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Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Are any Brewers “untouchable” in trade talks?

We’re back with another daily question, and today’s question is: Are any Brewers “untouchable” in trade talks? The Brewers have become a franchise known for trading away players before their team-friendly contracts come to an end. In recent years, that list has grown to include Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader, Devin Williams, Freddy Peralta, and more. […]

Brewers, William Contreras avoid arbitration hearing

People who closely follow the Brewers have been wondering: when is William Contreras’ arbitration hearing? In January, the two sides were separated by $1.35 million and did not come to an agreement. We’ve been waiting for news since then, especially in the last two weeks, as the remaining arbitration cases have been heard. Well, Contreras […]

2026 World Baseball Classic TV schedule released

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is slated to begin in less than a month, as Team Japan will look to repeat as champions and capture their world-best third title. Team USA, the winners of the 2017 title, are looking to get revenge on Shohei Ohtani & Co. after losing the first-place game 3-2 in 2023. […]

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Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: What is the Brewers’ biggest weakness?

We’re back with another daily question, and today’s question is: What is the Brewers’ biggest weakness? While the Brewers led the majors in wins last season, finishing with a franchise-best 97-65 record, the team completely fell apart in the NLCS against the Dodgers, losing the series 4-0 as they were outscored 15-4, scoring exactly one […]

Brewers bring back familiar face to back up William Contreras

The Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with a potential need at backup catcher. Danny Jansen was hitting free agency and was unlikely to return, ultimately signing with the Texas Rangers. That left just William Contreras and prospect Jeferson Quero as the only catchers on the 40 man roster. While Quero is still viewed by many […]

Brewers bring back familiar face to back up William Contreras

The Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with a potential need at backup catcher. Danny Jansen was hitting free agency and was unlikely to return, ultimately signing with the Texas Rangers. That left just William Contreras and prospect Jeferson Quero as the only catchers on the 40-man roster. While Quero is still viewed by many as […]

Brewers announce 2026 promotional schedule

The Milwaukee Brewers revealed the full promotional giveaway schedule for the 2026 season on Wednesday, including 23 gate giveaways. The promotional schedule includes the return of the Wisconsin Artist Series, as well as a new Kids Giveaway series. As a reminder, theme nights & community nights were announced last week, and individual tickets go on […]

Could Brandon Sproat be the next “pitching lab” success story?

Milwaukee’s pitching development staff has a reputation around the league as a “pitching lab.” As an organization, the Brewers have done a great job of developing pitchers with talent who were either unheralded or underperformed previously. In 2024, Tobias Myers turned into arguably the Brewers’ best starting pitcher. In 2025, Quinn Priester didn’t lose a […]

Brewers’ pitchers and catchers report today

It has been a long winter — and who are we kidding, most of us are in Wisconsin, where it may yet feel like winter for another two months — but we’ve finally made it to the first real day on the 2026 baseball calendar. Brewers’ pitchers and catchers report to spring training today, and […]

Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Would you rather watch a pitchers’ duel or a slugfest?

We’re back with another daily question, and today’s may be one of the more polarizing topics: would you rather watch a pitchers’ duel or a slugfest? Pitchers’ duels are entertaining in that you’re watching to see who will break first. Slugfests are entertaining in that you’re watching to see who gets the last laugh at […]

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PECOTA projections peg Brewers for second place in NL Central

Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm) standings projections are out. Brewers fans won’t like them much. At BP, Jonathan Judge has described the challenges that projection systems face with teams like the Brewers. Those challenges can be boiled down as such: Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal adds another thought to […]

Analyzing the return for Durbin, Monasterio, and Seigler

As you probably already saw, I provided my knee-jerk reaction to the Durbin trade last night. Despite Harrison’s willingness to publish the articles that I send him, Brew Crew Ball doesn’t keep me around for my hot takes — they keep me around for my analysis. As BCB’s resident optimist (usually), I figured it would […]

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Who are the Brewers’ third base options after Caleb Durbin trade?

Who’s on third? I don’t know. An Abbott & Costello sketch has turned into reality for the Milwaukee Brewers after Monday’s trade with the Boston Red Sox. The Brewers had seven different players spend time at third base last season. The leading returner at the position is Sal Frelick, who played one inning in one […]

Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Who won the Brewers-Red Sox trade?

We’re back with another daily question, and today’s is a look at yesterday’s deal between the Brewers and the Red Sox. In a deal just about nobody saw coming, the Crew sent three infielders (Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, and Anthony Seigler) and a draft pick (No. 67 overall) to the Red Sox for a pair […]

There has to be something coming…

Matt Arnold has certainly earned the benefit of the doubt. In his time as the Brewers’ general manager, he’s swung a few trades that have worked out swimmingly for the Brewers. One of those happens to be last offseason’s trade for Caleb Durbin, who became an integral part of a team that led the league […]

Brewers trade Durbin, Monasterio to Boston for Harrison, Hamilton

In a move that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Milwaukee Brewers have traded third baseman Caleb Durbin, utility infielders Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler, and their competitive balance B pick to the Boston Red Sox. In return, Milwaukee has acquired left-handed starter Kyle Harrison, infielder David Hamilton, and minor league left-hander Shane Drohan. Harrison, […]

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The top baseball movies of all time

Baseball season is, finally, just around the corner. It’s also Saturday, a perfect time to fire up some baseball movies to get you ready for spring training. I am, in addition to my life as a musician and my baseball fandom, a Movie Guy. I teach classes about movies, I have a crippling physical media […]

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Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: Who wins the World Baseball Classic?

The World Baseball Classic is back in 2026, as Team Japan will look to defend their 2023 title after taking down Team USA in Miami behind Shohei Ohtani and Co. I ran down the Brewers’ participants in this year’s Classic yesterday, but I’m interested in who you think will win this year’s edition. Will Team […]

A look at the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Full 2026 World Baseball Classic rosters were announced on Thursday, and the Brewers have plenty of representation, with 14 players playing for eight countries, including a few of Milwaukee’s stars. Let’s take a country-by-country look at the Brewers participating in this year’s WBC. Canada: Tyler Black & Rob Zastryzny Tyler Black and Rob Zastryzny will […]

Five Brewers named to Baseball Prospectus’ top 101 prospects

Baseball Prospectus is widely regarded as one of the best sites for prospect analysis. While most major publications have already released their lists of the top prospects in baseball, BP didn’t release theirs until this Wednesday. Four of the five Brewers who made the list are consensus top prospects. The fifth is a recent draftee […]

Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: What would a successful 2026 season look like?

As Brewers fans, we’ve quickly become used to making it into the postseason. After just four playoff appearances from the franchise’s inception in 1969 (as the Seattle Pilots) through their first 49 seasons, Milwaukee has now made it to October baseball in seven of the last eight seasons, including five NL Central titles. But is […]

Brew Crew Ball Daily Question: When did you become a true Brewer fan, and why?

Continuing our February Daily Question series, we’re beginning today’s conversation with the question, “When did you become a tried and true Brewer fan? For me, someone born at the turn of the century, I (thankfully) haven’t had to endure many terrible seasons. I fell in love with baseball when I was five, but moreso from […]