The Effect of Losing Ben Sheets
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Ben Sheets is out 4-6 weeks which is a a big blow to the Brewers. The Cubs are only 3.5 games behind the crew and losing your ace cannot possibly help but I don't think it will effect the Brewers too much in the standings.
Yovani Gallardo replaces Sheets in the rotation and since being called up he has been lights out. Through 26.2 innings of work Gallardo has a 2.83 ERA, opposing average of .202, a WHIP of 1.05, and is striking out 8.48 per 9 innings. Gallardo has done better than Sheets in all of those categories. 26.2 major league innings isn't a huge sample size but Gallardo hasn't really shown any reason why he isn't capable of finishing the season with an ERA of around 3. He destroyed minor league hitting and hasn't had much of a drop off since joining the Brewers. While Sheets is out, you shouldn't expect it to effect the standings much because Gallardo is a very good replacement who should be able to hold down the fort until Big Ben returns.
