https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/218/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/was-the-milwaukee-brewers-offseason-a-failure-r717/In the context of a $12-billion industry, the Brewers aren’t a very wealthy team. With an estimated 2023 payroll of $120 million, they need to be precise in whom they trade for and whom they sign. The two most notable trades of the offseason were those for Jesse Winker and William Contreras. Win...717Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:30:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/how-should-milwaukee-brewers-manage-freddy-peraltas-shoulder-injury-concerns-r719/  Freddy Peralta's value to the Milwaukee Brewers can't be overstated. The biggest questions for the team are, can they keep him healthy, and how do they accomplish it while getting the most out of his skill? Last season, the right-handed hurler missed more than two months with a right lat...719Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:38:14 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-by-the-jersey-numbers-23-52-eric-lauer-r720/  What a whirlwind of a year 2022 was for the man who wears #52 for the Milwaukee Brewers... Eric Lauer. Photo Credit: © Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports I'm writing this piece pretty late in the day on February 6, but not only does BBtJN need the piece to be finished befo...720Tue, 07 Feb 2023 05:52:51 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/looking-back-at-the-career-of-chris-carter-r714/Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round in the 2005 draft, Carter was a highly-touted prospect in the minor leagues.  Two years later, he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Carlos Quentin, only to be traded again to the Oakland A’s eleven days later in a massive trade pa...714Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:16:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/why-the-devin-williams-airbender-is-a-screwball-and-why-that-matters-r715/In 2022, Devin Williams threw his screwball 620 times. It accounted for 58 percent of his pitches. Among hurlers who compiled at least 40 innings, not only did no one throw a changeup that often, but only San Diego Padres right-hander Nabil Crismatt even crept over the 50-percent threshold. Howe...715Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:35:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-by-the-jersey-numbers-23-53-brandon-woodruff-r718/If you think about it, there are only a few meaningful fifty-threes in active Milwaukee professional sports franchise history. The Bucks have only seen the number worn by five players, the longest-tenured of which being Alton Lister from 1982-86, and in a return visit in the 1995-96 season....718Sun, 05 Feb 2023 22:10:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-by-the-jersey-numbers-23-54-jake-cousins-r716/So you have your cousins, and then you have your 1st cousins, and then you have your 2nd cousins... That's not right, is it? Regardless, as we're 54 days away from Opening Day on Saturday, February 4th, Brewers By the (Jersey) Numbers profiles a right-handed reliever from the Universit...716Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:30:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-five-best-closers-in-brewers-history-r712/Baseball has evolved over the years, with the relief pitcher’s role climbing in importance since the 1970s. Where once, the bullpen was where fringe arms were left to follow a struggling starter; nowadays, some of the most dominant arms in the game only come out to protect a small lead. Which Br...712Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:36:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-by-the-jersey-numbers-23-55-hoby-milner-r710/  Welcome to Brewers By the (Jersey) Numbers '23! There is no clever lede written for this first BBtJN article of the year, but rather with the series moving here to its new home at Brewer Fanatic, it feels important to (re)introduce what this series aims to accomplish in hopes that yo...710Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:17:38 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/why-the-milwaukee-brewers-will-handle-2023-mlb-shifting-ban-better-than-anyone-r709/The Brewers front office and the field staff under Craig Counsell have always tried to optimize their choices and strategies in areas like fielder positioning, and for a long time, that meant using shifts. Not by accident did they briefly utilize the 1,000-pound infield of Mike Moustakas, Travis...709Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:17:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-five-best-starting-pitchers-in-brewers-history-r707/Pitching has long been a keystone for teams that win the World Series. In 1988, Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run may get the attention for the Dodgers, but Orel Hershiser’s dominance on the mound made him World Series MVP. Curt Schilling had iconic playoff performances, whether teaming with Rand...707Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:01:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/milwaukee-brewers-corbin-burnes-only-have-one-relevant-extension-comp-r706/Corbin Burnes, 28, is set to hit free agency after the 2024 season, and while it’s been a topic of conversation all winter, the fact is that extensions with two years of team control remaining are rare. Most team-friendly extensions, with big discounts for the team and club options at the end, c...706Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:26:03 +0000