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A Quick Look At The Milwaukee Brewers As The Open The 2023 MLB Season
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Copyright 2023 The Related Press. All rights reserved.With the 2023 Main League Baseball season formally underway, right here’s a fast have a look at the Milwaukee Brewers, who’re aiming to reclaim the Nationwide League Central title after lacking the playoffs a yr in the past for the primary time since 2017.
Who’s Again
For essentially the most half, the Brewers look fairly just like how they appeared on the finish of 2022. Corbin Burnes, Eric Lauer, Freddy Peralta and Brandon Woodruff anchor what was a formidable beginning rotation with Matt Bush anticipated to play a extra vital function as a set-up possibility for nearer Devin Williams.
Rowdy Tellez, Willy Adames and Luis Urias are again in Milwaukee’s infield, which can see Brice Turang get his massive league shot now that Kolten Wong is in Seattle and a few potential massive pop with Luke Voit seeing time at first behind Tellez.
Within the outfield, the Brewers are hoping Christian Yelich lastly returns to the shape that made him the NL MVP in 2018 and a detailed second to repeat a yr later. He’ll be joined by Garrett Mitchell, a high prospect who made a robust impression after a late-season call-up, with free agent Brian Anderson anticipated to see vital time in proper whereas Tyrone Taylor recovers from a spring coaching harm.
Who’s Not
- C Omar Narvaez
- OF Hunter Renfroe
- LHP Brent Suter
- INF Kolten Wong
New Faces
- INF/OF Brian Anderson
- C William Contreras
- LHP Wade Miley
- INF/OF Owen Miller
- 1B Luke Voit
- OF/DH Jesse Winker
Entrance Workplace/Teaching Employees
The Brewers’ greatest transfer got here just some weeks into the offseason when David Stearns made the gorgeous announcement that he was stepping down from his function as Milwaukee’s President of Baseball Operations and would spend the subsequent yr — believed to be the final beneath his most up-to-date contract extension — serving in advisory function.
With Stearns out, the Brewers handed the reigns of the entrance workplace to his longtime lieutenant, Matt Arnold, who was certainly one of Stearns’ first hires and had been wanted by different groups over the previous couple of seasons.
On the sector, Craig Counsell is again for his ninth season as supervisor. He’s the longest-tenured supervisor within the Nationwide League and his held his put up longer than all however two different MLB skippers however notably, is within the ultimate season of his personal contract.
Chairman/Principal Proprietor: Mark Attanasio (nineteenth season)
President-Enterprise Operations: Rick Schlesinger
President-Baseball Operations: Vacant
Basic Supervisor: Matt Arnold
Supervisor: Craig Counsell (Ninth season; 615-555)
Coaches: Quintin Berry, Nestor Corredor, Connor Dawson, Daniel de Mondesert, Jim Henderson, Chris Hook, Jason Lane, Walker McKinven, Pat Murphy, Ozzie Timmons, Adam Weisenburger.
Payroll (by way of Spotrac.com): $108,644,690
2023 Opening Day Roster
Pitchers (13): Corbin Burnes, Matt Bush, Javy Guerra, Eric Lauer, Wade Miley, Hoby Milner, Joel Payamps, Freddy Peralta, Peter Strzelecki*, Gus Varland*, Bryse Wilson, Devin Williams, Brandon Woodruff.
Catchers (2): Victor Caratini, William Contreras.
Infielders (8): Willy Adames; Brian Anderson; Mike Brosseau; Owen Miller; Rowdy Tellez; Brice Turang*; Luis Urias; Luke Voit.
Outfielders (3): Garrett Mitchell*; Jesse Winker; Christian Yelich.
Injured record (5): 60-day — RHP Jason Alexander (proper rotator cuff); 15-day — LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Adrian Houser (proper groin), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow); 10-day — OF Tyrone Taylor (proper elbow).
Others on 40-man roster: RHP Jake Cousins; RHP Jason Junk; RHP Tyson Miller; RHP Elvis Peguero; RHP Cam Robinson; LHP Ethan Small; RHP Abner Uribe; C Payton Henry; INF Abraham Toro; OF Blake Perkins.
*—On Opening Day roster for the primary time