https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/page/96/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/fielding-bible-awards-voting-three-brewers-were-runners-up-for-defensive-awards-r2746/  Though much newer and less widely recognized than Gold Gloves, the Fielding Bible Awards are the only defensive honors serious baseball fans should care about each year. Rather than hurriedly scribbled onto three-person ballots by disinterested and often underqualified coaches and manager...2746Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:26:06 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/declining-devin-williamss-option-is-a-no-brainer-for-milwaukee-brewers-r2745/The World Series could end as soon as Tuesday night, though it's more likely to stretch to the weekend. Either way, within five days of MLB crowning its champion for 2024, the Brewers have to make some key decisions. One of those calls will be their call on the team option they hold on closer De...2745Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:04:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/lingering-fastball-concerns-raise-questions-about-dl-halls-role-with-brewers-r2735/After a difficult start to his Brewers career (consisting of a 7.71 ERA in four injury-marred starts and a three-month rehab filled with speed bumps), DL Hall ended his season on a positive note. In 26 2/3 innings after returning to the big leagues in August, Hall pitched to a 3.38 ERA, 3.28 FIP...2735Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:13:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/6-players-brewers-should-retain%E2%80%A6-and-8-guys-they-should-move-r2728/The 40-man roster is the defining constraint of roster-building in MLB. At times this season, the Brewers had to cut loose some talented options, like Enoli Paredes (now with the Cubs), Janson Junk (with the Astros), James Meeker and Taylor Clarke. We’re likely to see some more painful departure...2728Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:13:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/revisiting-brice-turangs-quantum-leap-r2732/When Pat Murphy declared in spring training that he expected Brice Turang to take a “quantum leap” in his sophomore season, the prediction was followed by instructions for the assembled media in his office. “If he doesn’t, I want you to say, ‘Murph, you said he’s going to make a quantum lea...2732Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:47:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-need-to-wean-themselves-off-the-soft-cutter-in-2025-r2730/Late last week at Baseball Prospectus, I wrote about an interesting trend throughout MLB over the last several seasons: the league keeps throwing more cutters to opposite-handed batters, even though those pitches keep getting less effective. In short, while everyone has gotten used to the idea o...2730Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:18:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-have-the-depth-to-avoid-expensive-mistakes-in-free-agency-r2727/The Brewers do not need to enter the free-agent market for external options in the 2024-2025 offseason. Forget pursuing a third baseman via free agency, bolstering the rotation, or bullpen. If fans look at potential needs, they can all be filled in-house. Let’s look over the positions where they...2727Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:53:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/sal-frelick-should-embrace-a-tradeoff-for-greater-bat-speed-r2725/Sal Frelick’s improbable home run in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series didn’t just inspire brief hope for the Milwaukee faithful. It was also a monumental moment for Frelick himself because it was the first time he showed an extra gear of strength that had been absent from his big-league portfolio...2725Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:50:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/is-carrying-three-catchers-more-viable-than-it-seems-for-brewers-r2724/Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive attendant disruption to the sport, it was a long time between the league passing rules limiting teams to 13 pitchers on their 26-man active roster and those rules actually taking effect. Eventually, though, it did happen, and ever since, on somewh...2724Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:16:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/should-brewers-hold-devin-williams-until-the-2025-mlb-trade-deadline-r2723/Multiple factors affect the demand for any given player on the trade market. Their salary matters. So do their track records of performance and health. Those tend to be fairly easy elements to capture and evaluate, even if they don't affect every player's value in precisely the same way. More ne...2723Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:37:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/the-brewers-need-a-third-baseman-in-2025-here-are-the-internal-free-agent-options-r2721/Mind you, the team could keep Joey Ortiz at third base, move Brice Turang to short, and add a second baseman. But for this article, let’s keep things simple. Let’s just say Ortiz slides over to shortstop for 2025, and the club shops for a third baseman.  Here are some options for next seaso...2721Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:55:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/bryse-wilson-elvis-peguero-hoby-milner-roster-crunch-platoon-splits/Back in March, Pat Murphy neatly articulated the important facets that make up bullpen construction in MLB right now. "We want an advantage," Murphy said of the objective when selecting matchups late in games. "What happens is, you’re looking at more major-league bullpens right now [where]...2720Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:06:02 +0000