Are Brewers Treading Water Right Now Without Big Deal?

As the Milwaukee Brewers are getting ready to head to Spring Training in a few weeks, the ballclub remains on the lookout for an additional player or two.

So far this offseason, on a big scale, the Brewers haven’t been that active. There’s not been a big-time deal that causes Brewers fans to have a “holy s**t” moment.

Some onlookers might believe that since Milwaukee won 97 games last season, leading MLB in that category, everything is OK in Brewers land.

Well, hold your horses on that thought. Chad Jennings of The Athletic just published what he’s calling the “MLB offseason tiers” for all 30 MLB clubs. These tiers range from “Aggressively adding” to “Rebuilding” and “Half-measures.”

For the Giants, they landed in the “Potentially threading the needle” category.

Here’s what Jennings had to say about the Brewers’ situation right now: “The Brewers had the best record in baseball last season, and so far, their biggest offseason signing is extending a qualifying offer to Brandon Woodruff, who accepted it.

“Their biggest addition came from a need-for-need trade of Isaac Collins for Angel Zerpa,” Jennings wrote. “The big question remains: Are the Brewers going to trade No. 1 starter Freddy Peralta, and if they do, can they get back big-league-ready talent that can make a difference in 2026?”

Brewers fans are probably sick and tired of hearing about Peralta and trade possibilities. His name has been out there a whole lot. So, there maybe a few teams that would love to add Peralta to their pitching staff.

Yet why would the Brewers trade him? Because when Peralta leaves as a free agent, Milwaukee would not get anything in return for him. They’d like to get a player or two from another ballclub should Peralta get dealt.

Still, this offseason for the Brewers has been, for the most part, quiet.

Does Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold have something up his sleeve? Is there a move that no one is seeing on the horizon right in Arnold’s crosshairs?

That’s possible. But seeing a club in the “Potentially threading the needle” category just might not sit well with the Brewers faithful.

Re-signing Woodruff brings some stability to the Brewers’ starting rotation. As Jennings points out, the Brewers need to make sure any deal involving Peralta has, well, ready-to-go MLB players. They can’t be waiting around for a player in a potential Peralta deal to need a year or two in the minor leagues.

Milwaukee is in the mood to want to win at this moment. Brewers manager Pat Murphy knows that he’s got a pretty solid group of players headed to Spring Training soon.

So, let’s wait and see what happens here.

Are Brewers Treading Water Right Now Without Big Deal?

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