Jim Goulart

Monday 11/14: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "The whole crew was back this week to take your Counsell questions, play a spirited round of the blame game and a look forward into a now more unsettled offseason." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "He's Gone!!! Craig Counsell leaves Brewers for Cubs right in front of us"

Friday 11/10: Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Who could it be? The tea leaves point to one person for Brewers" Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the dark week in Brewers baseball. Craig Counsell has departed the Brewers and signed with the rival Chicago Cubs. What does this mean? Why did this happen? How should fans react? The fallout from this move is immense. Also, rumors indicate the Brewers are willing to trade virtually anyone. Is a rebuild incoming?"

Translated: "The young prospect of the Brewers, Stiven Cruz, would be the first starter from Nicaragua for the U23 World Cup that begins on November 24." Cruz turns 22 this Tuesday. The RHP inexplicably saw his WHIP rise from a stellar 1.17 across 19 starts in 2022 (15 w/Carolina, four w/Wisconsin) to a troubling 1.73 across 24 appearances, 19 of them starts, with the Timber Rattlers in 2023. Cruz has never spent time on an injured list since signing. His excellent debut season with the DSL Brewers in 2021 had him bypassing the Maryvale site to begin 2022.

Thursday 11/9: Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Mailbag: Pat Murphy as replacement? Corbin Burnes trade soon? Ken Rosenthal believes the Brewers will be listening to trade offers on just about every player. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe open their mailbag for the first time to discuss those topics and more." Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly - The dust has *mostly* settled in Milwaukee and Chicago after Craig Counsell's departure from The Good Land to join the rival Chicago Cubs as their manager for the 2024 season and beyond. Dom walks through the week with Adam McCalvy and Curt Hogg to make sense of the week that was." Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "The Brewers' Offseason Preview Episode!" VIDEO via Foul Territory: Rowdy joins at the 25:35 minute mark

Via MLB.com: Brewers: Jackson Chourio, CF (No. 1/MLB No. 2), Aguilas del ZuliaThe second-ranked prospect in baseball continues to rake in his native Venezuela, posting another two-hit performance Thursday with a walk and a run scored for Zulia. Chourio has compiled multihit games in his past four contests and hit safely in each of his last six. He's batting .359 through 10 games.

AFL Brewers photos via Phrake Photography

Wednesday 11/8: Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): Adam McCalvy VIDEO via MLB Network's "High Heat": Adam McCalvy Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show": Jeff Levering (go to the 02:10 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Craig Counsell doesn't get Milwaukee Brewers fans" Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: David Gasper of "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 32:00 minute mark) Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: Todd Rosiak (go to the 03:10 minute mark) Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Homer Hour" (download link): Fox 6 sports director Tim Van Vooren Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Kaitlin Sharkey of WGN in Chicago

Not of particular note, but I do admire the determination. LHP Jhofez Mejias just turned 20 years old last month. Mejias was released in April 2023 after just one season in the system in the DSL. Idle for the 2023 season, he lands in the independent Pioneer League, an MLB partner league. This is what we mean when we wish released players well in future endeavors on and off the field.

Tuesday 11/7: Via 97.3's "Brewing the Offseason" - "Tim Allen, Hunter Baumgardt, and Jeff Orloski react to Craig Counsell going to the Cubs." Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Todd Rosiak Via 97.3's "Nine2Noon Show": Matt Spiegel from 670 The Score in Chicago (go to the 18:40 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The chatter hasn't died down with Craig Counsell leaving the Brewers" Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "Breaking down the stunning Counsell departure" Via the "Brewers Babes" Podcast (NSFW, language): "Hear the Brewers Babes reaction to the stunning news of Craig Counsell leaving the Brewers to become the highest paid manager in MLB history ---- FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS." Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Shane Sparks, Big Ten Network, ESPN and Fox Sports analyst (go to the 16:50 minute mark) Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Wilde & Tausch" (download link): Marc Silverman -- "Silvy" of Waddle & Silvy on ESPN 1000 in Chicago

With his new 2024 minor league deal in place, 1B Ernesto Martinez has been added to the initial post in this thread.

Former Brewers , including veterans (Jesus Aguilar) and relative youngsters (Mario Feliciano), can be found throughout. You'll see that some teams lists are quite a bit longer than the Brewers, or especially St. Louis (only two players). That's because Milwaukee has been paring from their roster for weeks now, with the multiple releases we've documented in our Transaction thread. So, while this list is accurate in detailing the "new" MiLB Free Agents, it is not an exhaustive list of what is available on the overall landscape.

This is official now: These players will become minor league free agents this fall unless added to the 40-man roster or signed to a new minor league contract. Currently at: Nashville LHP Fernando Abad RHP Jason Alexander RHP Caleb Boushley RHP Luis Contreras C Payton Henry RHP Tyler Herb C Brian Navarreto Biloxi RHP Harold Chirino RHP Max Lazar 1B Ernesto Martinez (signed a new minor league deal 11/7) :) RHP Cam Robinson Wisconsin LHP Karlos Morales

For personal reasons, the season-long archived media thread had to be paused after the regular season finale. The Craig Counsell decision has merited an attempt to begin anew. *** Monday 11/6 (early reactions): Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): Adam McCalvy Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): ESPN Chicago's David Kaplan Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): Mark Attanasio Via WSSP's Steve "Sparky" Fifer: BrewerFanatic's own Tim Muma Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: Vinny Rottino (go to the 02:25 minute mark) Via ESPN Wisconsin's "KBN Show" (download link)": ESPN's Jesse Rogers Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 05:55 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Jack Stern from "BrewCrewBall" (go to the 02:55 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Paul Wagner VIDEO via Foul Territory: Erik Kratz and the team (some NSFW language) *** Monday 11/6 (latest from the overnight hours): Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "EXPLICIT | Craig Counsell Emergency Podcast"- There are F-bombs. Lots of them. Don't say we didn't warn you." Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Wait, WHAT? Craig Counsell isn't coming back to manage the Milwaukee Brewers, but he's not going to the New York Mets as feared ... it's worse. Counsell was named the next manager of the Chicago Cubs, leaving Brewers fans puzzled and hurt. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe discuss the two ways of looking at it: Counsell turning to the Dark Side or the front office being unwilling to accommodate the best manager in franchise history. How much is an MLB manager worth, in general? Is this a sign the Brewers are heading toward a cliff? What did Mark Attanasio say about the fiasco? Who are some of the possible candidates to replace him?" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Counsell stuns Brewers nation by going to Cubs"

VIDEO; Nearly seven-minute interview with EBJ Jr.