https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/141/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/unzipping-the-brewers-2024-zips-projections-r1782/ZiPS is one of the most comprehensive projection systems in baseball, and has been around for 20 years for good reason. Unlike your uncle at Thanksgiving, ZiPS takes in an immense amount of quantitative information from a window of several years, weighing the data from more recent years more hea...1782Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:25:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/arbitration-eligible-players-burnes-adames-williams-wilson-payamps-bauers/The deadline for exchanging arbitration figures has passed. By 7 P.M. Thursday, the Brewers had to make a decision with six players who were eligible for an arbitration hearing. Would the organization come to an agreement with the player on a salary to avoid a hearing, or would they have to exch...1781Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:51:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/destination-the-show-episode-19-r1780/In this episode, Jeremy and Jamie discuss the ins and outs of the international signing window, which opens on January 15th. The fellas discuss the signing rules, bonus pool allocations, rules for trading funds, and the problematic nature of the current setup for international prospects. They ta...1780Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:34:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/arbitration-figures-corbin-burnes-willy-adames-devin-williams-wilson-bauers-payamps/We’ve come to that point in the offseason at which teams must set their arbitration figures for players who qualify. For those who are unaware, arbitration is a way for players to get a modest, scheduled raise, while still being affordable for the organization with club control. Players are arbi...1778Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:20:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/could-the-brewers-trade-for-marlins-first-baseman-luis-arraez-r1777/In a Twitter Space Tuesday night, venerable Marlins reporter Craig Mish mused that the Fish could end up trading Luis Arraez as soon as this winter. Arraez, who will turn 27 in April, is a .326 career hitter, and although he faded after a first-half flirtation with .400 in 2023, he still ended t...1777Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:52:57 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/fastball-vaa-hitters-pitchers-yelich-contreras-exit-velocity/An average VAA on four-seam fastballs and sinkers in 2023 was around -5.2 degrees. In other words, if you drew a straight line parallel to the ground from the pitcher's release point to home plate, then another line describing the actual trajectory of those pitches as they neared home plate, the...1775Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:56:04 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-trade-target-brandon-drury-r1774/Since July of 2022, Brandon Drury has felt like a terrific option to improve the Milwaukee Brewers' offense, given their needs and his flexibility. The Brewers didn't acquire him at that year's trade deadline, nor did they sign him as a free agent last offseason (much to this writer's chagrin)....1774Mon, 08 Jan 2024 07:33:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/best-january-pickups-k-rod-christian-yelich-lorenzo-cain-yasmani-grandal/Happy New Year, Brewers fans! While most go through with or lose interest in our New Year’s resolutions, deep down, those Brewers fans anxiously wait for their favorite team to do something during the offseason. In the past, the start of the year was when the Brewers started making signings...1769Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:13:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/luisa-gauci-joins-the-brewers-minor-league-staff-r1770/Luisa Gauci has a reputation as a strong modern baseball mind, with four years of experience with Driveline baseball, bringing a particular data-driven set of skills to the coaching role that should bring a lot of excitement to the Brewers minor league affiliates. Her journey from Australia to t...1770Sat, 06 Jan 2024 22:02:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-add-austin-nola-to-catching-depth-r1768/It looks like the Brewers aren’t done looking for a replacement for Victor Caratini. The Brewers signed catcher Austin Nola to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, per Adam McCalvy, Friday afternoon.  Nola, entering his age 34 season, was last seen on the San...1768Sat, 06 Jan 2024 21:14:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-set-to-land-three-high-upside-shortstops-in-2024-international-class-r1767/Starting with their 2023 draft class, the Brewers have seemingly altered their draft approach to acquire more high-upside talent, particularly with the bats, which has continued into the 2024 international draft. Their prowess is growing in the international market, with recent acquisitions in J...1767Sat, 06 Jan 2024 20:07:14 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/what-on-earth-are-the-brewers-doing-this-winter-r1765/It's been a strange offseason, so far. On that much we can all agree. Our question here is, should we be worried about that? For a conciliatory and hopeful take, check out Ryan Pollak's piece earlier this morning. Me? I'm less sanguine. Milwaukee hasn’t been entirely silent, but the few maj...1765Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:42:02 +0000