It’s been a peculiar season for the Milwaukee Brewers to date.
On the one hand, the Brewers find themselves with striking distance of making the playoffs as they enter the final days of August. Milwaukee will enter play tonight four games back of the Chicago Cubs, and 3 1/2 games back of St. Louis for the second wild card spot in the National League. At 65-62, the Milwaukee Brewers are still one hot stretch away from potentially getting themselves into the playoffs.
There are, however, significant numbers pushing against the idea that the Brewers are true contenders to make the playoffs this season.