MILWAUKEE — The resounding nature of Milwaukee’s NL Championship Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers hasn’t shaken the Brewers’ belief that they can compete for World Series berths while playing in the majors’ smallest market.
Milwaukee posted MLB’s best regular-season record at 97-65, setting a franchise record for victories. They beat the Chicago Cubs in the NL Division Series before getting swept by the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the NLCS.
The Dodgers are spending a record $509.5 million in payroll and luxury tax this year. Their projected luxury-tax bill of nearly $168 million exceeded Milwaukee’s entire payroll of $124.8 million.