Rookie return man Marcus Jones was a bright spot, but the unit as a whole was not up to the task.Īnd yet, it appears special teams coordinator Cam Achord will not be going anywhere. Frankly, the group struggled last year before finishing the season on a low note - giving up two kickoff return touchdowns in a season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills.Īll in all, the Patriots surrendered three scores in the game’s third phase they had a punt blocked and ranked near the bottom of the league in gross and net punting. season and will get the ball in Milwaukee’s Opening Day game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday.Ĭheck out DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation.The offense received the lion’s share of the criticism, but the New England Patriots’ special teams operation was not a whole lot better in 2022. Burnes was closely followed by Mets teammates Max Scherzer (12%) and Justin Verlander (11%).īurnes is coming off a 2. In one of this week’s national polls, Corbin Burnes received 16% of the vote for NL Cy Young, second only to reigning winner Sandy Alcantara, who received 20% of the vote.

Miley, who has a 4.22 ERA through three appearances in spring training and a 4.13 career ERA across 12 seasons (292 appearances), will likely get the ball at some point during Milwaukee’s home opening series against the New York Mets. Wilson was already facing longer odds than the other two options, as he has a career 5.54 ERA across 56 games (43 starts), including a 5.52 ERA with the Pirates across 25 appearances in 2022. He’s listed fifth on the rotation depth chart, plus Houser is dealing with a potential injury after exiting Saturday’s spring training game with groin tightness. Wade Miley was the overwhelming favorite in the results, receiving 72% of the vote compared to 24% for Adrian Houser and 4% for Bryse Wilson.Īt this point, it seems all but guaranteed that Miley is the team’s fifth starter to open the season. In last week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans who they’d like to see the Brewers use as the team’s fifth starter to open the season. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Milwaukee Brewers fans and fans across the country.

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