Brewers

Following his spot start against the Minnesota Twins yesterday, Milwaukee optioned starter Ethan Small back to Triple-A Nashville. In his place, reliever Peter Strzelecki was recalled. Both Jake Cousins and Justin Topa continued rehab assignments as well.

At one time, Keston Hiura was a highly regarded prospect of the Milwaukee Brewers.  Currently, his fit on the roster feels awkward at best. What is his role for the 2023 Brewers?

The job of setup man in baseball isn’t sexy. You don’t get the "save" on your stat sheet. You're rarely cheered by the fans for holding onto a lead. You don’t get your teammates' high fives and backslaps as you walk off the field after a victory. But the setup man is crucial in baseball, and Brewer reliever Chuck Crim was one of the best for a few years.

Brandon Woodruff owns a 6.16 ERA and has allowed a .925 OPS to hitters over his last four starts. It might be fair to wonder if it's time to worry about the Milwaukee Brewers' right-hander. Then again, maybe not.

Mario Feliciano's surprising DFA and subsequent claim by the Detroit Tigers is no anomaly. It's not Feliciano's fault, though. There simply isn't any such thing as a catching prospect!

If you ask, who wore a Milwaukee Brewer uniform the longest? The answer is likely Bill Castro, who spent seven seasons with the club as a player, and 18 more as a coach.

It’s time to overreact. Who says no? Sure the Brewers have only played six games since the All-Star break, but we’d be lying to ourselves if we said those six games didn’t look promising.

As we slog through the doldrums of winter, it's fun to peek ahead to what could be this upcoming season via projection systems. The Milwaukee Brewers offense will be under the microscope this season, and the Steamer projections have some disappointing numbers worth examining. 

For the second time already this season, a Milwaukee Brewers player has been suspended for 80 games following a positive PED test. JC Mejia will miss the nearly three months of games and be ineligible to compete in the 2022 playoffs. 

After a series win against the Rockies, the Brewers looked to stay hot against their northern neighbors the Minnesota Twins.

The Brewers' bullpen had its share of ups and downs in 2022. With the midseason trade of closer Josh Hader, the entire group saw a change in roles, and the 2023 bullpen will look a bit different. We'll take a look at the Steamer projections and more today.