https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/12/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/cooper-pratts-bat-speed-hello-r4744/It's neither a secret nor a coincidence that, by the standards of big-league ballclubs, the Brewers are run rather like a college team. After all, their manager is one of just two active ones whose background is mostly as a college coach. Pat Murphy has acknowledged that, though he doesn't consc...4744Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/whats-luis-laras-path-to-becoming-an-everyday-starter-r4740/Luis Lara made his big-league debut Tuesday in St. Louis. He had an immediate impact, and there are many ways he can help this year's team. But how can he progress from a complementary piece in a crowded outfield mix to the full-timer the Brewers envisioned when they signed him to a long-term, p...4740Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:47:03 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/gary-s%C3%A1nchez-is-an-abs-menace-and-he-must-be-stopped-r4741/Gary Sánchez has been a welcome surprise for the Brewers this season. Coming in with a penciled-in role as the backup catcher, Sánchez was thrust into increased playing time by early injuries and has performed admirably, slashing .218/.364/.451 (good for a 122 OPS+) in 165 plate appearances. How...4741Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:58:04 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/luis-lara-is-a-big-leaguer-what-to-expect-r4739/Following in the steps of Cooper Pratt, Luis Lara also signed a long-term extension this year. Lara signed a seven-year deal with $31 million guaranteed, with the potential to reach 10 years and $78 million with incentives and team options. After waiting nearly a month from the time he signed th...4739Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:05:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/welcome-to-the-show-luis-lara-arrives-as-brewers-option-blake-perkins-to-nashville-r4737/For many Brewers fans, this move will feel overdue. The Brewers tried to give Blake Perkins time to work through what has effectively been a season-long slump at the plate, but ultimately, they needed more functional depth in their outfield. Perkins, still a fine defender but no longer the elite...4737Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:26:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/does-switch-hitting-still-make-sense-for-blake-perkins-r4735/When Blake Perkins stepped into the left-handed batter’s box to face Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Taylor Clarke on Friday night, it was his first plate appearance from the left side in nearly a month. The switch-hitting Perkins last hit left-handed in Las Vegas on June 8, and like his at-ba...4735Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:51:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/what-makes-aaron-ashby-so-hard-to-hit-r4734/In a piece Monday at Baseball Prospectus, I introduced a new statistic called Swing Disruption+. The concept is exactly what it sounds like. Using the new miss distance and swing timing data from Statcast (which you can find on Baseball Savant, here), I sought to build a model that would tell us...4734Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:40:22 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-week-in-review-another-winning-week-in-the-books-r4730/Weekly Snapshot: Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 55-33) Run Scored Last Week: 31 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 27 Standing: 1st in NL Central *** Game 82 (6/29) | MIL 5, CIN 3 Game 83 (6/30) | MIL 7, CIN 2 Game 84 (7/01) | MIL 4, CIN 2 Game 85 (7/02) | CIN 7, MIL 2 Game 86 (...4730Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:27:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/chad-patrick-the-artist-r4722/Nearly every pitcher will say that above all else, their objective on the mound is to compete. Each individual is wired differently, though. Some can maintain that competitive focus while thinking with precise detail about pitch sequencing and strategy. Some can diagnose and correct mechanical p...4722Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:32:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-dont-call-pitches-from-the-dugout-but-they-might-as-well-r4720/It's a 2-2 count in a tight spot. The tying run is in scoring position, and the go-ahead run is at first. It's the top of the eighth. What are you going with, here? That's a baseball conversation as old as the game itself—or nearly so. While we don't want long, ponderous pauses between burs...4720Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:08:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/why-pat-murphy-gave-cooper-pratt-tuesday-night-off-r4718/In the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday night, with runners on first and second and the Brewers trailing 3-2, Pat Murphy pinch-hit David Hamilton for Cooper Pratt. The decision could be seen as securing the platoon advantage by batting the left-handed Hamilton against the right-handed Chase...4718Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:33:03 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-9th-inning-belongs-to-trevor-megill-r4715/Since the start of May, Trevor Megill has struck out 30 opposing batters and walked four. He's allowed four runs, and half of those (the only ones since May 12) came in one outing at Coors Field. He threw a tick harder than his season average in shutting down the Reds Monday night, though it was...4715Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:08:30 +0000