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- Updated: September 24, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Zach Davies was an “anchor” of the Brewers’ starting rotation in 2016 despite beginning the year at Triple-A, manager Craig Counsell said Friday after deeming Davies’ first extended Major League season complete.
Davies won’t start any of the Brewers’ remaining eight games, Counsell announced after a 5-4 win over the Reds at Miller Park. Davies worked five innings, marred late by Jose Peraza’s three-run homer, but finished as the Brewers’ most valuable pitcher by FanGraphs’ version of wins above replacement, at 2.8. He went 11-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 28 Major League starts and 163 1/3 innings, with a 3.55 strikeouts to walks ratio that led the staff.
“He’s been an anchor for us, he really has,” Counsell said. “He’s been consistent. He gives us a chance to win every single time out.
“He’s still a young pitcher. We’ve talked a lot about [position players like Jonathan] Villar and …
