Top 25 Most-Viewed Brewer Fanatic Articles of 2024 (Part 3: 11-15)

#15: Did You See the Ken Rosenthal Report About a Willy Adames Trade? Good. Now: Forget It.
Matthew Trueblood 
June 13th

Ken Rosenthal has been around baseball for a long time. In addition to being a field reporter, he’s also known for his fashionable bow ties and staggering stature. Despite years of involvement with the sport, even he is susceptible to the occasional suspect opinion. Around the 2024 trade deadline, he suggested that the Brewers trade Willy Adames with somewhat shaky logic, essentially suggesting that Milwaukee’s rotation wouldn’t be able to make it through the season without swapping him for a healthy starter. 

The Brewers actually made out okay, winning the NL Central once again by a margin of ten games and securing their sixth playoff berth in the past seven years. Rosenthal was absolutely correct in predicting that Adames would walk in free agency, but good ol’ Matt Trueblood had some good counterpoints to his idea that he would be moved any sooner than he had to.

#14: 5 Last-Second Deals the Brewers Can Make Before Spring Training
Ryan Pollak
January 31st

While the state of Wisconsin was still in the process of defrosting, Ryan Pollak just couldn’t wait for the stove to heat up and spent some time considering a handful of moves that could bolster the roster before the team even touched down in Arizona. There were quite a few questions surrounding third base at the beginning of the season as well as your usual pitching uncertainty and Pollak took it upon himself to do some personal scouting for the Brewers at their preferred price: free.99.

While none of these deals ultimately came to fruition, it's interesting to look back on these players and think what could have happened if any of them actually had gone through.

#13: Are Tyler Black and Joey Wiemer Pushing For Major-League Promotions?
Jake McKibbin
April 10th

After just two weeks of major league baseball, Jake McKibbin was already looking at the minor leagues to assess who was on the cusp of making it to the next level. While Joey Wiemer had already used up all of his rookie eligibility, Tyler Black was yet to receive his first shot at the show and both players started the season in Triple-A Nashville.

Black would end up making his debut at the end of April to unimpressive results but will likely get another chance in 2025 if he makes the necessary adjustments to handle big league pitching. Wiemer would return to Milwaukee around the same time as Black but would later be traded to the Reds in the deal that brought Frankie Montas to the Brewers.

#12: The Curious Case of Brice Turang
Kyle Ginsbach
February 27th

The only thing I love more than a Sunday Fun-Day Bundle at American Family Field is Brice Turang. The bundle is a close second (getting four tickets, hot dogs, sodas, and parking for $62 is a steal in this economy) but he has been on my radar since debuting in 2023, mostly because I loved saying “it’s Turang time.”

Of course, before the season started, all fans knew about him was that his offense was on the same level as Tim Anderson (?) and he was by no means guaranteed to keep his spot on the big league roster. Kyle Ginsbach took a closer peek at exactly what he was struggling with and discussed what he needed to do to get back on track.

Turang must have listened since he went to have a breakout year in 2024, collecting 4.7 rWAR and winning a Platinum Glove for his stellar defensive efforts.

#11: Brewers Have a Positional Dilemma for Two Young Stars in the Outfield
Matthew Trueblood
January 30th

The Brewers are blessed with two things: having the best logo in baseball and having incredible depth in the outfield. Before we got a full taste of exactly what phenom prospect Jackson Chourio would be able to accomplish at the highest level, Matthew Trueblood pondered the question of how best to utilize him and Sal Frelick alongside the team’s more veteran players. 

It’s a question that still remains slightly open as Milwaukee still has all of their top outfield talent from last year but we now have more information on what each player can do. Will that change how they’re set up in the future? We’ll just have to wait and see.