ClosetBrewerFan

Have the Brewers had a MilB player of the year before?

Yeah with 2 games left and an open 40 man spot, they have options. They could also give Zamora/Garcia a cup of coffee. They are both going to be minor league free agents so not a concern if they DFA them after the season.

Nice job on your predictions! A couple look pretty good. Ortiz's fWAR is 2.9. You were not bold enough on Bauers. He is the NL's best first baseman in 2026. Who would have guessed that Seigler would have a higher wRC+ (102) over Durbin (100), just not for the Brewers. The Brewers were smart to get value out of Durbin. He ended up being equivalent to Ortiz and that made room for Pratt who has looked fantastic.

I'm not convinced the platoon split you mention in the majors is likely to continue. In AAA this year, he had a 842 vs LH and a 810 vs RH. Although in his career he has been better against RHs though not dramatically. I'll risk Lara vs LH over Mitchell or Frelick going forward.

I'm still not clear on why the Brewers are encouraging this development approach. If he is not going to retain this trait then why do it. He just needs to correct it next year. Maybe its just 3D chess, but it does not make sense to me.

So what your saying is he is consistently inconsistent in his in-year performance. 😃

The Mets with 90 wins is pretty entertaining. Seems like we do need to play the season and not just rely on who has the best offseason.

The Brewers represent well here...

I agree that Chourio defense has been very good this year. His all around game has improved as well, but at the same time you could say he's been remarkable consistent his first three years in the majors. That's impressive for a guy coming up as a teenager. He has hit exactly 21 HRs each year (hopefully he will have a few more this year). His wRC+ is 119, 112, and 122. His OPS is 791, 770, and 810. Again, he is better this year than previously but its incremental. He did already start at a pretty high level to begin his career, so it wont take too much to achieve superstar level. He is moving in the right direction for sure.

Its pretty amazing that Hall might be their 6 or 7th best reliever right now. Their bullpen is really amazing.

Its probably going to be both. One doesn't have to be up the entire month. They will likely do one for a couple weeks and then the other, that way they can manage Naylor's service time.

Quero is catching again so it could be him as well, though unlikely

From MLB.com: Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Cutter: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 55 | Overall: 50 Hardin spent two years at Daytona State College before transferring to Mississippi State, only to never break out of the Bulldogs' bullpen. The Brewers still took him in the 12th round in 2024, signed him for $147,500 and transitioned him to a starting role on the pro side with impressive early results. Hardin posted a 2.72 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP with 96 strikeouts over 96 innings between High-A and Double-A in his first full season. His 4.4 percent walk rate and 20.4 percent K/BB rate were tops among Brewers farmhands with at least 90 frames in ’25. The 6-foot-2 right-hander sits 93-95 mph with his four-seam fastball, and he makes up for the average velocity by generating decent ride from a low release. He’ll wear out the top rail of the zone with that four-seamer and then drop in a low-80s slider that gets good sweep to the lower gloveside corner. An upper-80s cutter isn’t quite as sharp as others in its pitch class, but the jump in velo from the slider allows it to sneak up on lefties, leading to soft contact. Hardin has an upper-80s changeup for opposite-side bats, but it’s too firm, leading to issues with splits. Hardin flows well on the mound and kept pumping strikes at each level in 2025. That type of control helped his case not only to start but to remain in a bulkier role in his first taste of the pros. Better batters might have more success against him in the zone, and that’s something that will be tested at the upper levels. If his gains continue, Hardin could factor into Milwaukee’s rotation depth by the second half of his age-24 season. View full player

Well, dont I feel dumb. I guess I need to start a page then 😄