, which include average swing speed and length, the percentage of swings that are...
- 5/13 Brewer Fanatic: New Statcast Metrics Say William Contreras Might Be the Best Hitter in Baseball: About a quarter of the way through the 2024 season, it's not looking good for most of my bold predictions for the Brewers. That's...
- 5/13 Steel City Pirates: Series Preview: Pirates (18-23) at Brewers (24-16): The Brewers are leading the NL Central by a half game. The Pirates face tough pitching matchups. Key injuries may impact the Pirates'...
- 5/13 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Marcell Ozuna climbs back into the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. He posted a two for three with a walk and...
- 5/13 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.351 — Jeremy Pena batting against Ross Stripling. 0.351 — Jose Altuve batting...
- 5/12 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Two players rise into the top five in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. William Contreras of the Brewers drew two walks and...
- 5/12 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.341 — William Contreras batting against Miles Mikolas. 0.314 — Luis Arraez...
- 5/11 Brewer Fanatic: Brice Turang Has Found His Way by Playing to His Skill Set: Brice Turang was arguably the worst offensive player in baseball as a rookie. That’s not an exaggeration. Turang’s 60 wRC+...
- 5/10 Brewer Fanatic: BrewersRaptor Recap: Losing to Royalty and Beating Up Dirty Birds: This week encapsulated baseball perfectly. The Milwaukee Brewers had plenty of lows, but there were so many highs to go along...
- 5/9 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.287 — Luis Rengifo batting against Michael Wacha. 0.274 — Jose Altuve batting...
- 5/7 Brewer Fanatic: The Games Keep Coming: Brewers Try To Survive Final Week of Grueling Schedule Stretch: Pat Murphy has been criticized in some parts for his ultra-aggressive, win-now mentality so far this season. His approach has...
- 5/7 Brewer Fanatic: Blake Perkins is the Most Important Story in the Brewers Lineup: Last year, Blake Perkins was a pretty close outfield parallel to infielders Owen Miller, Brice Turang, and Andruw Monasterio....
- 5/6 Brewer Fanatic: An Early-May Overreaction: Three Players The Brewers Should “Sell High”: The fact is, the Brewers may have some serious roster crunches coming. The answer may be to sell some hot performers “high”...
- 5/6 Twins Daily: Is Ryan Jeffers Baseball's Most Underrated Catcher?: As a catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization, you are held to high standards. Joe Mauer's accolades set a high bar at the...
- 5/6 Just Baseball: How Have the Milwaukee Brewers Stayed On Top of Their Game?: The Milwaukee Brewers are off to an impressive start to their 2024 season. They have the fourth-best record in the National League...
- 5/5 Brewer Fanatic: Milwaukee Brewers Hitter of The Month: March/April 2024: Baseball is a team sport, and it was definitely a group effort to get the team to where it is today. While there will always...
- 5/5 Back Sports Page: NL April All-Star Team: All-Star teams are difficult to make but important to consider. After making the AL team, here is the NL team. After one month...
- 5/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/4/24): Cubs 6, Brewers 5 – Cubs Power Through Bullpen Meltdown to Win: The Cubs were hoping to bounce back Saturday after a tough loss late in Friday’s game against the Brewers. Chicago raced...
- 5/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/4/24): Cubs 6, Brewers 5 – Cubs Power Through Bullpen Meltdown to Win: The Cubs were hoping to bounce back Saturday after a tough loss late in Friday’s game against the Brewers. Chicago raced...
- 5/4 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.293 — Starling Marte batting against Zack Littell. 0.287 — Harrison Bader...
- 5/4 Steel City Pirates: Steel City Pirates – Know Your EnemiesCorey and Michael make some predictions and assessments surrounding the NL Central heading into the 2024 MLB Season...
- 5/4 Baseball Reference: Players Born Outside the USA who Won a Silver Slugger: (Born outside 50 US States and DC) The post Players Born Outside the USA who Won a Silver Slugger appeared first on Baseball Reference...
- 5/4 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/3/24): Brewers 3, Cubs 1 – Milwaukee Steals Late Win: The Cubs returned home to Wrigley Friday afternoon to begin a series with the first-place Brewers. Chicago received another quality...
- 5/4 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/3/24): Brewers 3, Cubs 1 – Milwaukee Steals Late Win: The Cubs returned home to Wrigley Friday afternoon to begin a series with the first-place Brewers. Chicago received another quality...
- 5/3 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 3-5): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (19-13) just split a four-game series with the Mets in New York to complete a 3-4 road trip that included a stop at Fenway...
- 5/3 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 3-5): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (19-13) just split a four-game series with the Mets in New York to complete a 3-4 road trip that included a stop at Fenway...
- 5/3 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Juan Soto of the Yankees remains in first place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings on a day without much action. Soto collected...
- 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Twins’ Quietly Elite Catcher: For years in Minnesota, the catching position was the strongest on the roster. Hometown kid and former No. 1 overall pick Joe...
- 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Opt-Outs, Suspensions, Sanchez: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 5/1 Brewer Fanatic: Tyler Black's Arrival Should Push Sal Frelick to the Bottom of the Batting Order: As I wrote recently, Tyler Black has made some important developmental progress in Triple-A this spring. He now joins a Brewers...
- 5/1 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Juan Soto of the Yankees posted a game score of 69 on Tuesday night to remain in first place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings....
- 5/1 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.313 — Luis Arraez batting against Dakota Hudson. 0.306 — Trea Turner batting...
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