https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/200/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/could-blake-perkins-make-the-opening-day-roster-r781/The definition of a minor-league journeyman, Blake Perkins is now on his fourth professional organization, all since being a second-round pick by the Nationals in 2015. He was traded to the Royals as part of a package for Kelvin Herrera in 2018, became a minor-league free agent for the first tim...781Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:12:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/despite-new-restrictions-the-shift-lives-on-r779/March 3rd, 2023, is the day we saw the shift return to Major League Baseball after restrictions were implemented after the 2022 season. New rules stipulate that four fielders must be within the infield dirt, and they cannot switch sides during an inning. This eliminates the possibility of a four...779Sat, 04 Mar 2023 22:14:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/why-the-brewers-need-to-sign-willy-adames-to-an-extension-now-and-what-itll-cost-r780/If there had been any lingering hope for a price drop on signing Willy Adames to a long-term deal, it disintegrated last week, when Manny Machado signed his 11-year, $350-million extension with the Padres. No, the Brewers aren’t using the Padres as their measuring stick, and no, Adames is not Ma...780Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:39:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-matt-arnold-and-whether-this-really-is-new-management-r778/Obviously, Matt Arnold does not represent a radical departure from David Stearns, in terms of the philosophy he brings to running a big-league team. If anything, we can guess that something close to the opposite is true. A long-time lieutenant of Stearns, Arnold has so far acted much the same wa...778Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:04:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/ba-staff-draft-v-10-brewers-draft-prep-infielder-r777/They carefully explain that it’s not a mock draft, per se. They aren’t using any intel to try and determine who these teams are taking. They are, instead, talking through what they would do if they were in these positions. In this version, Ben Badler selects Pennsylvanian prep shortstop Kev...777Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:14:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/projecting-the-brewers-opening-day-roster-without-injured-tyrone-taylor-r776/The timing of this injury is less than ideal for the Brewers, but with at-bats to spread among Jackson Chourio, Joey Wiemer, and Sal Frelick (in addition to their regular outfielders) this spring, they won't feel the sting as deeply as Tyrone Taylor himself. For him, the timing is downright crue...776Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-re-framing-william-contreras-r775/In yesterday’s installment of this series, a frequent theme was the irreducible uncertainty about whether any particular adjustment would help Christian Yelich regain his former glory at the plate. It’s hard to pin down precisely what is wrong, which makes it doubly difficult to identify any rem...775Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:11:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-front-office-%E2%80%93-keeping-the-team-together-r765/The Brewers are already looking at some turnover in the front office with David Stearns’s stunning decision to step aside with a year left on his contract. What will happen in 2023 and beyond? Let’s take a look. The Manager: Primary On-Field Decision Maker By about any measure, Craig...765Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:08:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-christian-yelich-bat-and-soul-r774/  By now, much of the story with Christian Yelich is too familiar to merit repetition. A return to his MVP-caliber form at the plate seems wildly unlikely. There are too many things between that Yelich and this one: a freaky and haunting knee injury; a global pandemic; and multiple flareups...774Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:22:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-bullpen-%E2%80%93-traditional-strength-with-some-short-term-issues-r764/Past Brewers teams may not have had the horses to take the lead in some years, but they often were able to hold the leads they did have. In 2018, Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress, and Corey Knebel were the Crew’s equivalent of the “Nasty Boys” the Reds turned to in 1990. With what we’ve seen fro...764Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:57:14 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/milwaukee-brewers-2023-x-factors-bryse-wilson-and-the-chris-hook-apparatus-r773/Only a few years ago, Bryse Wilson was expected to become one of the cadre of promising arms driving the Atlanta Braves’ new NL East dynasty. He fired six innings of one-run ball against the Dodgers in the 2020 NLCS, and it looked like a coming-out party. Less than a year later, though, he was e...773Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:06:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-state-of-the-brewers-starting-rotation-%E2%80%93-depth-and-questions-r758/The top three of the rotation – Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, and Freddy Peralta – all would be aces on just about any other major-league team. But while the short-term situation looks very good, what happens to the Crew over the medium and long term as service time accumulates? The 40-M...758Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:04:43 +0000