Brewers Week In Review: Spring Festivities Begin

[Kyle Ginsbach]

At long last, Milwaukee Brewers baseball is back for another season. So, with that, your weekly recaps at Brewer Fanatic have returned as well. Rejoice! That aside, here's how the Brewers fared in the first week(ish) of Cactus League action.

Image courtesy of © Curt Hogg / USA TODAY NETWORK

Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week(ish): 5-5 (5-5 overall)
Runs Scored: 65
Runs Surrendered: 77
Standing: 8th in Cactus League

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Game 1 (2/22) | MIL 8, CIN 7
Game 2 (2/23) | COL 6, MIL 1
Game 3 (2/24) | SEA 12, MIL 8
Game 4 (2/25) | MIL 9, CLE 6
Game 5 (2/26) | LAD 9, MIL 3 (Split Squad)
Game 6 (2/26) | AZ 7, MIL 1 (Split Squad)
Game 7 (2/27) | MIL 12, KC 5
Game 8 (2/28) | SF 9, MIL 2
Game 9 (3/1) | MIL 9, TEX 4
Game 10 (3/2) | MIL 12, CLE 12
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Transactions

02/23/25 - Signed free agent LF Manuel Margot to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

02/24/25 - Signed free agent OF/1B Mark Canha to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

**Ijury transactions have not yet been made official as of 3/2, but note that OF Blake Perkins will almost assuredly be placed on the IL at some point.

Breakdown / Highlights

As is a normality with spring training baseball, coverage of any team can be limited. On the topic of scarcity, playing time for major league regulars also comes in smaller amounts, especially within the first ten days. In turn, that opens the door of opportunity for others, and there be no better example than the hot start 28-year-old Vinny Capra is off to. Through six games for the third basemen, Capra is slashing .357/.357/1.000 and has notched three home runs and 7 RBIs through just 14 at-bats. On the other side of torrid hitting, veteran first baseman Rhys Hoskins is finding early success in his rebound campaign, totaling three big flys in his four games played. 

All that has begun to stir up talks surrounding the Brewers infield, particularly around the need for Tyler Black on the big league club, especially with players like Oliver Dunn showing signs of improvement as well: 

Meanwhile, on the mound, one Brewer has caught attention for his hot start. In just his third season of professional baseball Craig Yoho has already conjured up rumblings of a potential roster invitee with the help of his wicked changeup, and a five-strikeout, three inning workload early on into the spring. Fellow highly touted prospect Jacob Misiorowski also made his spring debut as well, showing his raw talent as well as the steps he needs to take before he's ready for the big league club. 

Excitement around the future is all fun and dandy, but what about players looking to make comebacks?

On that front three notable Brewers all made strides in the right direction last week. You can read more about Bryan Hudson's time on the mound here, while Aaron Ashby was sitting in the upper 90s for his fastball velocity in his outing early in the week; a positive sign from the Brewers left, no doubt. Most notably, Christian Yelich, who was injured as the Brewers got sent home by the Mets last year was back in the lineup for a live game for the first time in over six months. You could even include new Brewers Nestor Cortes, as he made his Cactus League debut in what's looking to be a make-or-break season for the former Yankee.

Looking Forward

March 3, 2025 - Brewers vs. Reds - 7:05 PM CT
March 5, 2025 - Brewers vs. White Sox - 2:05 PM CT
March 5, 2025 - White Sox vs. Brewers - 2:10 PM CT
March 6, 2025 - Brewers vs. Athletics - 7:15 PM CT
March 7, 2025 - Padres vs. Brewers - 2:10 PM CT
March 8, 2025 - Angels vs. Brewers - 2:10 PM CT
March 9, 2025 - Brewers vs. Royals - 3:05 PM CT

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[dkivolkidebkiv]

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[Brock Beauchamp]

25 minutes ago, dkivolkidebkiv said:

Spelled "festivities" wrong

LOL thank you and welcome to Brewer Fanatic!