How the Brewers Built Another NL Central Powerhouse

The NL Cy Young race is absolutely loaded right now. Cristopher Sánchez just rattled off 50 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless innings, Jacob Misiorowski is lighting up radar guns, and Shohei Ohtani has his ERA sitting below 1.00. This week, Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville break down the crowded race for the award and discuss just how impressive Sánchez's scoreless streak was. Later, Brewers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Matt Arnold stops by to talk about Milwaukee's surprising run to the top of the standings, Misiorowski's rapid rise, and what it's really like to spend time around manager Pat Murphy. Plus, the guys close things out with another edition of Strange But True, featuring a magic number of 13. Rundown: 0:00 Welcome Back to Starkville! 3:13 NL Cy Young Race Heating Up 11:43 Matt Arnold Visits Starkville 13:33 'Trader Matt' 15:08 Adapting to Change 20:57 Playing for Milwaukee 22:21 ‘The Miz’ 27:38 Don't Forget About Kyle Harrison 29:39 Playing in the NL Central 30:53 Being the Brewers President & GM 32:25 Brewers Manager Pat Murphy 37:49 Trade Deadline Plans 39:24 Playing in the Postseason 40:43 Matt Arnold's Journey 44:30 Strange But True: Yankees’ 13-Run Inning Follow Jayson on Bluesky: @jaysonst.bsky.social Follow Doug on Bluesky: @dougglanville.bsky.social E-mail: [email protected] Starkville Hotline: (347) 313-8371 Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville With: Matt Arnold Producer: Jason Potere Thumbnail Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images