Brock Beauchamp

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote in a recent trade rumors round-up that the Brewers are open to moving Rhys Hoskins for salary relief. Hoskins will be difficult to move, especially right now. There are a slew of first base free agents still on the market including Pete Alonso, Christian Walker, Carlos Santana, and others. It's hard to envision the Brewers being able to find a taker on Hoskins' contract until most, if not all, of those options are off the board. Hoskins underperformed in 2024, posting a 98 OPS+. Convincing a team to trade for him includes getting them to buy into a Hoskins bounce back season in 2025. Hoskins is owed $18 million in 2025 and has a mutual option in 2026 with a $4 million buy out. View full rumor

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Yeah, the A's already having no-position hitters on the roster might be the biggest roadblock in such a deal. Though if they're eager to trade Rooker, this is a good way to accomplish that.

Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported that Devin Williams is one of the relief arms the Dodgers are interested in for 2025. Williams is likely to be traded this offseason. He and his famed Airbender have been one of the best relievers in baseball for several years and with only one year of team control remaining, the Brewers have to consider what role he will play in the long-term health of the franchise. The Dodgers certainly have the horses to accomplish this trade. According to MLB Pipeline, they have the fifth-best farm system in baseball. Williams will command a significant return not only due to his on-field performance but because he'll likely garner a Qualifying Offer after the 2025 season, bringing in an additional draft pick for 2026. While Williams' return in trade should be notable, do not expect a return similar to Corbin Burnes when the Brewers traded him last year. The Brewers received Joey Ortiz and DL Hall in return; any return for Williams should be lower than that should the Brewers decide to trade him. View full rumor

I identify Parker mostly with the A's due to my age. He was a terrifying figure on those A's teams full of terrifying figures. I only vaguely remember him with the Reds.

Jon Morosi tweeted that the Brewers are engaged in conversations with the White Sox about their ace starter, Garrett Crochet. This... is surprising, to say the least. I also find it unlikely that anything will come of it. Morosi is not the most reliable rumormonger, for starters. More importantly, there are a dozen vultures circling on the White Sox lefty, including teams such as the Cubs and Red Sox. The Red Sox in particular seem eager to spend as much money as possible and they have the farm system to acquire nearly any player in baseball if they put their mind to it. With that said, no one should put anything past Brewers GM Matt Arnold at this point. He has a well-earned reputation as one of the shrewdest negotiators in baseball and routinely pulls off deals no one expects. View full rumor

MLB Trade Rumors wrote up a list of potential trade fits for Brewers closer Devin Williams. In typical MLBTR fashion, it's a good read. I'm skeptical of some of their choices but there are a few worth noting: Philadelphia Phillies: other than the fact both the Phillies and Brewers are in the National League and therefore are indirectly competing for the same playoff spots, this fit makes the most sense. The Phillies under Dave Dombrowski are always looking to wheel and deal and their bullpen is perennial a weak spot. New York Yankees: after getting egg on their face and losing Juan Soto to the fellas in Queens, no one knows how the Bombers are going to react. They could be in on literally everybody at this point. Kansas City Royals & Detroit Tigers: after surprise runs into October last season, either of these teams could be in the mix for Williams as they step into a long contention window. In particular, keep an eye on the Royals. They're trying desperately to convince the locals to build them a new downtown stadium and have shown a willingness to spend to buy some goodwill. View full rumor

That's fair. A ton of teams are facing this issue in the wake of the TV collapse. It's going to create further stratification within the sport where teams like the Dodgers can drop $20m on a player without hesitation (and not really care if they have to release him later) while the Brewers, Twins, Diamondbacks, hell even the Rangers, are tightening their belts.

I think this is a little simplified. First, Sanchez is somewhat unique because he can don the tools of ignorance but also has a decent bat, especially against LHP, but you don't want him starting anywhere every day. Second, while I often use FanGraphs' WAR to do quick-and-dirty evaluation, teams do not. They have their own internal evaluation systems that may tell them very different things about Sanchez and how to maximize his performance. If the Orioles think they have a way to get the equivalent of 1.5 wins out of Sanchez, that's worth more than $8.5m.

I wish Adames the best but no way do I want his profile for seven more seasons.

Good for him, super sad to see him go.

Just didn't live up to the name.

Thanks for the heads-up on this. I fixed it at launch but it appears our outside dev went and slyly undid my excellent work. 😀 I'll fix it again.

Games started getting longer around 2000, which (unfortunately) is two and a half decades ago. But the pendulum on a lot of baseball's current problems started in the late 90s and continued to snowball for decades: longer games, less action, more reliance on homers, etc.

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I'm not anything close to a baseball "purist" and this idea is dodgy at best. But even so, I'd like to see it in real life just to see how it plays out practically. Not in MLB, of course, but somewhere. Either way, I applaud Manfred for actually trying to think creatively instead of boxing the sport into nostalgia and purity tests. Baseball should have been having these conversations decades ago; most will be crap and discarded (likely this one) but others were long overdue (the pitch clock).

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The players keep coming in our attempt to create specialized pages for all Brewers players; come take a look at some of the newest members of the group! What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Brewers players of all stripes. It's open to all Brewer Fanatic users and we've had contributions for current players, past players, and players who never even made the major leagues but played in the Brewers farm system. Create your favorite player today! We saw several more players added to the database, largely due to the awesome input from @Michael Trzinski. Huge round of applause to him for working so diligently on this project! Bob Coluccio is one of those short-term role players who are easy to forget unless you were there. A fan favorite of the mid-70s Brewers, Coluccio earned the nickname "The Macaroni Pony" from Bob Uecker himself. Take a look at this great write-up from new user @Dave Umhoefer, who joined the site just to create this page for Coluccio! Carlos Gomez was one of those players you tuned in to watch every night because you had literally no idea what he was going to do next. It could be brilliant, it could be... less than brilliant. But whatever it was, you were going to be entertained. Armed with every tool in the box, Go-Go's blinding speed in center field led to an outstanding player who endeared himself to fans with his over-the-top energy for the game. Did you know that Felipe Alou, legendary player and manager, played for the Brewers? I didn't. He actually played in Milwaukee twice: he had a nice two-year run for the Braves in the mid-60s and then closed out his career with the Brewers, playing only three games in 1974. This is the beauty of the Players Project; while most of us are familiar with Alou's incredible career, it's easy to forget his brief stop at County Stadium in the twilight of his career. Thanks again to all who contributed this week, please stop by the Players Project by hitting the button below! The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project is open to all Brewer Fanatic users. If you're a Brewers history buff or just want to dive into the background of your favorite player, come on board! View full article

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