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Brewers to sign outfielder Akil Baddoo to major league deal

The Brewers have made their first major league move in the 2026 free agent market. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Brewers are signing outfielder Akil Baddoo to a major league deal. The major league nature of the deal is somewhat of a surprise, given that Baddoo spent almost all of last season in the minors. […]

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Updating the 2025 free agent market

The free agent market winnowed down a bit during this year’s MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, but there are still plenty of big names left, led by the biggest prize this offseason, Kyle Tucker. Let’s take a quick position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2026 seasonal […]

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about 8 hours ago | 0 reads

2025 MLB Winter Meetings Wrap-up: Day 3

Day three of the Winter Meetings started strong, with another big free agent signing dominating the early news. It quieted down a little from there, as the Rule 5 draft took place and more rumors continued to swirl around other players on the market.

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2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft Results

In this year’s Rule 5 draft, 13 players were selected by 12 teams, with the Chicago White Sox taking a pair of players and all other teams passing or selecting just one player. As a quick refresher on Rule 5 rules, players who were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and […]

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2025 MLB Winter Meetings Wrap-up: Day 2

Monday was a slow day at the MLB Winter Meetings, but things finally started moving on Tuesday when two of the top available free agents signed new deals, one with his incumbent team and one with a new one. The MLB Draft lottery also happened late this afternoon. Here are today’s most notable news items:

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UPDATED: A quick look at tonight’s MLB Draft Lottery

Most people know the Winter Meetings as a space for executives (and occasionally players) to discuss potential trades and free agent signings. While that’s the main purpose of the Meetings, it’s not the only thing that’s happening down in sunny Orlando, Florida this week. Major League Baseball will be announcing the results of this year’s […]

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2025 MVBrewers #10: Andrew Vaughn

After more than a month of voting, we’ve reached the end of our 2025 MVBrewers rankings. Closing out our group of 10 is first baseman Andrew Vaughn, another midseason addition and the fourth consecutive newcomer to close out our list, coming in behind Quinn Priester, Caleb Durbin, and Abner Uribe (who has been with the […]

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2025 MLB Winter Meetings Wrap-Up: Day 1

UPDATE: Trevor Megill is also drawing some trade interest, in addition to Freddy Peralta. Joel Sherman reports that several teams are also interested in Megill, led by the Mets and Yankees. The Winter Meetings officially kicked off in Orlando, Florida today. Overall, it was a quiet first day at the meetings. There were a couple […]

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2025 MVBrewers #9: Abner Uribe

Caleb Durbin took our No. 8 spot earlier this week, and today we’re here to crown the No. 9 player in our MVBrewers rankings. Reliever Abner Uribe lays claim here, as he picked up 10 votes from the BCB community. Chad Patrick garnered four votes, while Andrew Vaughn and write-in votes for Aaron Ashby totaled […]

6 days ago | 0 reads

Who could be dealt at the Winter Meetings?

While the Brewers have a young and talented roster, improvements can always be made. GM Matt Arnold has shown that he’s unafraid to make a move during the Winter Meetings if the right offer presents itself. Maybe Arnold will want to bring in some competition, or a platoon player, for shortstop Joey Ortiz going into […]

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What would an extension for Brice Turang look like?

After an impressive 2025 season, Brice Turang has become one of the cornerstones for the Brewers. He led the team in fWAR this season and was voted #2 in our MVBrewers poll this offseason. The Brewers still have four more years of control for Turang, but they are also approaching a critical point in his […]

7 days ago | 0 reads

Looking to the past to predict Jackson Chourio’s future

Jackson Chourio’s 2025 season was not, exactly, a disappointment. Despite a slow start, he finished with a 112 OPS+ and between two and three WAR (2.2 via Baseball Reference and 2.9 via FanGraphs) while playing a whole bunch of center field, something he wasn’t exactly expecting to do at the beginning of the season. It […]

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Devin Williams, Cody Ponce get big deals; what does it mean?

Two former Brewers (one a major leaguer, the other a top prospect) picked up major free agents deals in the last two days, as former closer Devin Williams signed with the New York Mets and former farmhand Cody Ponce signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at both of these players, one […]

8 days ago | 2 reads

2025 MVBrewers #8: Caleb Durbin

After Quinn Priester took our No. 7 spot on Friday, another newcomer slots in at No. 8 in our MVBrewers rankings. Rookie Caleb Durbin claims that spot, as he picked up 11 votes from the BCB community, beating out Abner Uribe’s five votes and two votes apiece for Chad Patrick and Andrew Vaughn. Durbin, who […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

A Brief History of Matt Arnold at the Winter Meetings

Today is December 1, which means that the 2025 Winter Meetings are just a week away. Should we expect the Brewers to be active? Let’s take a look at what Matt Arnold has done at the Winter Meetings since being named general manager/president of baseball operations. 2022 Kolten Wong traded to the Mariners for Jesse […]

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A Breakdown of the Contemporary Era Hall of Fame Ballot

Next week at the Winter Meetings, the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce whether or not there will be any new inductees via the process known as the “Eras Committees,” the current form of what has traditionally been called the Veterans Committee. A quick historical review: The function of the Veterans Committee has changed somewhat […]

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10 days ago | 0 reads

Farewell, Brew Crew!

Hey, Brew Crew readers! I’m writing today to announce that this is my last post with the site. I’m heading off to graduate school in January, so I wouldn’t be able to commit the necessary time to watching games and writing articles as I was these past two years. Although I’m sad to leave, I’m […]

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Brewers reportedly concerned about 2026 payroll; what does it mean for Freddy Peralta?

According to recent reporting from The Athletic’s MLB Staff (Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal, and Katie Woo), the Brewers are “fretting over their payroll.” Here’s the full blurb: In what has become an annual rite of autumn, the Milwaukee Brewers are fretting over their payroll, according to people briefed on their plans. The possibility exists that […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Who will back up William Contreras in 2026?

Jeferson Quero The fun answer! Quero probably would have already earned a spot on the 26-man roster if not for a torn right labrum that sidelined him for almost the entirety of 2024 and the first couple of months of 2025. He had a bit of a slow start upon returning, but ended the year […]

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2025 MVBrewers #7: Quinn Priester

Coming off a close vote at No. 6, in which Jackson Chourio eked out Quinn Priester, Priester bounced back to dominate in the voting for No. 7. Priester took the seventh spot with 12 votes from the BCB community, while Abner Uribe and Andrew Vaughn each picked up one vote to round out the voting […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Potential Brewers offseason targets: Outfield

Today we are wrapping up our series looking at potential targets from outside the Brewers’ organization that could help the team in 2026. We’ve already looked at starters, relievers, and infielders (and catcher), and today we’ll finish up by looking at the outfield. As always, we’ll start by looking at Milwaukee’s internal options, then survey […]

15 days ago | 2 reads

Could Chad Patrick improve in 2026?

After a rookie season with a 3.53 ERA, Chad Patrick is already set to be a fundamental player in the Brewers’ rotation plans come 2026. The 27-year-old righty spent parts of three seasons at the Triple-A level before breaking out with the major league club. Although his debut campaign was already remarkable, is there room […]

15 days ago | 2 reads

2026 Brewers Comeback Player of the Year candidates

I’m writing this article in defense of a couple players that were at one point seen as potential answers at their respective positions but now face questions about their long-term fit with the Brewers. Both players have — somewhat deservedly — gotten grief for their performance, or lack thereof, during the 2025 season. Here’s the […]

16 days ago | 2 reads

2025 MVBrewers #6: Jackson Chourio

In yet another close vote, Jackson Chourio has slotted in at No. 6 on our 2025 MVBrewers list. Chourio took the six spot with nine votes from the BCB community, slightly outpacing pitcher Quinn Priester, who finished second with seven votes. Abner Uribe garnered the only other vote. After a third-place finish in the NL […]

16 days ago | 0 reads