"With 97 wins, the Brewers were the best regular season team in baseball this year. Roughly a third of the way through the season, the team's record sat at 25-28 after a May 24th loss to the Pirates. They were 6.5 games back in the NL Central. The Brewers were a third-place club with a 10% shot at making the playoffs. That's when they emerged as the best team"
"The Brewers may consider trading a longtime rotation stalwart this winter but would be justified mostly standing pat coming off an MLB-best 97 wins. Guaranteed Contracts Christian Yelich, DH: $84.5MM through 2028 ($4MM deferred annually; includes buyout of '29 club option) Jackson Chourio, OF: $74MM through 2031, with club options on 2032 and '33 Aaron Ashby, RP: $14MM through 2027, with club options on 2028 and '29"
The Brewers finished with an MLB-best 97 regular-season wins after a midseason turnaround that transformed a 25-28 start into .661 baseball the rest of the way. The offense was led by Andrew Vaughn, Jackson Chourio and William Contreras while an unconventional pitching approach highlighted Jacob Misiorowski. The club earned an NL Central lead, a first-round playoff bye, and won an NLDS over the Cubs before falling to the Dodgers in the NLCS. The franchise has sustained playoff consistency on modest payrolls, with front-office leadership changing from David Stearns to Matt Arnold in 2022.
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