Brewers Offseason News, Notes and Discussion

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From Brewers.com

The Brewers added right-handers Logan Henderson and Chad Patrick to the 40-man roster on Tuesday to protect those players from being plucked away in next month’s Rule 5 Draft.

Henderson, MLB Pipeline’s No. 11 Brewers prospect, was a 2021 fourth-round Draft pick whose career got off to a rocky start because of an elbow injury. He’s still just 22, and back on track after combining for a 3.04 ERA in 37 starts over the past two seasons and climbing all the way to Triple-A Nashville for six late-season starts in 2024.

Patrick, 26, is four years older than Henderson but went to the D-backs nine picks earlier in the same round of the ‘21 Draft. He was traded to the A’s in July 2023, then dealt from the A’s to the Brewers that November for infielder Abraham Toro. Despite not carrying the same prospect hype as Henderson, Patrick earned his 40-man roster spot by going 14-1 with a 2.90 ERA in 136 1/3 innings for Nashville last season

11/19/243:37 PM

DurangoDougMember

Willy Adames declines his qualifying offer as expected. Per the JSO:

"As expected, Willy Adames will hit the open market.

Adames declined the Milwaukee Brewers' qualifying offer of one year and $21 million, an official outcome to what was already fully anticipated.

Because Adames, one of the premier players on the free-agent market this off-season, was always expected to decline the Brewers' qualifying offer, it was more of a procedural move by Milwaukee to ensure it lands a compensation pick for him if — and, more realistically, when — he signs with another team.

If Adames signs for more than $50 million elsewhere, the Brewers will receive a pick in next year's draft between the first round and Competitive Balance Round A.

Adames declining the Brewers' qualifying offer does not mean he is unable to re-sign with the team. The Brewers still retain as much ability to sign the 29-year-old shortstop as any other club, however, club officials have gone on the record multiple times indicating that is a highly unlikely outcome due to the type of contract Adames will command from another team."

11/19/243:57 PM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

The obvious choice ❕❕❕

Pat Murphy is your 2024 NL Manager of the Year! pic.twitter.com/C57d2p760i
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 19, 2024

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11/19/246:20 PM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

Right-hander Deivi Garcia and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a minor league deal, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 25, was at one point a top prospect with the New York Yankees. His stuff still grades out very well, and Milwaukee has become a haven for pitching reclamations.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 18, 2024