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The Milwaukee Brewers jumped out to a commanding lead in the early innings of a Game 1 NLDS victory, putting the Cubs on notice after they burned through some of their most important bullpen arms. View full video

Following their Wild Card Round win over the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs are set to face their division rival, the Milwaukee Brewers, for the right to play for the NL pennant. View full video

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Over at one of our sister sites (Talk Sox), one of our contributing writers did a primer on how teams can still add playoff-eligible players to their major league rosters for the stretch run. Wouldn't be shocked to see the Brewers try one of these methods this year. The Trade Deadline Has Come and Gone, but the Red Sox Can Still Add to This Team - Red Sox - Talk Sox TALKSOX.COM Many fans think that after July 31, there's no way to bring in players outside the organization. It may be trickier to work something out, but there are plenty of ways to bring in players...

The Brewers chose to mostly play it safe at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, bringing in Danny Jansen as their headline move. How much did the team improve? View full video

Over at our cousin site, Fish on First, managing editor Ely Sussman put together a list of players the Marlins might deal at the deadline. Is there anyone you want the Brewers to pursue? Which players Marlins are most likely to sell at trade deadline - Marlins - Fish On First FISHONFIRST.COM Unlike last summer, the Marlins won't be tearing apart their entire roster to load up on prospects, but there are still opportunities for them to cash in on redundant players and sell...

Over at our sister site, Talk Sox, one of our featured writers put together a list of trade targets for some trade deadline buyers to peruse. Any players here you want the Brewers to pursue? If the Red Sox Become Sellers, Expect These Players to Be Discussed in Trade Talks - Red Sox - Talk Sox TALKSOX.COM The Red Sox are hovering around .500 and somehow still within striking distance of a postseason position. Should that change before the end of July, they have enough talent on the big...

From our sister site Talk Sox, one of our writers did a nice deep dive into the differences between fWAR and bWAR for pitchers, as well the flaws (and positives) each site's formula contains. Pitching WAR Primer: The Math Behind Baseball's Least Understood Stat - Red Sox - Talk Sox TALKSOX.COM An analysis of the discrepancies between pitching WAR stats from FanGraphs and Baseball Reference.

At least it should be a good pitching matchup.

Former Cub Jose Quintana looks to shut down his old team on Saturday night.

It's become a tradition for the Milwaukee Brewers to have a great closer. It doesn't matter who it is occupying the spot; the Brewers will lock down games in the ninth inning. Image courtesy of © Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports I understand the hesitancy people will have in handing a proverbial crown to a guy who has made all of four appearances and pitched three and one-thirds innings this season. It's a sample size smaller than "small", and yet, my goodness. Is Trevor Megill good or what? Sure, we sort of knew this last year when Megill filled in for an ailing Devin Williams and locked down 21 saves and earned a 2.72 ERA (3.10 FIP) in 48 appearances. The team traded Williams to the Yankees this offseason precisely because it knew it had a closer in waiting, much like when they traded Josh Hader to the Padres in the summer of 2022. Much like Williams' early struggles in the Bronx right now, Hader imploded upon arriving in San Diego (though he eventually figured things out) while the Brewers anointed "The Airbender" as the most dominant closer in the bigs for the next 2.5 seasons. So, let's just revel in the new guy the Brewers have slamming the door shut in the ninth inning. He's obviously not going to keep this pace up across the whole 162-game season, but man are these numbers fun to gawk at. Let's start with the basics: Megill has allowed two hits and zero walks in his 3 1/3 innings of work, good for a 0.00 ERA and 0.600 WHIP. Not impressed? Can I offer you a literal 50% strikeout rate? Or what about a -0.60 FIP. Yes, his Fielding Independent Pitching is currently in the negatives. Teams aren't allowed to give runs back, but Megill is trying his darnedest to make it possible. He's also allowing a .333 BABIP, which is about 75 percentage points higher than last year, suggesting a bit of bad luck may even be baked into his numbers, especially when you consider he's in the top percentile in hard contact allowed. Yes, there's been some worrisome trends in the early going, including the face his fastball velocity (97.3 mph) is currently down about 1.5 mph from last season. Still, his knuckle curve is generating whiffs at the exact same 55% rate it did last year, and the fastball is actually faring far better in that realm, generating whiffs on 38.5% of swings. Plus, that curve has allowed a .319 wOBA thus far, compared to an expected .172 xwOBA. It's hard to overstate just how good of a spurt this has been. Now is the time when I encourage you to all slow your horses before banging on the drum for Megill to become the first reliever to win Cy Young since Eric Gagne did it for the Dodgers in 2003. There's a lot of season left to go, and we all know how one bad appearance can completely ruin a reliever's stats. But, for what it's worth, through eight combined appearances thus far, the difference in WAR between Megill and Williams is 0.5. It isn't supposed to be easy to move on from someone named after the Avatar, but not everyone has a Trevor Megill to fall back on. View full article

An overview of the Brewers' return to form following a disastrous opening weekend from Take Me Out To the Podcast. View full video

A discussion about the Brewers' latest young superstar and his crucial role in keeping the team afloat, from Take Me Out To The Podcast. View full video

His fastball velocity was down 1.5 mph, which is obviously the biggest concern. His spin rates were down, too, and the eye test just made his stuff seem flat. Hopefully the Brewers can pinpoint a few things that went wrong in the delivery, cause otherwise those are telltale signs of injury.

In his first start for the Milwaukee Brewers, Nestor Cortes will face the Cincinnati Reds on April 3. Image courtesy of Angelina Katsanis/Associated Press So, that sucked. Nestor Cortes, one of two pieces returned to the Milwaukee Brewers for closer Devin Williams in an offseason trade with the New York Yankees, made his first start in a Brewers uniform against the same team that discarded him over the winter. It, uh, did not go well. On his first three pitches of the game, Cortes surrendered three consecutive home runs, setting a new, dubious MLB record. Not a great start, but don't worry — it didn't get any better from there. When all things were said and done, Cortes allowed five home runs in two innings of work, yielding eight earned runs, six hits, and five walks in total. Of course, taking Cortes out (mercifully) after just two innings didn't turn things around. His immediate relief, Connor Thomas, gave up eight more runs in his own two frames of work, though at least he only surrendered three home runs. When Oswald Peraza hit a home run against rookie Chad Patrick — making his MLB debut — to make the game 20-6, both squads set franchise records: the Yankees for home runs hit (nine), and the Brewers for home runs surrendered (miraculously, also nine). Jake Bauers was the only pitcher for the Brewers not to allow a run by virtue of his scoreless eighth inning. So, yea. This is not how the season was meant to start for the Brewers. It's one thing to fall to 0-2 against the reigning American League champions. It's another for the prized offseason acquisition in the rotation to get lit up in ways that should probably be illegal. I say, let's just toss this one out. The Yankees, despite losing Juan Soto this winter, still have a dynamic offense led by all-universe slugger Aaron Judge. Cortes was clearly amped up to face his former team, and they know his tendencies better than anyone. The southpaw loves to mess with hitter's timing and attack the strike zone early and often. It's clear that Judge informed Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger of that, and the top of the aptly named Bronx Bombers' lineup took care of the rest. Does that excuse the unsightly performance Cortes just gave the Brewers? No, but what else is there to take away from this game? He couldn't find the strike zone, and when he did, the ball went over the outfield fence. Sometimes, you just gotta collect the game tape and burn it. Major League Baseball nor Baseball Reference will wipe his stats from this game, but let's all just use the neuralyzer from Men In Black and erase Saturday's game from our collective memories. A new season for Cortes begins next week. Or, at least, I hope it does. View full article

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