At this same time last year, the Milwaukee Brewers were chasing down the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central on the backs of Christian Yelich and an incredibly dominant bullpen. That bullpen included the likes of Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress, Corey Knebel, and Corbin Burnes, all at the peak of their powers.
Corbin Burnes, the Crew’s highly touted pitching prospect moved from the rotation to the bullpen earlier that year to accelerate his timeline to the big leagues. He thrived in the role. I remember quite vividly, in September and October, with sellout crowds at Miller Park, all 40,000+ people singing along to Burnes’ entrance song, “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks.