Milwaukee Brewers: 5 things to be thankful for in 2018

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 07: Josh Hader #71 of the Milwaukee Brewers is mobbed by teammates after winning Game Three of the National League Division Series over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on October 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The Brewers won the game 6-0 and the the series 3-0. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

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3. Christian Yelich will be the face of the Brewers for a long time.

Signed until 2022, the National League Most Valuable Player and the best trade acquisition in modern Brewer history (sorry CC Sabathia), Christian Yelich has emerged as the face of the franchise and the best all-around player in the National League.

He can win a batting title and hit 35 home runs. He’ll steal 20 bases and play Gold Glove defense at two different outfield positions. And he’ll do it all with the demeanor of someone who just enjoys being at the ballpark and not one who’ll seek to make the spotlight all about him. That’s the type of face the team needs, much like Jonathan Lucroy was before that, and in his youth Ryan Braun, Ben Sheets, or Richie Sexson.

Along the most underrated of outfielders, Yelich’s emergence in Milwaukee has made him a household name and the privilege of watching him patrol the outfield and blasting homers to Bernie’s slide is going to be fun for the next four seasons at least, if not longer.

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