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The Brewers and the 2026 ZiPS Projections

Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections for 2026 have been up at FanGraphs for about a month, so let’s check them out! But before we do that, let’s do a quick look at last season’s projections and how those worked out. Last season The Brewers tend to be a little tough to project because they rely on […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Brew Crew Ball’s most-read articles of 2025

With 2025 just about in the rearview mirror, we’re here to provide you with a list of the 10 most-read articles (in terms of total engaged minutes) on our site this year. In all, we published 950 articles (which makes this article No. 951), so that’s nearly the top 1% of articles (1.05% if we’re […]

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about 1 month ago | 0 reads

The Milwaukee Brewers’ New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year’s Eve! Many players on the Brewers, like the rest of us, will go into the New Year with realistic personal and/or professional goals that they wish to accomplish in the New Year. I’ve taken the liberty to guess what some of them might be: Brandon Woodruff: Stay healthy & remain the Brewers’ […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

The Brewers are the bright spot of an overcast Wisconsin sports scene

The Brewers had an amazing season in 2025. They put together a surprise league-leading regular season and rode that into a small playoff run. Most fans would say that everything is looking bright for the team. It’s a positive mark in the Wisconsin sports scene, which doesn’t look as good when you look outside the […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Brewers’ breakout candidates for 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers have had their share of breakout players in recent seasons. In 2023, it was William Contreras and Hoby Milner. In 2024, it was Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, Tobias Myers, and Bryan Hudson. In 2025, it was Sal Frelick, Caleb Durbin, Quinn Priester, and Chad Patrick. Those groups could obviously be expanded some […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Remember a Brewer: Fernando Viña

It’s the mysterious week between the holidays here in Wisconsin, a snowstorm is coming, and we’re still waiting to see if the Brewers are going to trade their ace, their closer, or sign a backup catcher. So let’s keep thinking about the Brewers of the past. Today’s installment is a middle infielder who was a […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Do the Brewers need to add another catcher before the season?

The Milwaukee Brewers’ roster as it stands looks pretty balanced, with plenty of carryover from 2025 and very few clear holes. One potential hole, however, is catching depth. Behind starter William Contreras, the only other catcher currently on the 40-man roster is 23-year-old prospect Jeferson Quero, who hasn’t yet made an MLB appearance. While it’s […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

FanDuel Sports Network might be done…

Recent reports indicate that FanDuel Sports Network, one of the biggest regional sports networks remaining in the traditional media market, is at serious risk of bankruptcy. Without getting too deep into the weeds of corporate restructuring and renaming practices, FanDuel was formerly known as Bally Sports Network before their parent company (Diamond Sports Group, now […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

What to expect from Milwaukee’s infield in 2026

The Brewers don’t have an infield problem in the way most teams do. There are bodies. There’s versatility. There are multiple paths to a functional 26-man roster without needing a single external move. But heading into 2026, Milwaukee’s infield feels like a classic “depth vs. clarity” situation. They’ve got eight infielders on the 40-man right […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Remember a Brewer: Dave May

While we wait for substantial news about the Brewers this offseason, we’ve reached the point where I thought it would be fun to take a look back a little bit. How many of these articles get written is kind of up to Milwaukee’s front office, but we’ll get started with this one, a somewhat forgotten […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Offseason Rumors: Revisiting potential Brewers outfield targets

While some teams have already made moves to upgrade their roster during this year’s free agency, many of the biggest names available remain unsigned. Earlier in the offseason, Paul wrote a series of (extremely thorough) articles on Brewers’ potential offseason targets. That was before the Brewers traded outfielder Isaac Collins (who appeared in 130 games […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

A quick look at this offseason’s minor league signings

The Brewers haven’t made a ton of major moves this offseason, mostly maintaining their roster from the end of 2025 into the new year. Outside of the Ángel Zerpa-Nick Mears-Isaac Collins trade last weekend, Milwaukee’s biggest moves are the signing of Akil Baddoo and the team bringing Brandon Woodruff back on a qualifying offer. But […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Why Milwaukee thinks they can unlock Ángel Zerpa

Before reading this article, you should check out Paul’s coverage of the Ángel Zerpa trade and Harrison’s article on what to expect from Zerpa. Last week, the Brewers traded Isaac Collins and Nick Mears to the Royals in exchange for lefty reliever Ángel Zerpa, who had a 4.18 ERA last season. This is a trade […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Will the Brewers 2026 rotation have any lefties, and does it matter?

Harrison took an early stab at predicting the Opening Day 26-man roster yesterday, and it got me thinking about something that’s come up in conversations lately, and that’s whether the Brewers will have any left-handed pitchers in their starting rotation. That also led to the question of whether or not it actually matters whether there […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

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 | 4 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. […]

about 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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about 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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about 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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about 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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about 2 months ago | 4 reads