Dairyland Express
Fansided

Milwaukee Brewers: Cases for All-Star candidates

By Kenny Jilek

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 16: Yasmani Grandal #10 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with Mike Moustakas #11 after he hit a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 16, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Brewers defeated the Phillies 11-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 16: Yasmani Grandal #10 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with Mike Moustakas #11 after he hit a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 16, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Brewers defeated the Phillies 11-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 6
Next
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JUNE 09: Mike Mou stakas #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the eighth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on June 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JUNE 09: Mike Mou stakas #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the eighth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on June 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Mike Moustakas

When a third baseman that is already a plus hitter at that position moves to the typically worse hitting position of second base he’s bound to be one of the best hitters at his new position. Or maybe the number change from 18 to 11 was just what he needed to transform into this Super-Moose form.

Either way, he has been a force in the middle of the order for this Milwaukee Brewers team. His 20 home runs are easily first among second basemen, six ahead of Gleyber Torres of the New York Yankees, and rank him second on a home run heavy team behind Christian Yelich. He has powered this team from the middle of the order sending balls over the fence to all fields.

His .275 batting average is his highest since his first All-Star season with the Kansas City Royals in 2015 and his .930 OPS is the best mark of his career. If he could make the All-Star game two previous times with numbers less impressive than these, then he should be a shoe in this year.

Moustakas should be the National League starter at second base this season. No other second basemen in baseball has an OPS of over .900 and no one comes close to matching his power at the position. Jeff McNeil could challenge for the spot with his very attractive .335 batting average, but his two home runs should make Moustakas the clear choice

Both of these guys are having the best year of their careers and they definitely deserve to at least be on the All-Star team if not starting. There’s a good chance we see a Yasmanian Devil and a Moose loose in Cleveland this year representing the Milwaukee Brewers.

Home/Milwaukee Brewers