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Ober seems like a pitcher who will either no hit the Brewers or allow eight runs. He seems like an outlier, especially by RHP standards. Kyle Hendricks usually gave us fits, I think.

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Bailey Ober starts for Minnesota riding momentum from a complete game two-hitter against Miami. The right-handed soft-tosser commands six pitches including a "fastball" that averages just 88.6 mph. Ober faced Milwaukee twice in 2023, allowing two earned runs in each start. source Milwaukee goes with lefthander Robert Gasser, making his Brewers season debut and eighth career big league start. Gasser turns 27 this month and averaged 13.3 K/9 over six starts at Nashville this year.

25-year-old lefthander Connor Prielipp, a Tomah, Wisconsin native, takes the mound for Minnesota in his fifth career start. His numbers look solid on the surface, though a .196 BABIP suggests some good fortune. Logan Henderson makes his fourth start of the season. Henderson's 2.10 FIP is better than his 4.15 ERA to start the season.

The best way to maintain roster flexibility is to do nothing with the roster, thereby maintaining roster flexibility. 🙂

I assume we are slow playing our Aaron Ashby opener card. 🙂

Image courtesy of © Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee won five of six games against the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, and the energy on Brewer Fanatic reflects it. The Brewers now turn their attention to the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs as the community weighs in on three of the best thread topics from the past week. Brewers: What would it cost now to extend Miz? Jacob Misiorowski is the most electrifying pitcher in baseball, and the Brewer Fanatic community spent the week wrestling with an uncomfortable question: is there any realistic path to keeping him in Milwaukee beyond 2031? The thread opened with a 7-year, $150 million framework. The community quickly concluded it falls short, with the two buyout free agent years alone worth north of $50 million at current market rates. Posters noted that Misiorowski signed for $2.3 million out of the draft and has every incentive to bet on himself and reach free agency. There was substantive discussion around whether his injury risk is elevated beyond even a typical fireballing pitcher. Many posters agreed that the lower-dollar extensions provided to Freddy Peralta and Aaron Ashby worked precisely because the downside was manageable if injury struck, and a Miz deal at market rates carries a significantly different risk profile for a small-market club. In any case, Milwaukee is fortunate to have a "great, great, great young star" (according to Aaron Judge) for up to another five seasons. Brewers: 1/4 of the way analysis If the first quarter of the Brewers' season were a movie, the plot keeps changing, the stars are delivering award-winning performances, but the audience can't stop worrying about the supporting cast. There has been plenty of action, drama, and even horror. There is plenty to examine after 40 games. The most heated debate surrounded whether Garrett Mitchell has proven himself to be a mediocre 27-year-old after four partial seasons, or whether his 506 big-league at-bats essentially still make him a rookie. The offense has been a mystery, ranking dead last in home runs but third in all of baseball in runs scored per game. Would Luis Lara, Jett Williams, or even Eddys Leonard boost an unsettled Milwaukee outfield? The answers aren't straightforward, with options status, and even CBA lockout concerns all part of the conversation. Minors: 2026 Injury Updates - Answering Your Questions When Possible (ARobsBrewCrew Thread) Injuries have been an important part of the 2026 season, and Brewer Fanatic is fortunate to receive exclusive information from ARobsBrewCrew on how Milwaukee's minor league players are recovering. Our source invites the Brewer Fanatic community to "let me know what players you would like injury updates on, and I will do my best to deliver." ARobsBrewCrew most recently confirmed that Luis Pena is doing fine after his recent hospitalization. The Brewers are taking every precaution to determine if there is a deeper issue, prioritizing Pena's long-term health over his playing career. Pena recently posted photos in his Timber Rattlers uniform, hinting at a possible return in the near future. It's a great day to be a Brewers fan at Brewer Fanatic! View full article

First two batters reach and Joey walks us off. 💪

Jett Williams with .890 OPS in May (34 AB) and 1.054 OPS vs LHP this season (32 AB). Luis Lara’s results are better in May than April. 1.113 OPS against LHP. Eddys Leonard still has 1.040 OPS this season. We have outfield options in Nashville

-0.1 bWAR for Mitchell. .338 OPS in May (34 PA)

Right-hander Michael King has made three career starts against Milwaukee. The Brewers have won all three games despite King being quite effective in two of the three starts. King allowed just one hit over 6 IP against the Cardinals in his previous start. Jacob Misiorowski makes his first career start against San Diego. Miguel Andujar is the only Padre to have previously faced Miz and is 2-2 against him, two singles.

Ortiz raised his OPS from .443 to .505.

We know Bauers has .874 OPS against RHP this season and .536 OPS against LHP. Vaughn hits LHP way better than Bauers. Bauers can reasonably be expected to hit better against RHP today.

For being only 30 years old, Lauer sure does yo-yo between being pretty good and terrible. His FIP has usually been underwhelming.

Do you think you will be able to use the Twins broadcast this weekend? 🙂

And still only two games up in the loss column.

Rodon has only allowed one run in each of his last three starts against Milwaukee.

That’s fair. At the same time, Milwaukee is tied with the Dodgers averaging 5.2 runs per game. Fifth in MLB

Brewers are currently on pace to win 92 games

I think we have a thread that covers this topic 🙂

Image courtesy of © Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The season is already 20% complete, giving the Brewer Fanatic community an opportunity to evaluate how the roster is performing relative to expectations. For all the ups and downs, Milwaukee is only a half-game back of the final National League Wild Card spot. Here is a recap of three of the best thread topics from the past week: Brewers: Individual Over/Underperforming expectation The return of Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio could be a turning point for the 2026 season. Until now, the Brewers are ninth in the league in runs scored despite playing fewer games than everyone else. On the pitching side, only three teams have allowed fewer runs than Milwaukee. In aggregate, those team numbers seem to meet or exceed expectations. But how about the individual players? Our community agrees that most players are performing at or above expectations. Brice Turang’s early pace for nearly 10 bWAR likely qualifies as an overperformance, even for those who entered the season with high expectations. Sal Frelick was the most frequently cited underperformer, despite clawing his way back to replacement level in terms of bWAR. Other perceived underperformers include Trevor Megill, Abner Uribe, Angel Zerpa, nearly all backup outfielders, and, of course, our maligned left side of the infield. Brewers: 2026 Misc MLB News Thread Regular-season off days are perfect for diving into miscellaneous topics. This week, our community took a much closer look at the 2024 trade that sent Jakob Junis and Joey Wiemer to the Reds in exchange for Frankie Montas. Posters noted that both Junis and Wiemer are off to excellent starts in 2026. In return, Milwaukee received 12 starts from Montas that, on the surface, amounted to replacement-level innings. Does that make it a bad trade? Joey Wiemer’s breakout performance through 66 plate appearances is unlikely to be sustained due to his 38% strikeout rate, .500 BABIP, and sub-.300 xwOBA. Jakob Junis is on his fourth team in four years, and while his ERA has been shiny, his career FIP is 4.29. On net, the community believes the Brewers should be content receiving two months of Montas for two journeymen. Lastly, there was a fascinating look into how former general manager David Stearns reportedly handled a 2016 attempted trade of Jonathan Lucroy. Minors: Promotion Speculation - 2026 May is graduation month across America, a perfect time to celebrate achievements and move on to greater challenges. The same can be said for minor league baseball. Our Brewer Fanatic prospect watchers are beginning to speculate on potential early-season promotions. Is it time to promote 20-year-old shortstop Josh Adamczewski to Double-A Biloxi? Adamczewski currently has a 1.071 OPS for the Timber Rattlers. How about 22-year-old catcher Marco Dinges to Biloxi, as well? Lastly, one poster keenly observed that as much as fans may be clamoring for Luis Lara to get called up to Milwaukee, Lara is overperforming his xwOBA by 134 points, and 42 of his 101 batted balls this season have had a negative launch angle. The Brewers face the Yankees this weekend at American Family Field. Come join the excitement in our game thread! View full article