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• 2024 MVBrewers #1: William Contreras

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images For the second consecutive year, Contreras wins team MVP We’re concluding our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with catcher William Contreras. Contreras finished the season with 4.9 bWAR and 5.4 fWAR, both good for best on the team. The selection of Contreras as the team MVP shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Contreras led the team in not on...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #2: Willy Adames

Jovanny Hernandez/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Adames’ potential finale season in Milwaukee was one of the biggest among impending free agents We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with shortstop Willy Adames. Adames finished the season with 3.1 bWAR and 4.8 fWAR, good for fourth and second on the team, respectively. Adames, who came over from...2024
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• Will the Brewers target the infield this offseason?

Yankees utility player Oswaldo Cabrera | Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Potential free agent and trade additions The Brewers have a solid corps of young infielders with more promising names in the pipeline. But with Willy Adames now a free agent, will the Brewers consider other names in trade or free agency this offseason? Here are some players Milwaukee could consider. Nicky Lopez, 2B...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #3: Jackson Chourio

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Chourio had a slow start but ended up as one of the best rookies in the league We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with outfielder Jackson Chourio. Chourio finished the season with 3.8 bWAR and 3.9 fWAR, both good for third on the team. Chourio had one of the better rookie seasons among Brewers in recent memory in 2024, and...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #4: Tobias Myers

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Myers surprised just about everyone with a big rookie year in the rotation We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with starting pitcher Tobias Myers. Myers finished the season with 2.7 bWAR and 2.2 fWAR, good for fifth and eighth on the team, respectively. Myers surprised just about everyone with his strong rookie season. A fo...2024
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• Will Sal Frelick be a productive regular next year?

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images What would it take for Frelick to be an above-average starter? The Brewers have a solid group of outfielders lined up for next season, so where does that leave Sal Frelick? Jackson Chourio will be a staple in the lineup for years to come. Christian Yelich will (hopefully) be fully healthy again. Garrett Mitchell could be a ...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #6: Freddy Peralta

Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Peralta had an up-and-down season in his first year as Milwaukee’s ace We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with starting pitcher Freddy Peralta. Peralta finished the season with 2.6 bWAR and 2.3 fWAR, both good for seventh on the team. While some of the underlying ...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #7: Christian Yelich

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Yelich would be higher were it not for an injury-shortened season We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with outfielder Christian Yelich. Yelich finished the season with 2.2 bWAR and 3.0 fWAR, good for ninth and fifth on the team, respectively. Despite an injury-shortened season, Yelich still had arguably his best year sin...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #8: Joey Ortiz

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Ortiz had a solid rookie season in Milwaukee We’re continuing our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with third baseman Joey Ortiz. Ortiz finished the season with 2.7 bWAR and 3.1 fWAR, good for sixth and fourth on the team, respectively. Ortiz was solid all season long, but especially before going down with an injury in late June. Prior...2024
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• Revisiting our preseason predictions, storylines to watch

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Some aged well, others...not so much Bold Predictions Paul Dietrich: DL Hall is a serious NL Rookie of the Year candidate Oops. Hall was only briefly healthy in 2024, and even more briefly effective. He showed flashes toward the end of the season, but it was not an especially encouraging season for one of the bi...2024
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• The outfield is crowded and that’s fine (for now)

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As 2025 approaches, the Brewers have five outfielders that could make significant contributions As the Brewers prepare for the offseason, one of their areas of strength will be the outfield. With five starters for three spots, there will be plenty of discussion on how to handle that. Here’s a look at how the Brewers used their ...2024
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• Takeaways from Pat Murphy’s end-of-season press conference

Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Presser with the Brewers manager on Thursday looked back on the postseason, ahead to 2025 Brewers manager Pat Murphy participated in an end-of-season press conference this past Thursday, addressing Milwaukee’s early postseason exit and providing a look ahead to 2025 as he answered questions from the media. Desp...2024
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• The state of the Brewers’ roster as we turn to 2025

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Taking an early look at Milwaukee’s payroll situation The Milwaukee Brewers’ season is, sadly, over. We’ll spend plenty of time this offseason going over the different situations that will be presented to the team’s front office, but let’s start off with an accounting of what the contract status is of the players who played a role in 2024, with a few guesses about w...2024
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• Brewers season ends in heartbreaking 4-2 loss to Mets

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee comes up two outs short as Williams loses it in ninth Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets met this evening in a winner-take-all elimination game, the only game three of any of the Wild Card series. It was a game that non-partisan fans will surely call a classic, a pitcher’s duel between unlikely forces (the rookie Tobias Myers and the 35-year...2024
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• The 2019 Draft takes center stage in Royals-Orioles series

Two members of the Royals 2019 draft class. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Adley, Bob, Gunnar, Alec, Joey, Michael, and Vinnie—oh, my! In 2018, the Kansas City Royals went 58-104. Normally, before the Draft Lottery Era, that would’ve been good (or bad) enough to earn a franchise the first overall pick in the upcoming draft. But not that year. And it wasn’t even close. That’s because the Balti...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Brewers propelled to success by young stars

Overlooked all season, the Brewers are ready to make their mark in October. After the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central on September 18th, the team’s social media accounts posted a list of where several prominent national publications pegged them to finish in the division. There were a lot of fours and fives. Always keep the receipts ✍️ pic.twitter.com/bynG6ihb9a— Milwaukee...2024
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• Brewers sign Jakob Junis, trade Ethan Small to Giants

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Milwaukee shores up some innings after trading Corbin Burnes The Brewers agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander Jakob Junis on Monday night. Kiley McDaniel first reported the agreement, and Ken Rosenthal stipulated the terms. Junis will be guaranteed $7 million in the form of a $4 million salary in 2024 and a $3 million buyout on a mutual option for...2024
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"The Orioles announced Thursday morning that they’ve recalled top infield prospect Joey Ortiz from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra to Triple-A in his place."

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"They are right-handers Grayson Rodriguez, Seth Johnson and Noah Denoyer, along with lefty Drew Rom and shortstop Joey Ortiz."

• 2024 MVBrewers #1: William Contreras
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• 2024 MVBrewers #2: Willy Adames
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• Will the Brewers target the infield this offseason?
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• 2024 MVBrewers #3: Jackson Chourio
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• Will Sal Frelick be a productive regular next year?
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• Revisiting our preseason predictions, storylines to watch
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• Looking back at a year since the managerial shake-up

Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It’s been one year since the Brewers and fans were shocked by the departure of Craig Counsell One year ago today, breaking news shocked the Brewers organization and fans alike. Craig Counsell had decided to take over as manager of another team. While it was a possibility that many fans were preparing for, what ...2024
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• Will Garrett Mitchell be the next homegrown star in Milwaukee?

Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Can Mitchell capitalize on a full year to break out? The Brewers’ season possessed an underlying theme of incorporating young players into the team’s everyday lineup. From rookies like Joey Ortiz and several members of the pitching corps to sophomore seasons from Sal Frelick and Brice Turang, the young talent helped f...2024
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• The outfield is crowded and that’s fine (for now)
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• The state of the Brewers’ roster as we turn to 2025
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• 2024 MVBrewers #4: Tobias Myers
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• 2024 MVBrewers #6: Freddy Peralta
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• 2024 MVBrewers #7: Christian Yelich
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• Revisiting our preseason predictions, storylines to watch
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• Takeaways from Pat Murphy’s end-of-season press conference
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• The 2019 Draft takes center stage in Royals-Orioles series
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Brewers propelled to success by young stars
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• Brewers close out regular season with nice, relaxed loss to Mets

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images In a game the Mets needed and the Brewers didn’t, Milwaukee is shut out Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers played a stress-free game at American Family Field today. Locked into the National League’s #3 seed, the Brewers had no vested interest in a win on this day, and depending on how the team may have considered manipulating the NL’s Wild Card standings, they may...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• 2024 MVBrewers #4: Tobias Myers
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• Three Brewers among NL Gold Glove finalists

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Brice Turang, Blake Perkins, and Sal Frelick in final three at their positions Major League Baseball has revealed the finalists for the 2024 Gold Glove awards, listing three players at each position from whom the winners will be chosen. Brice Turang (second base), Blake Perkins (center field), and Sal Frelick (right field) are have made the last three for Mi...2024
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• Brewers season ends in heartbreaking 4-2 loss to Mets
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• Joey Ortiz leads the way, inflicts another blow to Mets’ playoff hopes as Brewers win, 6-0

Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Joey Ortiz had a big night in third straight win Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers keep making life hard for the New York Mets. With another win, this time with a 6-0 scoreline, the Brewers are gearing up for the postseason with performances from a variety of key players across the roster. Tonight, it was Joey Ortiz’s time ...2024
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• Joey Ortiz leads the way, inflicts another blow to Mets’ playoff hopes

Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Joey Ortiz had a big night in third straight win Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers keep making life hard for the New York Mets. With another win, this time with a 6-0 scoreline, the Brewers are gearing up for the postseason with performances from a variety of key players across the roster. Tonight, it was Joey Ortiz’s time ...2024
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• Defense shines, but offense falls flat in 5-0 loss to Arizona

Brewers shortstop Willy Adames | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Contreras has big offensive night but Milwaukee can’t keep up with Arizona Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers lost another close game to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. The 5-0 loss saw the Brewers fall into an early deficit and never generate much momentum to climb out of the hole. Aaron Civale was on the mound an...2024
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• Brewers pick up series-opening victory against Phillies, 6-2, in vintage win

Brewers second baseman Brice Turang | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Brewers look the part of a contender in series opener Box Score Milwaukee put together a vintage Brewers’ win in their 6-2 triumph over the Phillies. In this series opener, with both teams vying for a top seed in the National League, the Brewers excelled in all the areas that make them great. Some small ball, opposite-...2024
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• Game Thread #150: Milwaukee Brewers (86-63) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (90-59)

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio and third base coach Jason Lane | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Division leaders clash in high-stakes matchup The Brewers don’t have much time left to claim a first-round bye in the playoffs, but tonight begins a series that will give the Brewers just that opportunity. The Philadelphia Phillies come to Milwaukee for a battle between division leaders...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: How good has the Colorado Rockies defense been in 2024?

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 10, 2024 The Colorado Rockies, for all their problems, pride themselves on playing exceptional defense. (Actually, when a team relies on pitching to contact, an excellent defense is essential.) In 2024, Brenton Doyle won his first MLB Gold Glove while Ryan McMahon and Ezequiel Tovar w...2024
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• Orioles Acquire Corbin Burnes
7:46pm: Baltimore has announced the trade. 7:27pm: Milwaukee is also acquiring a Competitive Balance Round A draft choice, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (X link). According to Feinsand, the full trade is Ortiz, Hall and the #34 overall pick in next year’s draft for Burnes. 7:19pm: Shortstop Joey Ortiz and left-hander DL Hall are part of Milwaukee’s…...2024
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• Corbin Burnes trade grades: Orioles get 'A' for landing ace, underwhelming return sticks Brewers with a 'C'

The Orioles traded shortstop Joey Ortiz, left-handed pitcher DL Hall and a draft pick for Burnes...2024
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• Giants Acquire Ethan Small
The Giants have acquired left-hander Ethan Small from the Brewers for cash, the team announced. Milwaukee had designated him for assignment last week after acquiring Joey Ortiz and DL Hall for Corbin Burnes. Small was a somewhat surprising DFA who always looked likely to attract interest from another team. He was Milwaukee’s first-round pick in 2019 and initially perceived…...2024
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• Orioles Promote Joey Ortiz
The Orioles announced Thursday morning that they’ve recalled top infield prospect Joey Ortiz from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra to Triple-A in his place. Ortiz — who currently ranks as the game’s No. 66 prospect at FanGraphs, No. 88 at Baseball America and No. 91 at MLB.com — will be making his Major…...2023
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• Brewers bring Braves to rock bottom in 10-0 beatdown

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another ugly loss for the Braves at a time when they need to be getting their you-know-what together. Well, there's no point in really running down this game in the typical recap fashion since nothing exciting really happened for the Atlanta Braves in this one. Right after the Braves got smoked by the Marlins to end their weekend s...2024
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• Brewers Option DL Hall
The Brewers optioned left-hander DL Hall to Triple-A Nashville this evening. The move creates an active roster spot for southpaw Bryan Hudson, who returns from the 15-day injured list. Hall went to Milwaukee alongside Joey Ortiz as the secondary piece in the Corbin Burnes deal with Baltimore. The southpaw entered the season in the rotation but only made it…...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 21 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Daytime version of yesterday’s photo | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs will be playing baseball soon... hopefully WITH Cody Bellinger. There’s some big news from one of the Cubs’ NL Central rivals, a trade that happened late Thursday: Full trade, sources tell me and @kileymcd :Baltimore receives: RHP Corbin BurnesMilwaukee receives: IF Joey Ortiz, LHP D.L. Hall and the 34th pick in...2024
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• Shohei Ohtani trade derby has sleeper team with everything Angels want in return
Lindsey Wasson-USA TODAY Sports With the trade deadline approaching, could a surprising team be lurking? Shohei Ohtani is doing things baseball has not seen in over 100 years. Currently, the Los Angeles Angels two-way player is among the league leaders in a bevy of hitting statistics. Ohtani leads all of baseball in triples (7), home runs (35), slugging percentage (.680, and no one else is...2023
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• Schmidt Heads to IL, Gallen Pulled Early - May 31, 2024
Zac Gallen Gallen was pulled from his start just six pitches in due to a hamstring injury. Gallen has a decorated history of hamstring issues, which makes it all the more concerning. He referred to his hamstring injury prior in the year as "minor," but downgraded (upgraded?) this one to "mild." He also had a hamstring injury that forced him to miss time in 2021. While it is too early to say, I'm p...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 7, 2024
Cub 3B Battle Christopher Morel Morel's light-tower power (and propensity for shedding clothing) is well-known. His sudden Spring Training slide to 3B was endorsed by Northside Counsell himself, who said the Cubs 3B situation is "not going to be solved in spring training" but he's been "pleased with Morel's defensive work." Here's what we know: his 26 HRs in only 429 plate appearances in '23 means...2024
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• Top 50 Prospects For 2023 Fantasy Baseball: Spring Training Snapshot
Here’s a link to the Top 25. That top 25 blends in pretty well with what you’ll see elsewhere, and so this group, mostly, but from here forward, my lists tend to be tilted toward near-term fantasy functionality, for what it’s Wuertz. I value the grind of the climb. Each level brings new separators, so guys like Maikel Garcia and Joey Ortiz have shown more, in my opinion, than a guy like Jackso...2023
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• 2024 MVBrewers #3: Jackson Chourio
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• 2024 MVBrewers #4: Tobias Myers
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• Will Sal Frelick be a productive regular next year?
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• 2024 MVBrewers #6: Freddy Peralta
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• Will Garrett Mitchell be the next homegrown star in Milwaukee?
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• Will young infielders shape the core of the Brewers roster?

Brewers infielder Brice Turang | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images From Turang and Ortiz to young prospects, will it be enough to win the division in 2025? The Brewers might not have achieved their goals in 2024, but they still stand to fight for another division crown next year. If shortstop Willy Adames leaves in free agency, that could leave the infield with some question marks. How wi...2024
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• Brewers drop heartbreaker to Diamondbacks in extras, 11-10

Allan Henry-Imagn Images It was a seesaw game that ended with Arizona on top Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers dropped their series finale in Arizona on Sunday afternoon, losing 11-10 in 10 innings to the Diamondbacks in a back-and-forth game as they couldn’t complete the sweep. The Brewers forced Zac Gallen to work in the first, but they had nothing to show for it. Brice Turang walked, Jack...2024
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• Is this the World Series year for the Brewers?

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Milwaukee boasts one of the best offensive/defensive combos in franchise history, and they’ve held their own against tough opponents all season Heading into Sunday’s series finale with the Rockies, I looked into how this Milwaukee Brewers squad stacks up with the franchise’s other contenders over the years. What I found surprised me. Let’s start with the offens...2024
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• Milwaukee bullpen can’t hold lead as Cardinals win in extras

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Arenado’s walk-off grand slam puts exclamation point on back-and-forth game Box Score In a lengthy, back-and-forth game, the St. Louis Cardinals ultimately pulled out a come-from-behind victory in extra innings tonight over a Milwaukee Brewers team that ran out of gas at the back end of their bullpen. All three of the big stars of that bullpen—Bryan Hudson, Devi...2024
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• Performance versus projections at the one-third mark

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports How have Brewers players stacked up against preseason projections? During the preseason, a reader (forgive me, I forgot who) expressed curiosity about how the Brewers might do compared to what the popular projection systems predicted before the season. With two months of the season and about one-third of the games played so far, I thought I’d check in and c...2024
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• Questions (and some answers) from the first three weeks of the Brewers’ season

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports What have we learned so far? The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a good start, at 11-6 and leading the NL Central at the end of play on Wednesday, despite dropping their first series of the year this week against San Diego. Their offense, even after a couple of down days, has looked far better than almost anyone expected. What can we glean from the team’s first thr...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Milwaukee Brewers

As the Brewers look to re-tool in 2024, they will lean heavily on former Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins to solidify their offense. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images With a new manager for the first time since 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to finish above .500 or make the playoffs in 2024, as they have done each of the past seven seasons. It was an inauspicious start t...2024
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• Trading Corbin Burnes was the right decision

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images After months of speculation, the Brewers made the right call and accepted a reasonable trade return for their ace The biggest domino in an eventful Brewers offseason fell Thursday night when Milwaukee dealt Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Joey Ortiz, pitcher D.L. Hall, and the 34th overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft. Burnes entere...2024
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• Shohei Ohtani trade derby has sleeper team with everything Angels want in return
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