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Rounding up the rest of MLB’s awards from Thursday night

Comeback Player of the Year: Jacob deGrom (AL), Ronald Acuña Jr. (NL) DeGrom was the best pitcher on the planet for a few years, winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards in 2018 and 2019 as a member of the New York Mets. After injuries derailed his last couple of years in New York, deGrom signed with […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

2025 MVBrewers #3: William Contreras

Brewers’ catcher William Contreras slots in at No. 3 in our 2025 MVBrewers rankings, behind Freddy Peralta and Brice Turang, respectively. The BCB community voted for Contreras with 18 votes in The Feed, compared to one vote for Jackson Chourio and one vote for Quinn Priester. Contreras, who turns 28 this offseason, took a very […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Two Brewers named to All-MLB Second Team

Starting in 2019, MLB began awarding two “All-MLB” teams, similar to the long-standing All-Pro teams that the NFL awards at the end of its season. These teams, a first team and a second team (regardless of league), are designed to reward the best players at each position. Each All-MLB teams consist of a catcher, one […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Matt Arnold named MLB Executive of the Year for second straight year

With the Brewers’ excellent 2025 season that defied expectations, President of Baseball Operations Matt Arnold was a heavy favorite to take home the MLB Executive of the Year award. That was confirmed during the MLB Awards show tonight, as Arnold was named Executive of the Year for the second straight year. He is the first […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Offseason Trade Target: Seth Halvorsen

Colorado Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen was drafted in the seventh round out of the University of Tennessee back in 2023 and pitched well enough in two months with the Rockies organization to earn two promotions, the second to Double-A. By August 2024, he was in the big leagues. This snowballed into a good amount of […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Skenes, Skubal win Cy Young Awards, Peralta finishes fifth

For the second year in a row, the top of each league’s Cy Young ballot was more-or-less a foregone conclusion. Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers and Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates have taken home the AL and NL Cy Young Awards, respectively. For Skenes, this is a coronation of sorts. Last season, there […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Brewers’ Pat Murphy wins NL Manager of the Year

After a second straight season in which the Milwaukee Brewers far outperformed preseason expectations, their manager, Pat Murphy, has been rewarded with the National League’s Manager of the Year Award. Former Brewer catcher Stephen Vogt won the award in the American League. Both men won this award last season. Prior to the 2025 season, the […]

3 months ago | 6 reads

2025 MVBrewers #2: Brice Turang

After Freddy Peralta slotted into the top spot in our rankings last week, we’re back with the No. 2 spot today. The BCB community voted for second baseman Brice Turang in the second spot, as Turang garnered 13 votes in The Feed, compared to seven votes for William Contreras and one vote apiece for Quinn […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

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, […]

3 months ago | 8 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 […]

3 months 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 […]

3 months 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 […]

3 months ago | 4 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 […]

3 months ago | 6 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 […]

3 months ago | 6 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 […]

3 months ago | 7 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 […]

3 months ago | 8 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 […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

3 months ago | 6 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 […]

3 months ago | 5 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 […]

3 months 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 […]

3 months ago | 6 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 […]

3 months ago | 3 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 […]

3 months ago | 2 reads