Spring training battles are starting to heat up with Opening Day just a little more than two weeks away. Non-roster invitees are being sent to minor-league camp with more regularity.
This won’t cover the Milwaukee Brewers players who are in the World Baseball Classic; it will only focus on the players who are in camp.
As a reminder, don’t take anything in this recap too seriously. It is only spring training, where exhibition games often devolve into minor-league scrimmages. The information below is meant as basic information, not necessarily hardcore analysis.
In Cactus League play, the Crew improved to 8-7 by sweeping all three games in this period, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Friday, the Los Angeles Angels 7-1 Saturday, and the Seattle Mariners 6-3 Sunday.
Who’s Hot? 🔥
In the first start of what is probably his final spring with the Crew, the right-handed starter looked solid in his two innings vs. the Angels. Woodruff allowed two hits and no runs, walking one and striking out three. How he looks over his next two starts will go a long way to determining whether he begins the season in the rotation or perhaps with a brief stay on the injured list following his lat injury from last season. It also wouldn’t be surprising for the Brewers to be creative if he is on the Opening Day roster, perhaps deploying him more as an opener, going three innings and building up over the first month or so of the season.
At this time next year, we could be talking about Made being on the Opening Day roster somewhere on the infield. But for now, Brewers fans will have to watch as the 18-year-old shortstop puts up big numbers in the minors. That potential was evident as he went 4-for-7 in two games. He drove in four runs in those two games, scored once, and stole a base. In his first major-league spring camp, Made is batting .320 (8-for-25) with a triple and six RBIs. He has been humbled with eight strikeouts, but his eight hits are tied for second-most on the Crew this spring.
In his second outing this spring, Megill gave us the full experience, allowing two hits but striking out three against the Angels. He followed Woodruff by pitching the third inning, striking out Mike Trout and Jorge Soler to begin the frame. Then he surrendered a single to Vaughn Grissom and a double to Jeimer Candelario, then bore down and struck out Travis d’Arnaud with three straight 97 mph four-seamers.
Who’s Not? 🧊
After a splashy spring debut in which he unveiled his new kick change, Harrison took a small step back in his second outing. Very, very small. Against the Mariners, the left-handed starter did strike out eight, which was great, but he did walk two, and only 37 of his 60 pitches were strikes. He remains a top contender for a rotation job, so don’t get too worried about this outing. The eight strikeouts are very encouraging.
The 2023 first-round draft pick hasn’t had a smooth path at this point in his pro career, but the third baseman is still on track to start the season at Triple-A. He was hit in the face by a pitch in 2024 and had a knee injury in 2025. Still, he hit 22 homers in 2025 in a little more than half a season. He has gotten a long look this spring, his third in major-league camp. In two games, he went 0-for-4, dropping his Cactus League average to ,222 (4-for-18). He has gone deep once. His power is what the Brewers are banking on, in addition to his ability to play third base.
Another big prospect, the catcher has had a slow spring offensively. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts while also scoring a run vs. the Mariners. He is just 2-for-16 (.125) in Cactus League play. This will be a big season for Quero, who has one minor-league option remaining, thus putting him as a likelihood to be on the Opening Day roster next year if not the starter, depending on whether William Contreras is still with the Crew.