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Welcome to Brewer Fanatic! The only thing I’ve seen for certain is Cooper Pratt was a last minute scratch from yesterday’s Nashville lineup.

That’s a fair point. I think the spreadsheet has some level of automation that probably doesn’t have the ability to search minor-league pitch counts quite so easily.

I hope so. It will be four years since we’ve acquired Gasser. I appreciate he was injured and has been blocked for most of the time. Gasser has been in Triple A for five seasons this year.

2001 Mariners, nine games source

I think even a small sample left handed .921 OPS (Black) will be difficult to send down. Vaughn can play first, Bauers and his .781 OPS can start a few times per week between 1B and LF. Black and Sanchez can continue platooning at DH.

Miz for six. Ashby for two. Uribe for one.

Image courtesy of © Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The opening month of the season ended on a high note, with the Brewers trouncing the Diamondbacks. There have been plenty of injuries to start the year, but there is still so much to look forward to in May. Here is a recap of three of the best community thread topics from the end of April: Brewers: 2026 Brewers Optimism! There are plenty of places on the internet for snark and cynicism, but not here. The optimism thread is where Brewer Fanatic shares unbridled enthusiasm for the current season. It is easy to find reasons to be excited when your glass is more than half full. For example, one poster noted Milwaukee went 76-40 after last season’s cribbage board giveaway night. This week, a group of intrepid fans tested American Family Field’s spaghetti policy. The result? A series win. Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio are both expected back from injuries this week. Tyler Black and Gary Sánchez will certainly maintain their 157 OPS+ until Yelich returns. Milwaukee already leads the division in run differential. It is only a matter of time before the Brewers retake the division lead. Optimism! Rumors: 2026 Trade/Waiver Targets Every fan dreams of becoming a general manager. This thread is the place to identify players the Brewers should consider claiming or trading for. Would acquiring Jeremy Peña from Houston to fill a near-term need at shortstop be brilliant or unwise? Peña already costs $9.4 million and becomes a free agent after next season. Is it too late for Trevor Megill to regain enough value for other teams to be interested? What about all of our first basemen? Could another team be interested in Bauers, Black, or Vaughn? Lastly, it seems like Milwaukee’s prospects are burning a hole in our collective pockets. As always, it would be fun to exchange surplus minor leaguers for big league help. Come share your ideas. Who would make the Brewers better? Minors: ACL Starts Saturday! The Arizona Complex League season starts tomorrow. This is where recent draft picks and international prospects make their stateside debut. There is plenty of buzz surrounding a number of players, but the clear consensus centers on the hype around Brailyn Antunez. Antunez is an 18-year-old outfielder from Maracaibo, Venezuela. The Brewers have seen impressive results with similar outfielders. Other names to watch include Alexander Frias, Kenny Fenelon, and Diustin Mayorquin. If you do not feel old enough today, most of Milwaukee’s ACL roster was born after Ryan Braun made his major league debut. It is a great day to be a Brewers fan at Brewer Fanatic! View full article

Chris Barnwell, Enrique Cruz or Blake Lalli source

Milwaukee has played well against Rodriguez, especially last year. Source

Hall only needs to exceed Angel Zerpa level of performance to warrant game action? 🤷‍♂️ Hall is not allowing many hits, but he sure is walking a lot of batters. Nearly 11 strikeouts per nine innings this season though.

Didn’t see that. No game action in a week.

I wonder if everything is alright with DL Hall.

Randy Johnson, earlier in his career. Didn't throw quite as hard, though.

I think most baseball fans dream about seeing all 30 stadiums. I know I immediately check MLB schedules when I’m visiting a new town.

Giants and Red Sox have 15 HR this season, last in MLB. Milwaukee has 19, second worst.

Milwaukee is replacement level or worse at every offensive position except C and 2B. DH we are 0.1 bWAR. Relief pitching among the worst in baseball. source On the bright side, we are still over .500!

Right-hander Mitch Keller makes his 13th career start against Milwaukee. Keller faced the Brewers three times in 2025, pitching well at PNC Park (twice) and poorly at American Family Field (once). The Brewers beat Keller twice last season. Keller has a lifetime 5.31 ERA and 1-7 record against the Brewers. Jacob Misiorowski makes his third career start against Pittsburgh. Miz is 2-0 with 0.75 ERA over 12 career IP against the Pirates.

Image courtesy of © Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Here is a recap of three of the most popular thread topics on Brewer Fanatic's forums this week: Brewers: NL Central Discussion 2026 Our forum has been tracking the NL Central closely over the past month. It was fun watching the Cubs' offense hibernate through the first two weeks. Two weeks later, they’re the hottest team in baseball, powered by what bWAR says is the best group of position players in the game. Can the Reds’ pitching keep them on top, even with a negative run differential? How are the Cardinals simultaneously rebuilding and playing at a 94-win pace? Milwaukee finally gets its first crack at the division this weekend, starting with Pittsburgh. We know the Pirates can pitch. Will their offseason investments in offense keep them competitive over a full season? The NL Central is taking shape. Come watch and discuss it unfold. Brewers: Joey O Nothing unites a fan forum more than dissecting the merits of a team's ninth-best position player. For Milwaukee, that means Joey Ortiz. Or, should it be someone else? Luis Rengifo and Sal Frelick deserve criticism, too. Brewer Fanatic has patiently waited for Ortiz's bat to return to 2024 levels of adequacy. Day by day, it seems like Joey's bat continues to regress. Milwaukee has plenty of prospects on the horizon, too. Let us know what you think the Brewers should do at shortstop and when. Minors: UPDATED: Luis Peña OK after Night in Hospital The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had a scary moment on Wednesday night when their # 2 prospect, Luis Peña, was hospitalized after passing out in the dugout. Our forum community was the internet’s leading source of information and updates on Peña‘s health scare during the overnight hours. We share our thoughts and prayers for a swift recovery for Peña. We sometimes treat baseball as a matter of life and death, but we come together as a community when a player’s health is truly at risk. View full article

Zerpa has been a touch better than that. Mears isn’t striking anyone out but has otherwise been fine.

Struggled with Riley Greene today

Sproat is hanging right in there. That curveball wasn’t a bad pitch on the HR allowed.