It's not a flashy move this offseason, but it adds pitching depth, and the Brewers have shown a knack for converting struggling pitchers into serviceable major league pieces.

As we say goodbye to the holiday season and flip the calendar to 2023, Spring Training will be here before we know it. The Milwaukee Brewers appear to have a postseason-level club, but several important questions remain before the first exhibition pitch is thrown in Arizona on February 25. The answers to these four essential questions could determine the club's path today and in the future.

Some Brewers prospects performed very well in 2022. Jackson Chourio and Jace Avina, for instance, have excelled. Other well-known prospects, though, have something to prove this year, as some big decisions are coming down the pike. So, what might some well-known prospects have to prove in 2023?

While the Brewers face some very harsh realities regarding market size and payroll, they are not impossible to overcome. This team has already demonstrated that it has been able to adapt and overcome these challenges over the past five years. Can they continue to do so?

On March 13th, 2022, Brewer Fan became Brewer Fanatic. We have a lot to celebrate; join us!

You gotta love it when perseverance pays off. We've all heard the stories - the ones about a player spending 10+ years bumming around the minors - crappy pay, crappy hotels, crappy bus rides - all for the chance to reach the Show. Former Brewer reliever Mark DiFelice is one of those stories - albeit with a rather abrupt ending.

Brian Shouse is a name that may ring some bells for Brewers fans. While he was never an all-star or a Cy Young winner, Shouse was still an effective relief pitcher that got the job done.

The Milwaukee Brewers starting rotation took a step back in 2022. In fairness, it would have been almost impossible for the starters to duplicate what they accomplished in 2021. Regardless, there was still plenty of talent and fantastic outings. Let's look at the five best starting pitching performances of 2022.

In 2022, the Milwaukee Brewers' rookie outfielder Garrett Mitchell made quite the impression following his call-up in late August.

Recent mega-deals for free agents like Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, and Dansby Swanson have left Brewers fans upset – not all for the same reason. Still, some are looking and wondering why the Brewers aren’t either signing free agents or extending players.

There is a lot of talk about the blue-chip prospects in the Brewers system. But then there are the prospects who can come out of nowhere and become, at the very least, solid contributors. Mike Piazza, for instance, was a 62nd-round pick by the Dodgers. All he did was have a Hall of Fame career.

Looking at catcher, first base/designated hitter, and the other infield positions, the Brewers have a mix of familiar names and players who haven’t received the attention of the more heralded prospects. In the outfield, things are the same on this front. Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, Joey Wiemer, Jace Avina, and Jackson Chourio rightly draw attention. All are young, recently acquired, and have flashed tons of potential.

The look and feel of Brewer Fan may have changed with the transition to Brewer Fanatic, but the great content remains. Here are our most popular community discussions of 2022.

Outside of Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby is the most crucial pitcher for the 2023 Milwaukee Brewers. Ashby enters his third MLB season as a valuable weapon to deploy in the rotation and out of the bullpen. Some numbers from 2022 point to a possible breakout this coming season if Ashby can clean up a few areas.

It was a wild inaugural year for Brewer Fanatic (née Brewer Fan). Let’s look at the most popular news and editorials of 2022.

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.

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.

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!