Brewers News, Transactions, Trade Ideas

[MickeyDavis]

What are some free agents that we should target that would improve the offense? SS looked pretty bleak after Bo Bichette who is likely not attainable and assume we would be more interested in a 1-2 year deal with Made getting closer.

I really hope some of the kids end up being good. There's a lot of potential but that doesn't always pay off.

We get Hoskins $18 million off the books.

I think Mark is content getting money from the big markets and grinding out a profit so I don't expect much.

[ReasonablySober]

Unless there's someone looking to sign a one year prove-it deal, I don't think it's worth investing in bats. Made in on a faster track than Chourio was. At this point I'll be surprised if he isn't up opening day 2027. Hell, there's an outside chance he sees MLB late next summer if he has a big season. Pratt's defense is even better. Fischer had a nice debut and he's looking like a legit option at 3rd as soon as next summer. Pena's a top 20 prospect in all of baseball. Wilken looked great when healthy last season. Luke Adams is gonna deserve a legit look and he's got ridiculous untapped power.

Anyway, point is all six of those guys will be ready in the next year or two. Obviously Quero will be up at some point next season. Adamczewski and Dinges won't be far behind. Not everyone will pan out, but there's a reason the Brewers have the #1 system in the game. The team that flamed out this post season has, at most, one more year in the them.

[MVP2110]

Unless there's someone looking to sign a one year prove-it deal, I don't think it's worth investing in bats. Made in on a faster track than Chourio was. At this point I'll be surprised if he isn't up opening day 2027. Hell, there's an outside chance he sees MLB late next summer if he has a big season. Pratt's defense is even better. Fischer had a nice debut and he's looking like a legit option at 3rd as soon as next summer. Pena's a top 20 prospect in all of baseball. Wilken looked great when healthy last season. Luke Adams is gonna deserve a legit look and he's got ridiculous untapped power.

Anyway, point is all six of those guys will be ready in the next year or two. Obviously Quero will be up at some point next season. Adamczewski and Dinges won't be far behind. Not everyone will pan out, but there's a reason the Brewers have the #1 system in the game. The team that flamed out this post season has, at most, one more year in the them.

This is where I'm at too. And they have a starting caliber player for all 9 spots(assuming they bring back Vaughn/Bauers for 1B). You could maybe argue a new SS but the FA class there is pretty rough and we have several top prospects who should be up in the next year or so.

I do think they might spend on a short term deal for a Starting Pitcher or two

[brewbucks]

Good interview with Murph

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/10/16/pat-murphy-milwaukee-brewers-manager/86717928007/

Murphy was planning to follow Greg to the Cubs but had an interview with the Brewers first

“I remember sitting there for two hours with all these (expletive) nerds in the room," Murphy says. “And they were an hour late to begin with. I think they were interviewing Don Mattingly or something. I mean, I didn’t even get a drink or a cracker. I’m like 'guys, what the (expletive)? What the (expletive) do you want me to tell you. You already know me, right?'

“I’ve been here eight (expletive) years, I need an answer pretty soon."

This was great. Very fascinating guy.

[coolhandluke121]

I don't blame them for not going all-in during the offseason. Nobody could have known they would be this good, and it was time to give the younger guys a chance to earn their keep. I don't really blame them for not making more trades at the deadline either; other than Ortiz, it wasn't obvious where upgrades were needed anyway, and a SS upgrade was not necessarily available. Vaughn, Jansen, and Miller were the right calls. Lockridge was just a AAAA guy in exchange for an injured surplus starter.

That said, I will scream bloody murder if they don't invest in the team this offseason. I know the Dodgers were a juggernaut, but they won 100 games many times before breaking through in the playoffs, and if any of their aging stars are hurt in the playoffs next year, they will be more vulnerable. This series was hopeless, but let's stay rational about next year and not put more weight on 4 games against one of the 5 most talented rosters MLB has seen since the Ruth/Gehrig Yankees than we put on the other 167 games they played this year.

Trade Freddy though. I'm all-in, so that might seem contradictory, but I just don't really believe in him, so I don't consider keeping him a good all-in move.

[dbrodz7]

I agree they need to trade Freddy. He’s good but he’s not good enough to be an ace on a World Series team. He’s too vulnerable to the long ball and running up high pitch counts, they need to cash out.

[Matches Malone]

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[Wisky4life]

If trading Freddy opens the door to getting an ace, lets do it.

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[MVP2110]

The smart move is to trade Freddy. Teams always need pitching and someone will pay up to get him. Although I'm sure the return will feel underwhelming to fans like Durbin did when we dealt Williams

[trwi7]

If you trade Freddy we better get more than Hall/Ortiz/compensation pick or Cortes/Durbin

[BUCKnation]

Yeah, im good keeping him if we’re only going to get guys who are basically utility guys

[Bucks4005]

Any chance we fast track Made and bring him nip next year and give him a shot at SS? Maybe do the same thing as Chourio, just rip up those arbitration years, get him on a long term deal, and go through the lumps of a rookie SS? I mean, I could see an argument for doing that, but I don’t know how to evaluate how ready Made is. Or how ready Chourio was in comparison, whose also gone through some lumps as a young player, but shows clear upside/a talent level other players don’t have.

[trwi7]

Chourio had a full season's worth of at bats at AA. Made has 24 . Maybe in September but more than likely 2027

[MVP2110]

If you trade Freddy we better get more than Hall/Ortiz/compensation pick or Cortes/Durbin

Cortes/Durbin for Devin was an absolute win for the Brewers.

Hall/Ortiz/Burke for Burnes isnt a huge W but hardly a loss to this point and we still have a ton of control over those guys so could easily turn into a win as well

[trwi7]

If you trade Freddy we better get more than Hall/Ortiz/compensation pick or Cortes/Durbin

Cortes/Durbin for Devin was an absolute win for the Brewers.

Hall/Ortiz/Burke for Burnes isnt a huge W but hardly a loss to this point and we still have a ton of control over those guys so could easily turn into a win as well

No and no

[MVP2110]

If you trade Freddy we better get more than Hall/Ortiz/compensation pick or Cortes/Durbin

Cortes/Durbin for Devin was an absolute win for the Brewers.

Hall/Ortiz/Burke for Burnes isnt a huge W but hardly a loss to this point and we still have a ton of control over those guys so could easily turn into a win as well

No and no

In what world was Devin for Durbin/Cortes a bad trade?

[trwi7]

Well, for one you're saying it was a good trade because Williams had a bad year when that shouldn't factor in at all. His body of work prior to this year should be the only factor and prior to this year he was a top 3 reliever in the game. On top of that, Cortes was so bad we had to trade a promising prospect with him to get AAAA fodder in return.

[MVP2110]

Well, for one you're saying it was a good trade because Williams had a bad year when that shouldn't factor in at all. His body of work prior to this year should be the only factor and prior to this year he was a top 3 reliever in the game. On top of that, Cortes was so bad we had to trade a promising prospect with him to get AAAA fodder in return.

Durbin was worth nearly 3 WAR this season and is under control for another 6 seasons after this.

Devin Williams best season with us he was worth only 2.6 WAR

That trade was a Home run

[trwi7]

Well, for one you're saying it was a good trade because Williams had a bad year when that shouldn't factor in at all. His body of work prior to this year should be the only factor and prior to this year he was a top 3 reliever in the game. On top of that, Cortes was so bad we had to trade a promising prospect with him to get AAAA fodder in return.

Durbin was worth nearly 3 WAR this season and is under control for another 6 seasons after this.

Devin Williams best season with us he was worth only 2.6 WAR

That trade was a Home run

Corbin Burnes was worth 3.8 WAR for the Orioles and Joey Ortiz has been worth 4.6 WAR for the Brewers. That doesn't even count anything that Hall or Blake Burke gave or will give us and we have them all for multiple years. That trade was a home run!

[MVP2110]

Well, for one you're saying it was a good trade because Williams had a bad year when that shouldn't factor in at all. His body of work prior to this year should be the only factor and prior to this year he was a top 3 reliever in the game. On top of that, Cortes was so bad we had to trade a promising prospect with him to get AAAA fodder in return.

Durbin was worth nearly 3 WAR this season and is under control for another 6 seasons after this.

Devin Williams best season with us he was worth only 2.6 WAR

That trade was a Home run

Corbin Burnes was worth 3.8 WAR for the Orioles and Joey Ortiz has been worth 4.6 WAR for the Brewers. That doesn't even count anything that Hall or Blake Burke gave or will give us and we have them all for multiple years. That trade was a home run!

I mean I'd call the Burnes for Hall/Ortiz/Burke trade a win too, not the home run that Devin for Durbin was, but it was a win