{"id":605929,"date":"2026-03-04T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/605929\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:47:26","slug":"brewers-reacts-survey-who-gets-the-last-roster-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/605929\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Reacts Survey: Who gets the last roster spot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Brewers fans and fans across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/0DWS6R\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019re back with another Brewers Reacts Survey as we\u2019re now nearly two weeks into spring training! In this edition of the survey, we\u2019re asking fans which position player they\u2019d most like to see make the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, before we look at the options, let\u2019s quickly run down who should make the roster.<\/p>\n<p>William Contreras (C)Gary S\u00e1nchez (C)Andrew Vaughn (1B)Jake Bauers (1B)Brice Turang (2B)Joey Ortiz (SS)Luis Rengifo (3B)David Hamilton (UTIL)Jackson Chourio (OF)Sal Frelick (OF)Garrett Mitchell (OF)Christian Yelich (DH\/OF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Assuming all of those names are safe (barring the seemingly inevitable injury), that leaves one roster spot up in the air. There are probably five realistic candidates, but I didn\u2019t include Jett Williams simply because he isn\u2019t on the 40-man roster. That leaves us with the four candidates below.<\/p>\n<p>Akil Baddoo (OF)Tyler Black (1B\/OF)Brandon Lockridge (OF)Blake Perkins (OF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Baddoo, 27, was a second-round pick out of high school by the Twins in 2016 and made his MLB debut with the Tigers in 2021. His best season was that rookie year, when he totaled 2.1 bWAR across 124 games, hitting .259\/.330\/.436 (112 OPS+) with 13 homers and 55 RBIs. Over the last four years, however, he played in 223 games and totaled just 0.7 bWAR, with 15 homers and 49 RBIs. He did have some success at Triple-A in 2025, though, hitting .281\/.385\/.483 with 15 homers and 48 RBIs across 103 games. It remains to be seen if he\u2019s just a AAAA-type player, a la Keston Hiura. He\u2019s had a strong start to his spring, hitting .455\/.462\/.818 with a homer, three RBIs, and three runs across four games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Black, 25, was a supplemental pick (No. 33 overall) by the Crew in 2021 out of Wright State University. He rose through the minors at a pretty average pace, hitting Triple-A Nashville in 2024. Across 102 games with the Sounds that year, he hit .258\/.374\/.429 with 14 homers, 67 RBIs, and 20 steals. He took a slight step back in the minors in 2025, hitting .243\/.369\/.360 with just four homers, 34 RBIs, and 22 steals across 61 games at Triple-A. He\u2019s had brief MLB cameos in each of the last two seasons, totaling 23 games with 57 at-bats, hitting .211\/.357\/.263 with three RBIs, five runs, and three steals. The main reason he\u2019s on this list, though, is his hot start to spring training \u2014 across four games, Black hit .667\/.692\/1.250 with a homer, a triple, two doubles, eight RBIs, four runs, and three steals before departing for Team Canada during the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Lockridge, who turns 29 next weekend, was a fifth-round pick by the Yankees out of Troy in 2018. He made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2024 and has appeared in 79 games between San Diego and Milwaukee the last two seasons, hitting .226\/.268\/.308 with a homer, 12 RBIs, 21 runs, and 12 steals. Not known for his power, Lockridge got out to a powerful start this spring, slugging a pair of homers in the Brewers\u2019 first couple of games. Across four games this spring, he\u2019s hitting .545\/.643\/1.182 with six hits, including those two homers, with two RBIs, six runs, and a steal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Another veteran, Perkins, 29, was a second-round pick out of high school by the Nationals in 2015, though he didn\u2019t catch on anywhere until finding a home with the Brewers. He made his MLB debut with Milwaukee in 2023, and across three seasons with the Brewers, he\u2019s hit .232\/.314\/.339 with 13 homers, 82 RBIs, 107 runs, and 35 steals over 242 games while providing above-average defense. Perkins has also had a solid start to his spring, hitting .375\/.500\/.500 with three hits, including a double, to go with two RBIs and two runs scored over three games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Given that all of these players have options remaining \u2014 Baddoo and Black each have one, Lockridge and Perkins each have two \u2014 the question is really where the Brewers see the most value for this team on opening day. Who do you think the Brewers should include as the 13th man when opening day rolls around later this month? Weigh in on our poll below, and stay tuned for results later in the week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. 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