https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/forum-friday-yelich-injury-early-assessments-best-minor-league-coverage-r4425/It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This week felt like a tale of two seasons as we examine three of the best discussion topics on Brewer Fanatic: Brewers: Yelich to IL with Adductor strain There are some things we cannot escape: death, taxes, and injuries to Chr...4425Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:10:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/triple-dribble-brewers-beat-blue-jays-with-speed-for-second-day-in-a-row-r4423/Execution and fundamentals get a bad rap, in modern baseball. When present, they're too simple to earn much praise. The league is too chock-full of talent for fundamentals and execution to win games for you, on their own. When absent, they;re too easy to grieve and bemoan. The truth is that you...4423Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:03:25 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/how-is-jacob-misiorowski-forcing-some-of-the-ugliest-swings-in-baseball-r4422/Jacob Misiorowski is the ace of the Brewers staff. Even after covering 5 1/3 innings of work while feeling visibly sick on Tuesday evening, he's striking out 37.5% of batters on the season, while inducing an expected batting average of just .178. He's faced some misfortune in his 3.32 ERA so far...4422Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/sal-frelick-is-experiencing-the-thin-margin-for-error-of-hitting-r4421/In the Brewers' first two games without an injured Christian Yelich, Pat Murphy has hit Sal Frelick in the leadoff spot. The change was partially due to a lineup shakeup in Yelich's absence—Brice Turang has moved from leadoff to the 3-hole—but it was also to spark a pressing Frelick's offense. T...4421Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:10:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/chad-patricks-sinker-and-the-art-of-the-anti-tunnel-r4419/The sinker is there to work to the arm side of the pitcher who throws it. It's there to force a same-handed batter not to dive over the plate, so they can't reach your four-seamer on the far corner or your breaking ball. It's there to control that arm-side half of the plate; that's what it does....4419Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:28:17 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/if-brewers-make-a-closer-change-who-could-replace-trevor-megill-r4416/  Trevor Megill’s struggles continued on Tuesday night. Tasked with protecting a one-run lead against the Toronto Blue Jays, Megill allowed the first three hitters to reach, ultimately allowing three runs in his inning of work as the Brewers eventually fell in extra innings for their sixth...4416Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:16:10 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/indefensible-brewers-lose-their-signature-grip-en-route-to-sixth-straight-loss-r4417/A crisis continues to brew in the Milwaukee bullpen. The offense continues to produce, but is stretched thin now that three of its four or five most accomplished hitters are on the injured list. It's not easy to win games for the Brewers right now. In fact, it hasn't been this hard in quite some...4417Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/christian-yelich-lands-on-injured-list-with-groin-strain-r4413/After departing the Brewers' loss to the Nationals Sunday in the fifth inning, Christian Yelich landed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a groin strain. For much of the last seven years, Yelich's career has been a question of health. He can help the team whenever he's on the field, but he...4413Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:09:05 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/its-early-but-the-brewers-a-bullpen-already-looks-depleted-r4412/Working long plate appearances, taking extra bases, and playing tight defense have all been attributes of Pat Murphy's successful Brewers teams, but so has relying on the back end of their bullpen. In both 2024 and 2025, Milwaukee relievers logged the fourth-most innings of any bullpen in baseba...4412Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:49:10 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/its-not-how-you-start-its-how-you-finish-brandon-lockridge-and-daring-to-be-great-r4411/How brave are you? That's a question we all ought to ask ourselves now and then, because often, bravery is merely the equanimity that comes with premeditation, so the more we assess our inventory of fortitude, the more it grows. You might not be able to prepare yourself for the moment when you h...4411Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:17:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/i-miss-the-old-%C3%A1ngel-zerpa-the-world-baseball-classic-%C3%A1ngel-zerpa-r4408/Last December’s trade to acquire Ángel Zerpa in exchange for Isaac Collins and Nick Mears was a surprising move to many. There were layers of complexity to the front office's thesis, but most of it was based on the idea that Zerpa had far more upside than the pieces that Milwaukee was sending to...4408Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-threading-the-needle-with-young-rotation-r4404/The Brewers adjusted their probable starters for their series against the Washington Nationals twice within 23 hours. Both changes reflected a need to be creative with their starting pitching, as they continue to develop young arms in the big leagues—particularly early in the season. Brando...4404Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:52:01 +0000