Milwaukee Brewers’ Shortstop BATTLE: Who Will CLAIM the Future, Jett Williams,Joey Ortiz or ?
Milwaukee Brewers face a pivotal season as JettWilliams emerges as a possible shortstop of the future, sparking debate over Joey Ortiz’s role and the team’s infield depth. Could Williams’ hard-nosed attitude and versatility finally solve Milwaukee’s long-term middle infield puzzle?
Chuck Freimund spotlights rising prospects like Jesus Made, Cooper Pratt, Brock Wilken, and Luis Lara, and considers which young talents will shape the Brewers’ next era.
Bryce Turang lands at No. 10 on MLB.com’s second baseman rankings—fair assessment or classic small-market snub?
Salary cap rumors and OutKick’s critique ignite fresh questions about the Brewers’ financial strategy, player retention, and postseason ambitions. With fans packing AmFam Field and trading stars, the pressure mounts for Milwaukee to invest in homegrown stars and sign the difference-makers needed for World Series glory. Will the Brewers’ front office rise to the challenge or stick with bargain-hunting and prospect stockpiling?
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24 comments
Infield:
Durbin: 3B
Turang: SS
Williams: 2B
Vaughn: 1B
Jett better be in the inflield i've seen enough of Ortiz
if Williams isn't better than Ortiz right now, then the Brewers got jobbed in the Mets trade.
Ortiz is a good fielder but not anywhere near the Gold Glove conversation. Not even a finalist. Good glove. Not Gold Glove. And his bat is brutal. He’s a weak spot on a pretty strong team.
Did the Brewers make any moves in the offseason??!! I mean, are we ever gonna go all in on talented players out there in the market?! 😢🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
For this coming season the infield will be the same, if Joey O doesn't turn it around I could see the Brewers doing a Monasterio to Pratt transition for the longer term shortstop.
Any Brewers fans panicking about Luis Pena and Jesus Made, I think Made could split time at 3rd at some point in 2027 then become full time 2nd base depending on the Turang situation.
This should give Turang a big chip on his shoulder.
Chuck I'm going to suggest a topic that I would like you to cover in a future episode. I really feel like you could break it down better and more honestly than most. With the crazy and insane spending that some teams have done this year I wonder what the luxury tax is going to do for the smaller market teams, I read somewhere that if the season started today the dodgers luxury tax would be $160 million dollars. Help us understand how many teams are going to break that luxury tax threshold and how much could actually come back to namely our Brewers. Also compared to how much they received in the last few years.
Chuck, great show, also time for a haircut 😅
I wouldn’t be getting rid of anyone yet, see who plays / hits early on , the guys in farm system are really young yet.
What's the ETA on Made or is he lost in the wind?
Joey. He was a 100 OPS+ hitter his rookie year, and a top 5 fielding SS last year. I want to see if we a combination of that guy. Would be very foolish to just pull the plug.
I honestly think you are missing the Garrett Mitchell and Jett Williams connection. Mitchell can't stay healthy. Jett could be his replacement at center.
Peña and Jett probably won’t be big league SS. Made is probably going to be 3rd. Pratt most major league ready defensively.
Chuck if Joey is an average hitter (like he’s shown) and a GGer – wouldn’t you want him there for the rest of his time in MKE?!
Wilken is light years away from MLB
MLB had Hoerner at #3 but not in their top 100. Turang was #61 on said list.. make it make sense
Brewers are making money, but they also don’t have a TV deal. Zero guaranteed dollars. Dodgers have a $325 million dollar deal. Was that mentioned? lol.
Baseball is a business and the Brewers are great at it. Free agency is "mostly" a suckers bet..the Brewers brain trust knows that and that's why they seldom play that game.
Every trade the Brewers made and every player they didn’t resign going back to Moose pretty much was the right move. Whoever wrote the article is a clown .
You seriously overrate Turang… he's a nice player but that's it
Turing is a great second baseman. Don’t mess with him. Besides, last year he had an arm issue in spring training while playing SS.
I think Tarang is maybe 3rd on a 2nd baseman list. He's not better than Marte or Nico. He needs to prove it again in 2026
Chuck you are so wrong. Jett isn’t on the 40 man yet. He’s also going to CF because of his defense. Ortiz will start opening day at SS.