https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/151/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-winter-decisions-wade-miley-mutual-contract-option-edition-r1607/If both the Brewers and Wade Miley exercise their contract option for 2024, he will earn $10 million. If either party declines, Miley will receive $1 million and become a free agent. Factor 1: Affordability vs. Performance Miley will be 37 years old next month. When healthy, he's pitched...1607Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:17:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/a-short-term-extension-for-brandon-woodruff-could-be-a-win-win-r1608/Brandon Woodruff will be arbitration-eligible in 2024 and a free agent at the end of that season. Assuming he’ll miss most of 2024, he won’t really have much firepower to use in fetching a higher salary in the arbitration process. Furthermore, he’ll hit the free-agent market with few (if any) in...1608Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:13:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-sweet-spot-for-pulling-a-starter-in-2023-and-how-the-brewers-found-it-r1609/  Most of the time, a starter makes it at least twice through the batting order, even if they're struggling. Except in blowup starts or cases in which managers intend a strategy like the opener or a bullpen game, teams need their starter to get into the third trip through the opposing lineu...1609Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:39:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-winter-decisions-mark-canha-contract-option-edition-r1604/If the Brewers exercise their 2024 option on Mark Canha, they'll owe him $11.5 million. If they decline it, he'd still cost $2 million as a buyout, so effectively, this is a $9-million decision. Factor 1: Affordability vs. Performance Canha produced 1 WAR over 50 games with Milwaukee....1604Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:09:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/destination-the-show-episode-9-r1602/In our first ever mailbag episode, Jeremy, JD and Theo discuss Kim Ng stepping down as the GM of the Marlins and talk through Twins, Brewers and Cubs prospects in the AFL. Jeremy and JD banter about the new Just Baseball top 100 prospects lists before answering questions on Ben Ross and Jorel Or...1602Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:21:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/do-the-brewers-have-a-second-baseman-for-2024-r1601/Much of any evaluation of Brice Turang as a rookie depends on how you slice and dice his season. He burst onto the scene with one of the most thrilling and memorable moments of the season, with that grand slam in the home opener against the Mets. In large part, though, he was overmatched during...1601Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:15:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/is-playoff-craig-counsell-a-lesser-beast-than-the-regular-season-version-r1589/It's a travesty that Craig Counsell hasn't won a Manager of the Year Award to this point. However, his postseason record is equally tragic. Counsell has a 1-5 series record in the playoffs (counting the one-game Wild Card contest in 2019), with his clubs losing nine of their last 10 games overal...1589Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:13:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewer-fanatic-2023-awards-most-valuable-player-r1592/It’s nearly done to death at this point, but the Brewers acquiring William Contreras in a three-team trade with Oakland and Atlanta may have been one of the greatest trade steals in recent memory. And in his first season in a Brewer uniform, not only did Contreras not disappoint, but he was thei...1592Sun, 15 Oct 2023 11:15:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-josh-hader-trade-may-have-hurt-in-2022-but-its-present-future-are-bright-r1585/August 1, 2022, is a date that will live in infamy for many Brewers fans. The Brewers traded Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres for major league pitchers Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet, and prospects Esteury Ruiz and Robert Gasser. Lamet didn’t pitch for the Brewers and was snapped up on the waiv...1585Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/more-bad-brandon-woodruff-shoulder-injury-news-shakes-up-brewers-offseason-r1595/On Friday, the Brewers announced that Brandon Woodruff will need surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his throwing shoulder. The operation and the required rehab will sideline Woodruff for all of 2024, which was to be his final season under club control. We should be upfront about that fact...1595Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:11:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brandon-woodruff-undergoes-surgery-potentially-missing-all-of-2024-r1594/After a subscapular strain sent him to the 60-day IL in April, Brandon Woodruff returned to the major league roster in August, dominating and posting a 2.28 ERA and 0.82 WHIP over the 67 innings he could pitch. It seemed like he hadn’t lost a step, and he gave fans a glimpse of what could’ve bee...1594Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:48:58 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-2023-milwaukee-brewers-pitcher-of-the-year-r1590/Satchel Paige once said, ‘My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball away from the bat.’ And in 2023, the Brewers pitching staff was good at doing just that. Final regular season NL team pitching stats had the Brewers sporting the following numbers: ERA: 3.71 (1st) ERA+: 116 (1st) WH...1590Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:15:01 +0000