https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/113/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/can-internal-upgrades-really-replace-trade-deadline-acquisitions-for-brewers-r2427/With the bullpen faltering of late and crying out for someone who can lock down the eighth and ninth innings, the Brewers may need an arm that works in high leverage. Hoby Milner has been snakebitten so far this season, while Joel Payamps and Elvis Peguero have proved unreliable and taken a step...2427Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:41:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/chris-bassitt-could-be-the-best-trade-target-for-brewers-starting-rotation-r2432/The Toronto Blue Jays have underachieved again in 2024, sitting 9.5 games out of a playoff spot at the All-Star break with a 44-52 record. They have a few pitchers who would intrigue the Milwaukee Brewers, but 35-year-old Chris Bassitt could be the best balance of salary relief for the Jays and...2432Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:48:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/anatomy-of-a-move-taking-down-garrett-mitchell-for-jake-bauers-saturday-night-r2429/Garrett Mitchell has had to sit and watch a lot this season--just as he did last year. Injuries continue to slow his development and prevent the Brewers from properly evaluating him as a potential long-term piece of what is a deep and talented outfield mix. He has just 113 plate appearances in t...2429Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:28:15 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/twins-series-proves-the-future-is-now-for-jackson-chourio-r2426/Last month, I wrote about how Jackson Chourio’s improved swing decisions against fastballs helped drive an offensive resurgence. I worried about whether that topic would age like milk, but thankfully, it has aged more like the Franzia you bought when you first turned 21--not that Chourio would k...2426Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:09:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/super-super-huge-pet-peeve-of-mine-pat-murphy-on-the-play-hardly-anyone-in-mlb-does-right-r2424/Let's set the stage. In the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday evening, the Brewers clung to a 1-0 lead over the Twins, but the speedy Willi Castro stood at third base, and there was just one out. Castro had doubled, then moved up on a wild pitch by Elvis Peguero. That forced the Brewers infie...2424Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-close-to-getting-back-four-key-players-and-making-some-tough-decisions-r2422/In addition to Joe Ross (who was already there) and Devin Williams (transferred there from High-A Wisconsin), the Brewers sent Jared Koenig and Gary Sánchez on rehab assignments to Triple-A Nashville this weekend. It's possible that all four of those players will return to the team at or before...2422Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:46:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/is-andruw-monasterio-the-answer-as-utility-infielder-or-do-the-brewers-need-to-make-a-trade-r2420/Like all competing teams in July, the Brewers are looking to solidify their roster for the second half of the season. Sure, we’ve heard our rumors of adding pitching to the rotation and that Milwaukee's hitting is doing pretty well, but it leaves this question no one is really talking about: Wha...2420Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:46:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/3-players-who-disappointed-in-the-first-half-r2415/Hoby Milner Following a marquee year where he posted a 1.82 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over 64 ⅓ innings, Milner has struggled to keep up the Hoby heroics. He has regressed meaningfully in ERA (4.91), WHIP (1.25), and H/9 (9.2) since the end of 2023.  On the bright side, it might not even be his f...2415Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:57:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-dominate-opponents-in-time-of-possession-r2413/In basketball and American football, time of possession is a carefully tracked team statistic. It's a stand-in for overall quality of play and control of the action, meant to help one discern when the scoreboard isn't telling the whole story. In world football, a graphic pops up fairly often to...2413Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:11:10 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/3-brewers-players-who-exceeded-expectations-in-the-first-half-r2412/While they were very much counted as part of the race, the Brewers didn't enter the 2024 season as favorites to win the NL Central. Yet, at the All-Star break, there they sit, four and a half games ahead of the Cardinals atop the division standings. To be so much outstripping their preseason pro...2412Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:34:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/sal-frelick-is-finding-his-timing-and-heating-up-r2409/Coming into the year, many expected Sal Frelick to make the kind of quantum leap that (instead) Brice Turang has made, with gap-to-gap power complementing elite bat-to-ball skills and defense. There was even an expectation of more power production from Frelick than Turang has shown so far, but i...2409Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:19:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/as-william-contreras-savors-his-spotlight-moment-will-brewers-consider-extending-him-r2406/Just before Opening Day, the Dodgers signed the man most people believed to be the best catcher in the National League--and perhaps the best in baseball--to a 10-year, $140-million deal. It was shocking for its length, given that Will Smith was gearing up for his age-29 season, but the length is...2406Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:06:02 +0000