The Milwaukee Brewers offseason so far has caught no one by surprise. Key departures in Willy Adames and Devin Williams were expected while they added one proven veteran to the starting rotation and several players who are not yet established in Major League Baseball. Meanwhile, there has been buzz in the National League Central as the Cubs, Reds, Cardinals, and even the Pirates have been active.
Milwaukee Brewers additions this offseason
Players acquired from outside the organization and placed on the 40-man roster by the Milwaukee Brewers this offseason include:
- LHP Nestor Cortes
- LHP Grant Wolfram
- LHP Connor Thomas
- INF Caleb Durbin
Among this group, Cortes and Durbin were acquired from the New York Yankees as part of the Devin Williams trade. Wolfram signed a MLB deal after spending the past seven years in the Texas Rangers organization. Finally, Thomas was selected in the Rule 5 draft and must remain on the 40-man roster throughout the season, or he will be returned to the St. Louis Cardinals.
National League Central moves this offseason
Cubs
- OF/1B Cody Bellinger traded to the New York Yankees for RHP Cody Poteet
- OF Kyle Tucker acquired from the Houston Astros in exchange for 3B Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski and 3B Cam Smith
- LHP Matthew Boyd signed
Reds
- C Jose Trevino acquired from the New York Yankees
- Added 2B Cooper Bowman in the Rule-5 Draft
- RHP Brady Singer acquired from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for 2B Jonathan India and LF Joey Wiemer
Cardinals
- Actively shopping 3B Nolan Arenado
Pirates
- 2B Enmanuel Valdez acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Joe Vogatsky.
- 1B Spencer Horwitz acquired from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for RHP Luis L. Ortiz, LHP Michael Kennedy and LHP Josh Hartle.
- RHP Peter Strzelecki acquired from the Cleveland Guardians for cash
Are the Milwaukee Brewers’ moves enough to stay on top of the National League Central in 2025?
Despite the departures of stars Willy Adames and Devin Williams, the Brewers roster is still set up nicely to compete for a third consecutive National League Central title. The bullpen proved to still be elite a season ago when Williams missed more than the first half of the season and a core of Trevor Megill, Jared Koenig, Bryan Hudson, Abner Uribe, Joel Payamps, and others are all set to return in 2025. Additionally, the anticipated return of Brandon Woodruff promises to provide a significant boost to the starting rotation.
One new challenge in 2025 will be figuring out how to replace the leadership and offensive production that left when Adames signed with the San Francisco Giants. Milwaukee has infielders Joey Ortiz, Caleb Durbin, Tyler Black, and Oliver Dunn all anxious to contribute. Should none of those options pan out, they could always make an in season trade.
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