Why Milwaukee Brewers need substantial infield progress to contend for NL pennant

The 2022 MLB season marks the sixth consecutive season where the Milwaukee Brewers are looking to break through in the National League. The key to success is the team's offense. In order to do that, the starting infield needs to improve.

Rowdy Tellez, Kolten Wong, Willy Adames and Luis Urias are the Milwaukee Brewers' starting infielders for 2022. Telz will be their primary first baseman. Adame is a dangerous everyday shortstop. Urires is an exciting prospect. Wong is the team's best second baseman and is in his prime.

Milwaukee Brewers have several good hitters, including Christian Yelich, Omar Narvaez, Tyrone Taylor and Lorenzo Cain. Yelch's career has fallen off a cliff after two MVP-caliber seasons in 2018 and 2019. The team scored six runs in their NL Divisional Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves last season. Hunter Renfroe, Andrew McCutchen and the team's future left side of the infield (Urias and Adames) return.

Milwaukee Brewers had the best pitching staff from top to bottom last season. Their pitching team surrendered 12 runs against the Braves in the NLDS. The team needs to improve its pitching to compete in 2022. They need to develop their starting infield. They are looking for players who are in their early stages of their MLB careers. It is the starting defense that can be the difference between winning and losing.