Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz analyze the Brewers rotation and how defense plays a vital role in their ranking heading into 2026. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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I just think the Brewers know how to keep runs off the board, man.
I don’t particularly care, I mean, I do, who they have on the mound, but I think that the defense and the alignment and the pitch mixing and the game calling, they have shown an ability to optimize that year after year after year.
And when you look at this rotation entering the season, even without Freddy Peralta, like this is a really good crew, man.
Like with Woodruff- Yeah Mazurowski for a full season, Quinn Priester.
We’re high on Logan Henderson.
They have more arms coming up from the minors, and the, the bullpen was incredible a year ago.
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The park plays pretty big.
Do I think they’ll finish first?
No.
Do I think they’ll finish 15th?
Absolutely not, and that’s why I’m taking the Brewers here.
Yep.
they were third in runs allowed per game last year, and I think this is– We had an interesting conversation about the Brewers in the lineup draft.
I ended up eventually taking them because the projections do not say that they are anywhere close to a top 10 offense.
closer to a bottom 10 offense