Dear Santa, From Brewers Fans

[Telemachus Rafaelidys]

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Dear Santa,

I hope you get this letter. We’ve been very good this year in Milwaukee - okay, maybe we swore too much in the middle of October - but otherwise very good! We’ve been patient and supportive - more than 2.5 million of us showed up for the third straight year. We love beating the Cubs, but we really want to make history next year. We don’t need much - we’re pretty set on a lot of things most fan bases need. So if it’s not too much to ask, here’s a small list of things we’d like, please:

1. A statement of intent to go all-in! Just slip that in Mark’s stocking, please.
2. Freddy Peralta as our Opening Day Starter. Please let him stay in Milwaukee this winter!
3. One additional big power bat. We haven’t had a 30 home run hitter in three of the last five years, and we will need more power next fall! 
4. Good health in the coming year. Especially for Brandon Woodruff, William Contreras, and Christian Yelich. And especially in September/October. You can help with shoulders, lats, backs, and broken fingers - right?
5. Continued growth from our young lads:
   • August Brice Turang for a whole season - 30/30!
   • Jackson Chourio with a little more patience leading to a lot more power - 30/30!
   • The Miz walking fewer batters while continuing to do Miz things
   • Quinn Priester and Chad Patrick locking in as excellent mid-rotation caliber starters
   • Caleb Durbin turning into a Gold Glove third baseman and an on-base machine
   • Joey Ortiz winning a Gold Glove and remembering that he was an above-average hitter as recently as 2024
   • Lots of innings and strikeouts for the many talented young pitchers working their way through the minor leagues. 
   • Cooper Pratt, Jesus Made, Luis Pena, and Brady Ebel being the best collection of shortstops at every level of the minor leagues from Triple-A to Single-A
6. A bright new glove for Abner Uribe. Maybe fuchsia!
7. A big trade deadline acquisition! We don’t know exactly what we will want - but we want it!
8. Not to be greedy - but we need a fourth straight Central Division championship. It’s kind of a prerequisite for our last two wishes (like batteries for remote-controlled gifts). We promise not to take it for granted and to be thankful. 
9. We’d love to beat the Dodgers in the NLCS - they bullied us this year, and they squeaked past us in 2018. They’ve been pushing everyone around for a couple of years now, and we think lots of people, even outside of Milwaukee, would find joy in us receiving this gift. 
10. Finally, one last small thing - we really, really want to win a World Series for the first time ever!

We haven’t asked for much. I hope you bring it all, and if you love us at all, please bring just the last one. We’re leaving out beer and cheese curds for you and tart Spartan apples for your sleigh team. Merry Christmas!

- Brewers Fans

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[ClosetBrewerFan]

My wish list is short.  It's the last one.  I dont care how we get there.

[Frisbee Slider]

I was just going to ask for players with options for greater roster flexibility. Your list is better 🙂

[Ron750]

I have given up hoping to be in the World Series. I would start again if a salary cap was ever instituted. 
I think if our pitching had no injuries and Yelich didn’t have back problems we could win a WS, but I don’t think that will happen. 

[Snoebird]

1 hour ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

My wish list is short.  It's the last one.  I dont care how we get there.

How the 1957 Milwaukee Braves got there was on the back of an injury replacement call-up. Rookie Bob Hazle joined the team on July 27, and from Aug. 9-25 hit .473 with 5 homers and 19 RBIs in 14 games. The core group took it from there to hold off the Cardinals for the pennant and beat the Yankees in the World Series. It wouldn't be farfetched to imagine a Brewers prospect making a similar late-season impact. 

[JohnBriggs12]

Eventually Chourio is going to be a 30+ HR guy.  This might be the year.  Heck he could be a 40+ guy,  His bat speed is off the charts and he's got power from foul pole to foul pole.  One thing holding him back is his knack for putting pitcher's pitches in play.  He gets a lot of infield hits that way but you don't want probably your biggest power threat leading the team in infield hits.

[SF70]

1 hour ago, Ron750 said:

I have given up hoping to be in the World Series. I would start again if a salary cap was ever instituted. 
I think if our pitching had no injuries and Yelich didn’t have back problems we could win a WS, but I don’t think that will happen. 

I would argue the Brewers have a better opportunity to get to the WS without a salary cap.

They have figured out how to build the best Small-Market organization in baseball and by a lot, and outside of the LAD, the best organization from top to bottom in the game.

A salary cap will bring more teams into the mix and neuter the advantage MKE has over 97% of the teams in MLB.

Currently, we are in the early stages of the golden age of Brewers fandom, with the best yet to come.

[Snoebird]

7 minutes ago, SF70 said:

I would argue the Brewers have a better opportunity to get to the WS without a salary cap.

They have figured out how to build the best Small-Market organization in baseball and by a lot, and outside of the LAD, the best organization from top to bottom in the game.

A salary cap will bring more teams into the mix and neuter the advantage MKE has over 97% of the teams in MLB.

Currently, we are in the early stages of the golden age of Brewers fandom, with the best yet to come.

I agree that the trend is our friend. The pitching factory that David Stearns built and that Chris Hook oversees is an undeniable advantage. Can't complain about the scouts when Crowder Junior College produces two pitchers (Ashby and Miz) and the Latin American side provides the likes of Made and Pena. The developmental staff is also among the best in MLB and played a role in the Cardinals' firing of John Mozeliak. And the icing on the cake were the upgrades at manager and general manager in the past two years. My Christmas wish is for the Brewers to bring their Triple-A affiliate to Madison. 

[Michael Trzinski]

2 hours ago, Snoebird said:

How the 1957 Milwaukee Braves got there was on the back of an injury replacement call-up. Rookie Bob Hazle joined the team on July 27, and from Aug. 9-25 hit .473 with 5 homers and 19 RBIs in 14 games. The core group took it from there to hold off the Cardinals for the pennant and beat the Yankees in the World Series. It wouldn't be farfetched to imagine a Brewers prospect making a similar late-season impact. 

Hurricane Hazle!!!

[Snoebird]

1 hour ago, Michael Trzinski said:

Hurricane Hazle!!!

Hazle was a roster replacement for center fielder Billy Bruton. Imagine Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell possibly getting injured and needing a midseason roster replacement. Jackson Chourio moves to center, and Akil Baddoo arrives on the scene, and lives up to his status as a second-round draft pick, thanks to the Brewers' crack developmental staff. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I see two glaring absences:

(1) Babe Bauers Silver Slugger amidst his MLB HR record season

(2) Cy Bauers earns his rightful Cy Young award winning recognition

Well, I guess a third:

(3) Jake Bauers, the Man, is finally recognized as the best modern two-way (Respectfully, take a back seat Mr. Ohtani!) player and potentially the best two-way/two-sport player any professional sport has ever seen (Respectfully, Bo and Deion...please recognize!)

 

[Brian]

12 hours ago, JohnBriggs12 said:

Eventually Chourio is going to be a 30+ HR guy.  This might be the year.  Heck he could be a 40+ guy,  His bat speed is off the charts and he's got power from foul pole to foul pole.  One thing holding him back is his knack for putting pitcher's pitches in play.  He gets a lot of infield hits that way but you don't want probably your biggest power threat leading the team in infield hits.

Yes he will if he stays injury free and is getting much better at swinging at strikes.  I will take his .272 BA all day long and think he will only get better from here.  He is still very young at 21 and will be 22 in March.  Peak performance years in the MLB is usually between ages 23-29. 

[David Crawford]

Wonderful letter, thanks for sharing.  I would also like to ask Santa to be sure we can keep as much our managers & coaching staff together as long as possible.  I don't take that for granted in today's word:

1. Murph

2. Chris Hook

3. Jim Henderson

4. Matt Arnold

5. Assistant coaches, scouts and talent recognition staff including those located in Latin America

Thanks Santa, cheers to a 2026 Brewers World Series championship which will be very special considering it comes in advance of the 2027 lockout!

[Jim French Stepstool]

On 12/25/2025 at 8:21 AM, Snoebird said:

How the 1957 Milwaukee Braves got there was on the back of an injury replacement call-up. Rookie Bob Hazle joined the team on July 27, and from Aug. 9-25 hit .473 with 5 homers and 19 RBIs in 14 games. The core group took it from there to hold off the Cardinals for the pennant and beat the Yankees in the World Series. It wouldn't be farfetched to imagine a Brewers prospect making a similar late-season impact. 

In a similar vein, let's include the possibility of the Perfect Trade Deadline Pickup. Hazle was a huge part of the Braves' 1957 run, but another was the acquisition of Red Schoendienst in June of that year to plug a 2B hole. I'll admit I'm a pretty big prospect hugger, but we certainly have the system to make a deal if it's deemed the 'right' one.

[Jim French Stepstool]

@Telemachus Rafaelidys, I think you compiled a great list. One quibble though---as impressive a job as he turned in while playing an unfamiliar spot, with his arm I don't think Durbin can ever be a GG caliber 3B.

On-base machine, absolutely!!!

[Turning2]

On 12/25/2025 at 9:07 AM, JohnBriggs12 said:

Eventually Chourio is going to be a 30+ HR guy.  This might be the year.  Heck he could be a 40+ guy,  His bat speed is off the charts and he's got power from foul pole to foul pole.  One thing holding him back is his knack for putting pitcher's pitches in play.  He gets a lot of infield hits that way but you don't want probably your biggest power threat leading the team in infield hits.

Odd thing with him. When he has to hustle out a close play at first, he always hits the bag while slightly twisting his body away from the bag. I'm always anticipating a twisted ankle, or knee injury. Don't recall others doing this except when the throw is off and the runner is trying to avoid a collision.