https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/page/229/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/why-the-brewers-need-to-sign-willy-adames-to-an-extension-now-and-what-itll-cost-r780/We're inside four weeks from Opening Day, and the Brewers don't have a contract extension with either Brandon Woodruff or Willy Adames. That needs to change, and it needs to be an Adames deal that changes it, and it needs to happen now, to protect the fans from Matt Arnold and Matt Arnold from h...780Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:39:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-matt-arnold-and-whether-this-really-is-new-management-r778/All week, we’ve been trying to look a bit past the end of the projection systems, to see what factors beyond the talent on the roster could shape the Brewers’ 2023 season. To close out the series, we need to talk about the men who have built that roster. Obviously, Matt Arnold does not repre...778Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:04:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/ba-staff-draft-v-10-brewers-draft-prep-infielder-r777/Once the college season gets underway, it’s only a matter of time before we enter Mock Draft SZN. The good folks over at Baseball America aren’t necessarily kicking that off yet, but they’re definitely getting the pump primed with their first Staff Draft.   They carefully explain that...777Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:14:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/projecting-the-brewers-opening-day-roster-without-injured-tyrone-taylor-r776/In a week of lousy injury news throughout the league, the Brewers caught a heavy blow Wednesday. Craig Counsell announced that Tyrone Taylor had to receive an injection in his injured elbow, and is likely to miss the first month of the season. How will the Brewers fill out their early-season ros...776Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-re-framing-william-contreras-r775/The spirit and mission of our series on X-factors for the 2023 Milwaukee Brewers is to find places where there could be big impact from seemingly small things–where statistical projections don’t capture the breadth of possible outcomes. Today, we turn our attention to the gamble the team has tak...775Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:11:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-front-office-%E2%80%93-keeping-the-team-together-r765/We’ve looked at the state of the Brewers on the field, but a crucial aspect of the team also warrants review: the decision-makers, both those on the field and those off the field. The Brewers are already looking at some turnover in the front office with David Stearns’s stunning decision to s...765Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:08:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-christian-yelich-bat-and-soul-r774/Our series detailing the Brewers’ X-factors for 2023 rolls on, and there’s no bigger X-factor on the team than the useful but enigmatic Christian Yelich.   By now, much of the story with Christian Yelich is too familiar to merit repetition. A return to his MVP-caliber form at the plate...774Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:22:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-bullpen-%E2%80%93-traditional-strength-with-some-short-term-issues-r764/The bullpen has historically been a strength of the Brewers over the years, even in the doldrums of the late 1990s. Today we'll take a look at how it stacks up in 2023. Past Brewers teams may not have had the horses to take the lead in some years, but they often were able to hold the leads t...764Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:19:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-bryse-wilson-and-the-chris-hook-apparatus-r773/This week at Brewer Fanatic, we’re running a series enumerating some of the X-factors of the 2023 Milwaukee Brewers. These are factors beyond sheer talent or previous production, which could have a huge impact on the way the long season ahead unfolds. Today, let’s discuss an under-the-radar proj...773Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:06:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-starting-rotation-%E2%80%93-depth-and-questions-r758/The starting rotation has been one of the biggest strengths of the Brewers since the 2020 season. That looks to be the case again in 2023; let's look at the options available to the team. The top three of the rotation – Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, and Freddy Peralta – all would be aces...758Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:12:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-spring-training-23-bold-predictions-for-the-2023-season-part-ii-r766/Yesterday, I gave you 13 of my bold predictions for 2023. Here are 10 more, to bring this to the level that the calendar demands. 10. The Brewers Capture the NL Central, Easily No team has captured consecutive NL central titles since the Cubs did so in 2016 and 2017. St Louis won the di...766Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-spring-training-23-bold-predictions-for-the-2023-season-part-i-r763/Baseball is hard to predict. The Milwaukee Brewers are no exception. With the Cactus League opener upon us, though, it's time to take a stab at trying to predict what might brew in Milwaukee this season. All of the predictions below are about things that can happen in the 2023 season. It cou...763Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:12:01 +0000