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Drake Baldwin wins NL Rookie of the Year as Caleb Durbin finishes third

After bringing up young players like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, and Jackson Chourio in recent years, the Brewers had another feature in this year’s Rookie of the Year in Caleb Durbin. Earning a regular spot from the get-go, Durbin’s campaign placed him among fellow National League finalists Drake Baldwin, the catcher for the Atlanta Braves, […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Revisiting our 2025 preseason predictions, storylines to watch

Bold Predictions Paul Dietrich: The Brewers have three outfielders in the All-Star Game To be fair, I didn’t really buy this when I made this prediction in March, BUT: I was pretty wrong. The Brewers did have three All-Stars, but they were all pitchers (Trevor Megill, Freddy Peralta, and Jacob Misiorowski). Christian Yelich was at […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

2025 MVBrewers #1: Freddy Peralta

By popular demand, I’ve flipped these rankings back to ranking from the top down, with the BCB community able to weigh in via The Feed. We’re kicking off the rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2025 with staff ace Freddy Peralta. Peralta finished the season with 5.5 bWAR and 3.6 fWAR, good […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

No Brewers among NL Silver Slugger winners

The Milwaukee Brewers had three finalists up for Silver Slugger awards as the best hitter at their respective positions this year, but when the awards were announced on Thursday, they were shut out. It wasn’t especially surprising, when considering the players that Milwaukee’s three finalists were up against. The first of the Brewers’ finalists was […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Thursday news and notes: Woodruff gets QO, Weeks shifts roles

After making their remaining option decisions and releasing their spring training schedule yesterday, we have more Brewers offseason news for you today. The first is pretty big: Brandon Woodruff was one of 13 players to receive a qualifying offer before Thursday’s deadline. The Brewers already paid Woodruff a $10 million buyout when he declined his […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Ranking the five worst games of the 2025 season

What goes up must come down. Since I just wrote an article ranking the five best Brewers games of the season, here are the five worst. No, I didn’t include every NLCS game. #5: August 25th — Giants 4, Brewers 3 This game, as some of you may remember, was the celebration of life in […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Wednesday news and notes: TV arrangement, spring training

We’ve got a couple of small newsy items for you today. First: the Brewers have re-upped with Main Street Sports Group, which owns FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, for the 2026 season. What this means for you is that, as of now, nothing will change in how games are distributed. FanDuel Sports Network will continue to […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Ranking the five best Milwaukee Brewers games of 2025

Despite falling short of a World Series berth, the Brewers had one of their most successful seasons in years. Milwaukee won 97 games (including two 11-plus game win streaks) for the first time in franchise history and beat their division rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in the NLDS. Since there were also a lot of exciting […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Brewers make three remaining option decisions

The Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon made their final option decisions (which needed to be made by Thursday). There are no real surprises, though one of those decisions could have gone either way: The Hoskins and Quintana decisions were no-brainers. Hoskins was the Brewers’ best hitter by the time the season reached late May, but as […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Brewers’ 2026 schedule with all home game times announced

On Monday, the Brewers released their schedule for the 2026 regular season. A few notable games are below, but before we get to that, there’s a new twist in game times: all of Milwaukee’s weekday home games will now start at 6:40 p.m. In 2025, Friday games started at 7:10 p.m., while games on Monday […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

2025 MVBrewers #10: Caleb Durbin

We’re kicking off our ranking of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2025 with third baseman Caleb Durbin. Durbin finished the season with 2.9 bWAR and 2.6 fWAR, good for seventh and sixth on the team, respectively. While old for a rookie at 25 years old, Durbin has come a long way from being […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Caleb Durbin, Pat Murphy named finalists for BBWAA Awards

Next week, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) will announce the winners for their annual awards. Voted on by members of the organization, these are considered the most important awards from the previous regular season. Tonight, the organization unveiled their top three vote-getters for each of the awards. Two members of the Brewers were […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Milwaukee Brewers 2025-26 key offseason dates

With the World Series now in the rearview, it’s time to enter the baseball hibernation months. Here are some of the key dates to remember as the offseason begins. Free Agency & Options Free agency officially began on Sunday, as any players with six or more years of MLB service time who are not under […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Brewers shut out of MLB Gold Glove awards

Award season kicked off in full tonight with the announcement of the Gold Glove winners. The finalists were announced on October 15, with Brice Turang and Sal Frelick named at second base and right field, respectively. Both are the reigning winners at their positions, each taking home a Gold Glove last season. Turang also took […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Brewers’ free agents and contract options

Every offseason offers opportunities for teams to add to their roster, but it also means some players head out for free agency. The Brewers have a short list of players set to enter the free agent pool this offseason. After that, they have a variety of players with options available. RHP Shelby Miller Shelby Miller […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Brewers Reacts Survey Results: Which veteran pitcher should Milwaukee add?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Brewers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans which veteran pitcher the Brewers should add during […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Can the Brewers learn anything from the Blue Jays?

As the World Series rolls on, the Toronto Blue Jays represent an interesting mirror-image of the Milwaukee Brewers. While Milwaukee struggled in their 4-0 series loss in the NLCS, their roster bears similarities to the Blue Jays, who have put up a much more convincing effort. Both teams, renowned for their defense and plate-approaches, are […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Minor League Notes: AFL updates, Made and Peña on cover of Baseball America

Arizona Fall League Updates Harrison covered the eight Brewers prospects participating in this year’s Arizona Fall League in an article published early last week. Now that we’re closer to the end of the AFL than the beginning, here’s some updates on a few standout prospects. Josh Adamczewski (No. 13) Adamczewski had one of the biggest […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Where can the Brewers improve part two: Free Agency

Earlier this week, I wrote a post that looked at each position on the Brewers and identified shortstop and the outfield as the most likely places that the team could improve the team in 2026 (with a TBD in the starting rotation). As a follow-up to that post, I’m going to look at the upcoming […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

First look at the 2026 Milwaukee Brewers’ payroll

Free agency is fast approaching, though there’s still a little time until the countdown begins. The offseason will kick off in full five days after the end of the World Series, which will continue until Friday at a minimum. In preparation for this, let’s take a look at where the Brewers’ payroll stands heading into […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Sports gambling poses an existential threat to sports as we know it

By the time he was named player-manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1984, Pete Rose was the proud owner of three World Series rings, 16 All-Star selections, and more than 4,000 hits. Yet, at the same time, Rose was — in his own words — “pushing toward disaster.” You know the rest of the story. […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Brewers Reacts Survey: Which free agent arm should the Brewers add?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Brewers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Last week, we asked Brewers fans to weigh in on what the team should do with […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Where can the Brewers look to improve?

As the Milwaukee Brewers’ season retreats further into the rearview mirror, we are naturally starting to think about the offseason, which will begin in earnest at the Winter Meetings the week of December 7. The Brewers should have money to spend this offseason, and they certainly have the chips to make a trade if they […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Five Brewers recognized with team awards

After a memorable regular season, four Brewers players were recognized with Milwaukee BBWAA awards this Friday. The awards, selected by a panel from the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association, included Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher, Top Newcomer, Unsung Hero, and the Good Guy Award. Most Valuable Player Second baseman Brice Turang’s name […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads