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Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Who wins the World Baseball Classic?
The World Baseball Classic is back in 2026, as Team Japan will look to defend their 2023 title after taking down Team USA in Miami behind Shohei Ohtani and Co. I ran down the Brewers’ participants in this year’s Classic yesterday, but I’m interested in who you think will win this year’s edition. Will Team […]
A look at the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 World Baseball Classic
Full 2026 World Baseball Classic rosters were announced on Thursday, and the Brewers have plenty of representation, with 14 players playing for eight countries, including a few of Milwaukee’s stars. Let’s take a country-by-country look at the Brewers participating in this year’s WBC. Canada: Tyler Black & Rob Zastryzny Tyler Black and Rob Zastryzny will […]
Five Brewers named to Baseball Prospectus’ top 101 prospects
Baseball Prospectus is widely regarded as one of the best sites for prospect analysis. While most major publications have already released their lists of the top prospects in baseball, BP didn’t release theirs until this Wednesday. Four of the five Brewers who made the list are consensus top prospects. The fifth is a recent draftee […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: What would a successful 2026 season look like?
As Brewers fans, we’ve quickly become used to making it into the postseason. After just four playoff appearances from the franchise’s inception in 1969 (as the Seattle Pilots) through their first 49 seasons, Milwaukee has now made it to October baseball in seven of the last eight seasons, including five NL Central titles. But is […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: When did you become a true Brewer fan, and why?
Continuing our February Daily Question series, we’re beginning today’s conversation with the question, “When did you become a tried and true Brewer fan? For me, someone born at the turn of the century, I (thankfully) haven’t had to endure many terrible seasons. I fell in love with baseball when I was five, but moreso from […]
Brewers career milestones to keep an eye on in 2026
When Freddy Peralta was traded from the Brewers, we lost not only a beloved franchise hero, but we also lost one interesting storyline from the season: had Peralta remained a Brewer and been healthy throughout the season, he would’ve passed Yovani Gallardo as the franchise’s all-time leader in strikeouts. As it stands, Peralta is instead […]
Brewers prospect Frank Cairone returns to baseball activities following horrific car crash
Just a few short weeks ago, 18-year-old Brewers left-handed pitching prospect Frank Cairone was hit head-on by a vehicle that ran a stop sign in his home state of New Jersey. Cairone was airlifted to a hospital where he was treated for serious injuries. The road to recovery seemed like it could be very long, […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: What is the thing you’re afraid to say out loud about this team?
Continuing our February Daily Question series, we’re beginning today’s conversation with the question, “What is the thing you’re afraid to say out loud about this team?” For the third consecutive offseason, the Brewers have swapped one of their key pitchers (Corbin Burnes in February 2024, Devin Williams in December 2024, Freddy Peralta this January) to […]
Brewers’ broadcasts to be produced by MLB in 2026
After the Brewers chose to exit their contract with Main Street Sports Group (the parent company for FanDuel Sports Network), they were looking for a new broadcast partner for the upcoming season. Yesterday, they announced that MLB will produce and distribute their broadcasts in 2026. Brewers’ President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger confirmed the arrangement […]
Introducing our newest Brew Crew Ball staff member
Dave Gasper, Contributor Hey everyone, my name is Dave Gasper and I’m incredibly excited to be joining the staff at Brew Crew Ball ahead of the 2026 season. Prior to this, I spent seven years as the Editor-in-Chief over at Reviewing the Brew, covering the team from the 2018 run to Game 7 of the […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Which prospect are you most looking forward to seeing this spring?
Continuing our February Daily Question series, we’re beginning today’s conversation with the question, “Which prospect are you most looking forward to seeing this spring?” Adam gave a minor league season preview yesterday, and just last week I covered some of the non-roster players the Brewers are inviting to spring training, including top prospect shortstop Jesús Made. […]
Brewers 2026 Minor League Season Preview
It’s a great time to be a Brewers fan. The foremost reason is that the Brewers just had their best regular season ever, finishing 97-65 and winning the NL Central. While it’s not exactly realistic to project improvement, that 2025 team could very well be the least talented Brewers team of the next few years. […]
An updated Brewers roster projection
It’s been a while since we’ve done a 26-man roster projection here at Brew Crew Ball, and in the wake of the moves of the past couple of weeks, it’s again time to take a look at the landscape. When you start crunching the numbers, there isn’t a whole lot of mystery here, beyond who […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Which trade still bothers you the most?
Continuing our February Daily Question series, we’re beginning today’s conversation with the question, “Which trade still bothers you the most?” The Brewers haven’t had many terrible trades, at least in recent memory. But every fan seems to have at least one lingering trade that haunts them from time to time. Whether it be the Josh […]
Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Is this the rebuild year for the Brewers?
Welcome to our new February Daily Question series. Throughout the month, we’ll be posting question articles every day in the hopes that we can start some more conversations within the Brew Crew Ball community. To begin, we’re asking, “What’s the strongest reason to believe this season won’t be a waste?” Now, I’ll be the first […]
Updating the Milwaukee Brewers’ payroll projection for 2026
(UPDATE: An incorrect salary was fixed, and a better summary is included at the bottom of the post.) At the start of the offseason, we looked at the initial payroll projection for 2026. While not much has changed to the roster since then, there have been some adjustments. As the end of January approaches, and […]
A look at MLB players lined up to participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to begin in less than three months, as Team USA is looking to avenge a runner-up finish at the hands of Shohei Ohtani and Japan back in 2023. Manager Mark DeRosa heads up the American squad, a team that is headlined by several big-name stars. Let’s take a […]
Brewers Prospect Rankings Offseason Roundup
By this point in the year, most of the major publications — other than Baseball Prospectus, which deserves its own article — have released their list of the top 100 prospects in baseball heading into the 2026 season. I already covered the Brewers prospects named to MLB Pipeline and Baseball America’s lists, but ESPN and […]
Reassessing the Brewers’ backup catcher situation
We’re here to talk about the one thing on everybody’s minds: who is going to be the Milwaukee Brewers’ backup catcher when the 2026 season starts? There was a bit of news on this front on Tuesday, when the Brewers — after rumors swirled for some time — signed the Chicago Cubs’ 2025 backup, Reese […]
Brewers sign catcher Reese McGuire to minor league deal
Just a day after I wrote about the Brewers notably inviting two catchers to spring training, they’ve tacked on another catcher to that group. Veteran catcher Reese McGuire, who spent last season with the Cubs, has agreed to a minor league deal with Milwaukee with an invite to major league spring training, per Curt Hogg. […]
Brewers add nine prospects to spring training non-roster invitees list
The Milwaukee Brewers announced a list of nine prospects who are invited to the team’s spring training as non-roster invitees. The group is headlined by shortstop Jesús Made, who ranks as the team’s No. 1 prospect and as a consistent top five MLB prospect across expert rankings. Plenty has been said about Made on this […]
Can Joey Ortiz’s offense bounce back?
When he was in the minor leagues, there were good indications that Joey Ortiz would be, at minimum, a decent offensive player. From his professional debut through his last substantive minor league season in 2023, Ortiz never had a wRC+ lower than 98, and even that low mark came in 2019 when he was 20 […]
The most important Brewer you aren’t talking about: Jared Koenig
When Brewers fans talk about the bullpen, names like Trevor Megill or Abner Uribe usually dominate the conversation. That makes sense. Closers and flamethrowers tend to get the attention. But one of the most important arms in Milwaukee’s bullpen is not the one finishing games or lighting up the radar gun. It is Jared Koenig, […]
Five Brewers named to MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects
On Friday, MLB Pipeline released their annual preseason ranking of the league’s top 100 prospects. Five Brewers made the cut, all of whom were also named to Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects just a few days earlier. Since I already briefly profiled each prospect when the Baseball America list came out, I won’t repeat myself. […]
Farewell and thanks, Freddy
On Wednesday, we got news many of us have expected all offseason: after eight years in Milwaukee, Freddy Peralta has been traded. I am not here to analyze that trade (Jason both reported on the trade and looked at what the return, Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, will offer the 2026 Brewers, and we’ll have […]