https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/129/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/trying-to-make-the-innings-math-work-for-the-2024-milwaukee-brewers-r1944/Early in camp, Pat Murphy's favorite theme around starting pitchers was the fluidity of the group he would utilize that way. He's talked a great deal (without using these labels) about piggyback starts and openers, among other ways of balancing the needs and limitations of his starting pitcher p...1944Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:45:26 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/playing-matchups-is-about-more-than-handedness-for-pat-murphy-r1940/The Brewers are no strangers to playing matchups. Stacking left-handed hitters against right-handed pitchers (and vice-versa) became a staple of Craig Counsell's lineups during his final years as manager. He used pinch-hitters at an above-average rate in every season but his last, often with the...1940Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:30:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/5-potential-chain-reaction-effects-of-sal-frelick-playing-third-base-r1943/The Milwaukee Brewers have valued flexibility and welcomed unconventional defensive positioning for a while now. However, turning one of your top outfield prospects into a semi-regular third baseman within a handful of weeks during Spring Training might be a new level of craziness (or genius). W...1943Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:05:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/2024-brewers-positional-preview-third-base-r1850/The Starter: Joey Ortiz 2023 MLB Stats: 15 G, 34 PA, .212/.206/.242   AAA Stats: 88 G, 389 PA, .321/.378/.507, 9 HR 2024 Projections (ZiPS): 94 G, 406 PA, .241/.297/.371, 8 HR, 1.1 fWAR; PECOTA: 360 PA, .237/.298/.367, 7 HR, 0.4 WARP, 86 DRC+, 18.1% K, 7.2% BB Scouting Report: Ortiz c...1850Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:29:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/roster-cuts-spring-training-tyler-black-robert-gasser-janson-junk/With the start of the regular season just over a week away, the Brewers are getting closer to finalizing their roster. After reports surfaced Monday evening that Jackson Chourio had made the Opening Day roster, the Brewers made a series of cuts this morning. Per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee J...1942Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:40:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/2024-milwaukee-brewers-positional-preview-center-field-r1929/The Brewers’ center-field torch has been carried by some of its franchise greats. From Gorman Thomas to Robin Yount and from Carlos Gómez to Lorenzo Cain, the tradition is rich. That torch will soon be carried by Jackson Chourio, who has the potential to be (dare I say it?) the best of them all....1929Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:17:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/jackson-chourio-opening-day-roster-lineup-position-impact/A nagging and uneasy sense of unreality has hovered around Jackson Chourio's spring training showing. Despite the megabucks the Brewers agreed to pay him before he even spent any meaningful time in Triple A, Chourio wasn't guaranteed a roster spot at the commencement of camp. Manager Pat Murphy...1941Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:11:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/devin-williams-back-injury-controversy-brewers-training-staff/There's a sparse deadpan to the way Devin Williams talks to most people, most of the time. He's ebullient and engaging with friends and teammates, but few players take less pleasure from talking to the media, and few are less worried about keeping up appearances when they feel frustrated or disd...1939Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:56:04 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/dont-forget-the-milwaukee-brewers-forgotten-man-in-the-infield-mix-r1938/  Andruw Monasterio must be feeling like he is invisible.  The Brewers seem to be looking for every solution to their infield problems but him. This isn’t surprising; he has been overlooked by the Brewers (and the rest of the league) before. Monasterio wasn’t included in the Freshman promot...1938Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:09:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/eric-haase-charlie-greene-game-calling-gary-sanchez/Eric Haase has come out of the gates hot this spring, but while his bat may improve, there are concerns over his catching ability. Grading out as well below average over the last two seasons in blocking, framing and pop times isn’t particularly appealing, but this Brewers staff turned William Co...1933Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:44:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/2024-chicago-cubs-season-preview-r1936/Since 2015, the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Louis Cardinals each won three NL Central titles. The Cubs had two runner-up finishes, while the Brewers and Cardinals each had three. For the most part—other than the Cubs 2016 World Series win—these three teams were pretty much interchangea...1936Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:00:11 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/jb-bukauskas-heavy-sinker-has-him-primed-to-break-out-in-the-brewers-bullpen-r1931/At the end of last season, J.B. Bukauskas’ future with the Brewers seemed uncertain. The club exhausted the right-hander’s third and final minor-league option last year, meaning it would not be able to send him to the minor leagues in 2024 without first exposing him to waivers. A crowded bu...1931Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:46:56 +0000