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They literally have that guy already on the roster in Quinn Priester, who is expected to be full-go for Spring Training. Don't forget how great that guy was in 2025. He wasn't a fluke, either. Guy has legit TOR-type stuff.

May was fine as a back-end starter and innings eater. He served his role keeping innings off our young arms and keeping them fresh. And he wasn't perfect by any means in the playoffs, but he pitched some big innings and kept the team in games. He was far from a liability against some very good lineups. Once healthy, JoJo was nails. He ended up being a huge acquisition, and got some huge outs in both the playoffs and in the September lead-up run to the playoffs. Obviously we don't know what the future holds for the young talent we gave up, but all in all, this trade accomplished exactly what the Brewers needed it to.

I wonder what Ben Hendrickson's dad is up to?

Totally prepared for this wonderful thread to keep me warm through the cold winter months (and bad Packer games). Thank you all for your undying love for this team.

What a season! What a team! I hope this euphoria doesn't wear off for a long time!

I can't imagine they will stretch him out any more than 50-60 pitches going on 3 days rest. He's never gone on short rest in his career, and as we know, he has quite the injury history. Gotta work counts and hopefully get into that pen by the 4th.

I think the argument is that person doesn't exist. Patrick got the yips at the end of the season, and Anderson and Stallings are Anderson and Stallings ... both guys you don't want to see in any sort of meaningful role.

Agreed completely. I don't know if it is just the "Wisconsin Sports Fan" PTSD in me, but I was NEVER confident during last night's game. It was basically the same negative thoughts I had during the whole NLCS last year. Even when Pratt hit that dinger, I wasn't confident, knowing what was left in the pen. That said, the Brewers have put themselves in an incredible spot, and are still very much in the driver's seat. As much fun as it would be to see them win the series at home, I truly hope it is over tonight.

They've babied Rasmussen all season, with planned missed starts and longer rest between starts. And rightfully so, given his extensive serious injury history. He's NEVER started on short rest in his career. But this is the World Series, and they are facing elimination. And given the state of their pitching staff, they likely don't have a choice. But this decision probably stands a bigger shot of blowing up in their face than actually working out.

I agree that something is going to have to happen with the OF depth eventually, especially since Payne and Adamczewski aren't especially far away as well. And I was convinced that Caleb Durbin would be a building block after his nice debut last season, and we know how that turned out.

Typically it takes starters a longer time to warm up. Considering the rapid fire succession of hits Drohan was serving up, there probably wasn't time. The Brewers took a risk going with Drohan, and it blew up in their face. It sucks because, for the most part, Drohan was a pretty dependable back-end starter for a big portion of the season, and was one of the cogs that got them here.

Hard to see the Brewers moving off Frelick. Murphy adores the guy.

"You can’t blow that type of situation on a one-run lead on the road,” Murphy said when asked if Misiorowski was an option in extra innings. "If we were in the 13th inning and had a three-run lead, that might be a little bit different, and I probably still wouldn't have."

I don't see how whoever the Rays decide to start is going to go more than 2 innings. Looking at who they have available, Matz is the likely opener, and he hasn't gone more than 2-3 innings since May.

I could understand the argument to use Miz if it were Game 7. But certainly not in Game 4 when you are up 3-0. If Miz would have come in and blown it last night, pitching in relief for the first time in his career and on short rest, Murphy would be getting lambasted today. Hence my opinion that Miz coming into the game last night was never an option.