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It’s May 2, and the Milwaukee Brewers sit at 16-16 on the season, three games behind the Cubs for the lead in the NL Central. You would think, given all of the injuries to start the year, that the biggest area of concern would be the starting rotation. Nope. Instead, it’s three other areas: the bullpen, third base, and shortstop.

And, based on the results of our latest survey, those are pretty split as the top concern for fans. The bullpen came in first as the most worrisome, picking up 41% of the vote, followed by third base (31%) and shortstop (28%).

Milwaukee’s bullpen has been shaky to say the least, with a 4.90 team ERA, which ranks 27th in baseball, ahead of only the Marlins, Angels, and Nationals. There are a few individual bright spots, as Jared Koenig (2.57 ERA over 14 IP), Abner Uribe (1.98 ERA over 13 2⁄3 IP), and Nick Mears (0.79 ERA over 11 1⁄3 IP) have mostly kept runs off the board.

But Joel Payamps had a few blowup outings, Bryan Hudson and Elvis Peguero were both demoted, and Trevor Megill has had his share of struggles. Prospect Craig Yoho had the worst outing he’s had since joining the Brewers organization on Thursday in Chicago, when he allowed five runs on three hits and four walks while recording just three outs (for reference, he allowed just six earned runs across 57 2⁄3 innings over the entire 2024 season in Milwaukee’s minor league system).

Crazy enough, you can actually bet on Megill to win NL Reliever of the Year on FanDuel, as he has +6000 odds according to their sportsbook, tied for 11th best in the league (though Robert Suarez of the Padres is the clear frontrunner at -150 odds).

While the bullpen is the biggest concern among fans, there’s also plenty to be concerned about on the left side of the infield. While the defense is still close to par, the offense has drastically fallen off without Willy Adames. I won’t go into the full details because I already outlined the metrics in an article earlier this week, but it’s bad to say the least.

Will the Brewers turn their weakness into strengths? Does the front office need to look for some outside help like they did by acquiring Adames in 2021? We’ll see.

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