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Predicting the Brewers 26-man roster

The Milwaukee Brewers have had a fairly quiet offseason thus far. Just to quickly recap the few major transactions they have made, here’s the list: From the 40-man roster to close out the season, that means only five losses (Jansen, Hoskins, Quintana, Mears, and Collins) and three additions (Crow, Baddoo, and Zerpa). Woodruff is a […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Will Pat Murphy sign a contract extension before the 2026 season?

The Brewers found a gem in manager Pat Murphy. In his first two seasons as the Brewers’ manager, he’s led the team to 190 regular-season wins, two division titles, and an NLCS appearance. He’s won back-to-back NL Manager of the Year titles. He’s become an amazing manager for the Brewers. However, his future is somewhat […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

A look at the Brewers outfield after the departure of Isaac Collins

On Saturday, the Brewers traded outfielder Isaac Collins and reliever Nick Mears to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher Ángel Zerpa. That has a lot of implications for the bullpen, obviously (check out Harrison’s look at Zerpa), but Collins also started almost four times as many games in left field than any other Brewer outfielder […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

What to expect from the newest Brewer, Ángel Zerpa

The Milwaukee Brewers bolstered their pitching staff on Saturday afternoon, acquiring left-handed pitcher Ángel Zerpa from the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Isaac Collins and right-hander Nick Mears. Zerpa, 26, joins a Milwaukee club looking to build on the best record season in franchise history under a coaching staff that has capitalized on pitching potential […]

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about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Brewers trade Mears, Collins to Kansas City for Ángel Zerpa

Another shoe has dropped in the wake of the Brewers’ signing of Akil Baddoo: Isaac Collins, last year’s primary left fielder for much of the season, has been traded to the Kansas City Royals, along with Nick Mears, who pitched 76 times for the Brewers since arriving at the 2024 trade deadline. Coming back to […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Way-too-early 2026 NL Central standings prediction

The National League Central is consistently one of the more exciting divisions in baseball, and even though the Brewers have found themselves on top each of the last three and four of the last five seasons, there are still plenty of doubters. While the Brewers have mostly stood pat this offseason, their NL Central foes […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

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. […]

2 months ago | 6 reads

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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2 months ago | 2 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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2 months ago | 4 reads

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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2 months ago | 4 reads

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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2 months ago | 4 reads

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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2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 3 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 […]

2 months ago | 6 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 5 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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2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 6 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 […]

2 months ago | 13 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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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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2 months 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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2 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

2 months ago | 2 reads