The Milwaukee Brewers are having a rocky start to the season. Six games isn’t enough to draw any conclusions, but early struggles may point to a troublesome season for the Brew Crew.

The 2-4 Brewers look dramatically different than in recent years. In the last two years, they have lost ace Brandon Woodruff, shortstop Willy Adames, and closer Devin Williams. Although the Brewers roster has never been known to be packed with superstars, missing Woodruff and Williams (pitching staff fixtures for years) is enough to puncture a roster. While they added Nestor Cortes in the trade that sent Williams to the Yankees, the Brewers haven’t patched the holes left by former players.

The Brewers look off-kilter in the early going. They were outscored 36-14 by the Yankees in an Opening Weekend sweep and were most recently outscored 13-9 in their series win against the Royals at home. Milwaukee’s pitchers have a 7.81 ERA and have given up 49 runs, ranking worst among league pitching crews. The Brewers have also given up the most home runs, sixth-most hits, and seventh-most walks. Although their last two games have been much better, their pitching can’t continue to be hot-and-cold.

On the other side of the plate, the hitting is bumpy. The lineup is slashing .223/.301/.346, which is not too far short of the median but also not great. Leaving 52 runners on base and batting 10-for-52 with runners in scoring position, though, is extremely underwhelming. Outside of Milwaukee’s second game against Kansas City, the club’s hitting hasn’t been strong.

Hiccups are always expected in April, but odds are these early struggles are due to a lack of strong leadership and a younger, inexperienced roster. The absence of a clear clubhouse leader and beloved play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker don’t help morale, either.

The Brewers need to get a handle on their streakiness and not fall too far behind in April. It’s too early to judge the remainder of the season, but it will be safer to say something is wrong if the pieces haven’t come together by June.