Recently, the Milwaukee Brewers suffered another shutout and the headlines, pointing to that stat exactly, were being flung all over the Internet. But even with almost 70 games complete and nine games with zero runs scored, can the Milwaukee Brewers make the playoffs?
Shutouts are not good and probably should not happen in professional baseball. However, almost every single team suffers at least one per season. According to Baseball-Reference.com, some even still make the playoffs.
Since 1908, four teams have made the playoffs with 10+ shutouts in the FIRST 70 games of the season. In fact, the last team to accomplish this was the Oakland Athletics in 2012.