https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/76/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-2025-opening-day-roster-projection-v-30-injuries-shaking-things-up-r3088/The loss of Blake Perkins for (at least) the first month of the season was a major blow for the Brewers. They need to play superb defense all over the diamond to defend their two straight NL Central titles, and Perkins has been a linchpin of that defense. They signed two players to minor-league...3088Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:37:32 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-brewers-nestor-cortes-r3083/What Went Wrong in 2024? All things considered, 2024 wasn’t too bad for Nestor Cortes. 2023 was a year marred by a left rotator cuff strain that limited him to just 63 ⅓ innings over 12 starts. He pitched well throughout last season, even getting the Opening Day nod (since Gerrit Cole was side...3083Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:14:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/mark-canha-is-back-with-the-brewers-offering-a-safety-net-at-multiple-positions-r3085/An old friend is joining Brewers camp. Jon Heyman reported Saturday evening that the club agreed to a minor-league deal with Mark Canha that includes an invite to big-league spring training. Milwaukee first acquired Canha via trade from the New York Mets in 2023, when they needed compe...3085Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:54:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/what-role-will-manuel-margot-play-in-milwaukee-r3082/Manuel Margot has been in the big leagues for a while. He spent his best years with the Padres and Rays, but most recently, he had quite a poor year with the Twins, slashing .238/.289/.337 over 343 plate appearances. He also had a peculiar tendency to be regularly called on to pinch hit despite...3082Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:23:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/with-increased-bat-speed-is-an-andruw-monasterio-bounceback-in-order-r3078/Andruw Monasterio was a pleasant surprise for the Brewers two years ago. The versatile infielder carved out a nearly three-month run as the regular third baseman, carrying a .780 OPS and 116 wRC+ into mid-August. While some of his favorable batted-ball luck faded down the stretch and saw him ced...3078Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:16:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/nestor-cortes-and-the-two-strike-fastball-r3077/The mission statement of most modern pitchers (and the teams who employ them) is simple: Throw your best pitch most often, and most often, your best pitch is a breaking ball. Fastballs do not dominate big-league repertoires the way they used to. In fact, many pitchers don't even build their arse...3077Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:00:30 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-milwaukee-brewers-rhys-hoskins-r3072/Last winter, the Brewers signed Rhys Hoskins to a two-year, $34-million deal with a mutual option for the 2026 season. WIth a career .242/.353/.492 slash line, Hoskins was expected to be a solid bat in the lineup while manning first base. While he did crack 26 home runs, he didn't play quite to...3072Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:24:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/william-contreras-sights-raised-has-a-lot-more-power-in-reach-in-2025-r3075/Almost no matter where a pitcher throws the ball, William Contreras is a lot more likely to hit a ground ball than the average hitter. On anything down and anything on the outer part of the plate, he's perhaps the most grounder-prone hitter in baseball, and even when he turns on a ball inside or...3075Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-milwaukee-brewers-sal-frelick-r3068/What Went Wrong in 2024? After 747 major-league plate appearances, I think we have enough data to describe Sal Frelick fairly accurately—with numbers to back it up. Defensively, he’s stellar. He won a Gold Glove for his efforts in the outfield last season, accumulating a combined 15 Defensive...3068Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:31:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/can-a-dark-horse-push-aside-tyler-black-and-jake-bauers-for-backup-brewers-first-baseman-r3074/Ernesto Martinez Jr. hasn’t popped up on many prospect lists. He’s taken some time to live up to the potential in his frame, since signing with the Brewers out of his native Cuba. He passed through the Rule 5 Draft, unselected. He's become a minor-league free agent and re-signed with the Brewers...3074Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:51:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-milwaukee-brewers-joey-ortiz-r3060/Joey Ortiz came over to the Brewers—along with pitcher DL Hall—in the blockbuster trade that sent pitcher Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles late last offseason. Much was expected of Ortiz, and in fact, this writer predicted that Ortiz would win the third base job and perform well in Milwauk...3060Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/unlocking-more-power-internally-will-be-key-for-2025-brewers-offense-r3069/One of the main questions regarding the Brewers' offseason was how they would replace the power output of the departing Willy Adames. With spring training now in full swing, the answer is in: they didn't—at least, not externally. Adames launched a career-best 32 home runs last year, in 688...3069Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:42:00 +0000