Brewers' Aaron Ashby is chasing an impossible feat

TL;DR

Aaron Ashby of the Milwaukee Brewers is pursuing an extraordinary achievement with five wins this season, the highest in baseball. His success as a left-handed pitcher out of the bullpen is drawing attention despite changing perceptions of win statistics.

Key points

Aaron Ashby has five wins this season.
He is a left-handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.
No other player in baseball has five wins.

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Wins aren't a stat that everyone cares about anymore.

But if you care even a little bit -- Aaron Ashby is trying to do something that seems unfathomable.

Right now, the Milwaukee Brewers' left-handed pitcher keeps winning baseball games out of the bullpen.

He already has five wins this season after getting another W on Thursday. No one else in baseball has five wins.

The season isn't even a month old. Clearly, it'd be tough for Ashby to keep this pace up, or anything close to it.

But right now, it's possible to dream on any number of win totals for Ashby:

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Ashby is a second-generation big leaguer, and he's a bit funky.

The Brewers have used him as an opener in the past, but guys don't get wins in that role. In this current mid-game or even end-game role, he can rack up W after W.

At this point, Milwaukee should just see how high they can get the total (obviously they won't approach it like that, but wouldn't it be fun?).

This is a special start for Ashby -- the Brewers have 10 wins, and he's got 5.

Wins are wins, but these ones are pretty cool.