Milwaukee Brewers: 2018-19 Brewers Offseason Preview

Players Entering Free Agency

A lot of players entering the market were midseason acquisitions, but played key roles in the September rise.

Gio Gonzalez: Gonzalez was acquired during the waiver wire and had a made a good comeback with the Crew. The southpaw was 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA with the team. He pitched very well, but the chances of him coming back to the Brewers? Very slim

Curtis Granderson: Another acquisition in August was veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson. He didn’t get many hits, but he worked a lot of walks for the team and played a good leadership role in the clubhouse. Sadly, there is no chance that we’ll see the Grandy Man in a Brewers uniform in 2019.

Wade Miley: One of the silent moves that Stearns made that turned out very well. He had a tough time staying healthy at first. From getting hurt in Spring Training and injuring himself in his first start back. But when he got back to 100 percent, he made a huge impact for the rotation. He changed his mechanics and with Derek Johnson’s teachings, he became the go-to in playoff games. There is a chance he’ll be back in Milwaukee, but it doesn’t seem likely right now.

Mike Moustakas: Moose basically changed the infield layout when he came to Milwaukee. He’s the reason Shaw moved to second base. And it surprisingly turned out very well. Moose was a great defender and Shaw did well for someone who had never played second in his life. There’s a 50/50 shot Moose will come back. And if he does, I could see it as Moose at third and maybe Shaw and Aguilar doing a platoon of some sort at first base.

Joakim Soria: Soria entered the Brewers bullpen in a trade with the White Sox for pitching prospect Kodi Medeiros. In the beginning, he was a big part of that bullpen. When Corey Knebel was down, it would go Josh Hader, Soria and Jeremey Jeffress. They were lights out. Then came some slight overuse, and he didn’t become as trustworthy as he did at the beginning. But overall, he was a key part of the bullpen going into the end of the season. He declined his mutual option, but you never know if he’ll come back.

Jordan Lyles: The Brewers acquired Lyles during the waiver wire and it didn’t turn out to be something special. He is mostly known for scoring the winning run in the 15 inning game vs the Pirates, but that’s about it. There is a chance he will come back, but it wouldn’t be a big role. He would most likely add to rotational depth or maybe be a multi-inning option out of the bullpen.