Injury updates

[Jopal78]

49 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

I don't want to hear anymore from cubs fans about their pitching injuries.  

The Brewers had a ‘silent’ pitching problem before Woodruff’s injury: there was nobody on the roster who threw >150 innings last year. Further several of the arms they will need to count on with Woodruff likely done for the season (Henderson, Drohan, Gasser, Crow) pitched 100 or less innings in 2025z 
 

More than they need hitters or bullpen arms, the Brewers probably need two starting pitchers now if they realistically intend to stay in the race while protecting their young arms.

[biedergb]

On 7/9/2026 at 8:29 AM, Jopal78 said:

The Brewers had a ‘silent’ pitching problem before Woodruff’s injury: there was nobody on the roster who threw >150 innings last year. Further several of the arms they will need to count on with Woodruff likely done for the season (Henderson, Drohan, Gasser, Crow) pitched 100 or less innings in 2025z 
 

More than they need hitters or bullpen arms, the Brewers probably need two starting pitchers now if they realistically intend to stay in the race while protecting their young arms.

With Harrison out, and Sproat mostly ineffective except in spurts, the top 1-3 for the rotation down the stretch is Miz and ...... 

So if they don't get a SP or 2, the team may do well, but it will feel all to similar where there is constant scrambling to figure out who starts in key games in Aug/Sep and who pitches in the playoffs.

[Ro Mueller]

Woodruff moves to the 60-day IL.

I didn’t think we’d give him the qualifying offer, since I figured we’d likely only get 88 innings out of him. $22 million for 88 innings just didn’t seem sensible to me.

Well, we’ve gotten 45.1 innings thus far.

Nonetheless, I hope he figures it out and can pitch a few more seasons.

Really hope he somehow returns this September and helps on a magical run to World Series champs, but it seems more likely that we won’t see him in any playoff games. His last postseason game was October 12, 2021.

[JohnBriggs12]

They have the means to go get a starter.  Recent developments makes it quite likely they will.  

[biedergb]

4 minutes ago, Ro Mueller said:

I didn’t think we’d give him the qualifying offer, since I figured we’d likely only get 88 innings out of him. $22 million for 88 innings just didn’t seem sensible to

I would guess they were expecting/hoping for another team to sign him, or get exactly that 100 innings with that veteran presence.  But outside of Chourio - the only other players on the roster who account for a significant salary are Contreras (option at just under $10M - and he will be really interesting to see if they try to extend him, trade him , or do the “Adames” of play another year and then give a QO and let him go to FA after ‘27 season), and Yelich who like woodruff is not even close to making his salary count.  So next few seasons (if there is a 2027)will be interesting since very few committed high dollar salaries and only a few potential FAs (Bauers Sanchez after 2026; Megill, Contreras and Vaughn after 2027)so 2028 could be an interesting year.

[JohnBriggs12]

I think they can still afford 2 months of Robbie Ray

[Samurai Bucky]

I would take Joe Ryan.  There is another year of control.  At the end of the year, they can trade him.

[bensheeps]

43 minutes ago, Samurai Bucky said:

I would take Joe Ryan.  There is another year of control.  At the end of the year, they can trade him.

Agreed.  I think Ryan would be my first choice of a move.

Is it possible to get him without giving up Made & Pena?  (I would like to think so with the overall talent of our minor league system)