Brewers

This week at Brewer Fanatic, we’re going to preview some of the key battles for positions and roster spots that will unfold during spring training. Today’s subject is the fifth rotation spot, a battle that just gained greater clarity in the worst possible way.

The Milwaukee Brewers' offense was better than its raw numbers might have indicated last season, but they could be endlessly frustrating. The culprit, and the thing the team most needs to shift going into 2023, might be an insufficient ability in an increasingly neglected column of the stat sheet.

Baseball is a game of round numbers and milestones. Somehow, some way, 39 feels so much closer to Opening Day than 40. Brewers By the (Jersey) Numbers has reached the 30s, as one month away is suddenly appearing over the crest of the hill ahead.

Hello there. It’s been a while. I’m back with another trip back in time, so let’s hop into the DeLorean and go back to Spring Training circa 1989/1990, and one child’s encounter with Teddy Higuera.

The early 2000s in Milwaukee were characterized by a fancy new stadium, some big sluggers, bad pitching, and a lot of losses—also, Richie Sexson.

Milwaukee Brewers fans were greeted with some grim, but honest comments from their best pitcher Thursday morning, as 2021 National League Cy Young Winner, Corbin Burnes, spoke to the media about his arbitration negotiations. 

In theory, first base is an easy position to fill. But theory and practice don’t always mesh.

The underachieving pitching staff was the main reason the Milwaukee Brewers failed to reach the postseason in 2022. With the new PECOTA projections released, there is renewed hope in the starting rotation's numbers for 2023.

On Wednesday, we learned that the Milwaukee Brewers had won their arbitration case against ace starting pitcher Corbin Burnes. He'll make $10.01 million this year, instead of the $10.75 million he requested. On Thursday in Arizona, Burnes told us what it all really cost.

Luis Urías is one of the quietly crucial position players in the Milwaukee Brewers lineup for 2023. He’s shown stellar upside at the plate, but like a couple of his teammates, he might benefit from a more aggressive approach.

Longtime left-handed slugger and 2017-19 Milwaukee Brewers star Eric Thames announced his retirement on Instagram Wednesday, capping a career in which he played professionally on three continents and became a fan favorite on each. The journey that led to his breakout in Milwaukee is worth a brief reminiscence.

Willy Adames has rightly been hailed as a cornerstone of the 2021 and 2022 Milwaukee Brewers teams, but Craig Counsell's club has another infielder they could extend--one who has proven himself to be a solid bat capable of playing multiple infield positions, including third base. Should Milwaukee try to lock up Luis Urías on a long-term deal?