Jim Goulart

Pretty impressive trade tree! The Milwaukee Brewers acquired outfielder Gerardo Parra from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2014, at the trade deadline, sending out minor league prospects outfielder Mitch Haniger and left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda. The Milwaukee Brewers traded outfielder Gerardo Parra to the Baltimore Orioles on July 31, 2015, for right-handed pitching prospect Zach Davies. The Milwaukee Brewers traded pitcher Zach Davies and outfielder Trent Grisham to the San Diego Padres on November 27, 2019, for infielder Luis Urías and left-handed pitcher Eric Lauer and cash The Milwaukee Brewers traded infielder Luis Urias to the Boston Red Sox on August 1, 2023, for minor league pitcher Bradley Blalock The Milwaukee Brewers acquired relief pitcher Nick Mears from the Colorado Rockies, sending pitching prospects Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera to Colorado on July 27, 2024 (Pending official announcement) - The Milwaukee Brewers traded outfielder Isaac Collins and right-hander Nick Mears to the Kansas City Royals for hard-throwing southpaw and ground ball specialist Angel Zerpa

Thursday 12/11: Via the Brew Crew Review Podcast: "Xmas Episode 2025" Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Winter Meetings Day 3 Wrap Up" Via WTMJ's Midday News (download link): "Former Brewers broadcaster Pat Hughes talks about a new CD with some of Bob Uecker's best calls." (go to the 13:15 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Legendary Brewers & Cubs Play-By-Play Announcer Pat Hughes discusses his close relationship with the late Bob Uecker. Pat gives his insight on the off seasons for both the Cubs & Brewers." NOTE: Apparently the Uecker CD is only available in that format, and not yet as a streaming download. *** Friday 12/12: Via the "Brew Crew Scoop" Podcast: "Brandon Woodruff accepted the qualifying offer for 2026. This likely means the Brewers will be shopping their pitching surplus around the league, including expiring Freddy Peralta. We talked about some potential trade candidates and what it would take to get the Brewers to make a move. Additionally, we talked other offseason predictions, Brice Turang to team USA, the new powder blue uniforms (and lack of blue pants), the news around the league from the Winter Meetings, and the signing of Akil Baddoo." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Elite: The Brewers Starting Rotation is Still Mighty Even if They Lose Peralta" Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Brewers Make First Signing of Offseason!"

Wow, Rotten Tomatoes critics adore it. Good week for me to have just started a staycation.

Jack Seppings

From Santo Domingo to Milwaukee

Guessing the Brewers would like to announce their coaching staff news in one fell swoop (for instance, will another hitting coach be brought on board after Connor Dawson's departure to the Royals), but word of this internal promotion came out just over a week ago and now we have confirmation from Juan Sandoval himself. Back on December 4th, we highlighted Mike Rodriguez' report - be sure to also read the Baseball Reference biography linked here and within: *** Sandoval confirmed the news in a Dominican interview Thursday, translated from the tweet below: The pitching coach of the Gigantes del Cibao (of the Dominican Winter League), Juan Sandoval, expressed his satisfaction at having been named assistant pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers in Major League Baseball, a promotion he described as a significant step in his career and an achievement he shares with his family and his organization. Sandoval explained that the appointment came after an internal interview process with Milwaukee, and that he received the news directly from manager Pat Murphy. He noted that the opportunity represents the result of years of work, preparation, and adaptation to the new demands of modern baseball. During his meeting with the press, he highlighted that his experience in the Dominican League has been key to his development as a coach, assuring that the competitive structure and daily demands of the league serve as a true steppingstone to the Major League level. He indicated that his return to the Gigantes del Cibao this year holds special value, as the franchise was the first to open its doors to him in his transition from the field to the coaching staff in 2022. Congratulations, Juan!

2026 Dynasty Baseball Prospects: Daily Write-Up Series - Eric Bitonti

The Brewers released RHP Johan Zapata, who had made 29 relief appearances in the Dominican Summer League the past two seasons. The Dominican native just turned 20 years old a month ago but will not reach stateside ball with the organization after struggling to a career 8.02 ERA and 1.734 WHIP.

Dude raked in 32 games for Nashville in ‘21. A what-could-have-been career but for the injuries. Good article here.

Tuesday 12/9: Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Winter Meetings Day 1 Wrap Up" *** Wednesday 12/10: VIDEO via MLB Network: "Pat Murphy reflects on the Brewers' 2025 season, discusses Brandon Woodruff accepting his qualifying offer to return to the team and more" Via WTMJ's Midday News (download link): Adam McCalvy from the Winter Meetings in Orlando Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): "Dale Kooyenga from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce joins the program to discuss a stadium development study" Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund (go to the 30:30 minute mark) Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Winter Meetings Day 2 Wrap Up" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Other MLB Teams Hunt Brewers’ Best—Why Can’t they Add Elite Offense Now?" Via the "View from Bernie's Chalet" Podcast: "Jason & Hyatt chat Crew being named Baseball America Organization of The Year, Turang named to Team USA for WBC, Rule 5 Draft results, Megill & Peralta trade rumors, BP prospect list, Cooper Pratt trade thoughts, listener questions, card corner & HOF talk."

Confirming what we saw hinted at earlier, RHP Stiven Cruz, who has pitched well over ten Venezuelan League innings (2.70 ERA), gets the start for his club this Sunday.

Monasterio returned on Thursday - playing second base, singling twice in five at-bats.

Combining that game and Tuesday's: After missing a few days with the flu virus (as did some of his Dominican League teammates), 40-man roster OF Steward Berroa returned the last two days (played RF in each) and was 3-for-6 including a double, sacrifice fly, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, SB (his 12th in 14 tries). His recent efforts netted him his team's "Player of the Week" award.

Nice for the Rookie Complex Hitting Coach, 2024-2025 (and still with the organization)

As also posted in our Rule 5 thread - Incoming: Milwaukee Brewers purchased contract of RHP Cole Phillips in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Outgoing: New York Yankees purchased contract of RHP Hansel Rincon in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Toronto Blue Jays purchased contract of LF Hedbert Perez in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Minnesota Twins purchased contract of RF Garrett Spain in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Boston Red Sox purchased contract of LHP Caden Vire in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Cincinnati Reds purchased contract of 1B Zavier Warren in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Cincinnati Reds purchased contract of LHP Nate Peterson in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase.

Final tally - Incoming: Milwaukee Brewers purchased contract of RHP Cole Phillips in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Outgoing: New York Yankees purchased contract of RHP Hansel Rincon in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Toronto Blue Jays purchased contract of LF Hedbert Perez in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Minnesota Twins purchased contract of RF Garrett Spain in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Boston Red Sox purchased contract of LHP Caden Vire in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Cincinnati Reds purchased contract of 1B Zavier Warren in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase. Cincinnati Reds purchased contract of LHP Nate Peterson in the Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase.

Minor league diehards will hopefully find value in the latest posted draft-related article: Promotions Within and Expansion of Brewers Scouting Staff

Image courtesy of © Denny Medley-Imagn Images - Taylor Green The Brewers have updated their front office roster across all departments. We will detail many of the changes in baseball operations and player development for you this week, but for now, we'll focus on updates within the scouting staff. Anything in bold refers to a change in title or role. Former Brewers big-leaguer Taylor Green is now the top-name listed in the International Scouting section of the roster; otherwise, the International list of employees remains the same. Green's prior title was "Special Assistant - Scouting and International Player Development". His new title is "Director - International Scouting and Player Personnel". On the domestic scouting side of things, Corey Rodriguez is now listed as "Special Assistant - Scouting", joining holdovers Bryan Gale and Mike Berger in that role. Rodriguez had previously been listed as "Supervisor - Scout Teams/West Coast Special Assignment Scout". Former #1 overall draft pick Bryan Bullington (Pirates, 2002) remains as National/Regional Scout. The "Special Assistant - Scouting" title may seem innocuous, but given that the four names just mentioned are listed atop the scouting section, as seen in this linked screenshot, it lends credence to their importance. Doug Reynolds' title shifts from "National/Regional Scout" to "National Crosschecker". Regional Supervisor Mike Serbalik is now "National Supervisor". Congratulations are also due to four area scouts who have been promoted to the role of "Regional Coordinator": James Fisher, Taylor Frederick, Steve DiTrolio, and Shawn Whalen. Two area scouts are no longer listed with the organization. Longtime scout Steve Smith had patrolled Georgia and South Carolina for some time. Incidentally, one of Smith's recent signees, non-drafted RH reliever Will Childers, was listed today by MLB Pipeline as one to watch in Wednesday's Rule 5 draft. The other Area Scout to depart is Adam Hayes, who covered the Arizona territory. Hayes' most recent farmhand of note was RHP Tyler Woessner, who, unfortunately, was released this past June. However, in this day and age when MLB organizations are trimming traditional scouting staffs, it's solid news that the Brewers are holding steady in their personnel count. Backfilling the spots for those who graduated to Regional Coordinator are Dexter Swims, Andrew Snyder, and Chaz Crawford. Congratulations to the new "Area Scouts"! Swims and Snyder in particular were listed as "Development Scouts" previously. In fact, back in November 2024, we linked you to a feature story and video interview with Swims. Speaking of "Development Scouts", Jamie Hurtado joins the organization in that role. He joins the existing Development Scout, Donovan Simon. Folks have asked what the best way to learn a player's signing scout is. It would be great if the Brewers made their Digital Media Guide a bit more online-friendly, and of course, we sorely miss the printed version. Here's the link to the 2025 Media Guide from March. Once you arrive, click the down-pointing arrow at the top of the screen. This gives you the choice to print, download, or choose thumbnails. You may not want to choose a massive print on your home printer, it's 402 pages long! However, the pages for minor league diehards to focus on are the player bios, and that's pages 216 (Christopher Acosta) through 262 (Johan Zapata). Those pages will show the signing scout for each bio (players who were on the 40-man roster at the time are listed in an earlier section of the media guide, and, obviously, players from the July 2025 draft are not included). It would be nice if the area covered by each scout was also listed. That was the case a few years back, but that has become protected information in recent years. Quite often, a Google or LinkedIn search can provide clues, but it's quite the chore. As noted, look forward to learning about updates within other areas of the organization from us in the coming days. View full article