Just as everyone predicted, the Milwaukee Brewers head into the 2025 postseason with the best record in baseball, earning themselves a Wild Card round bye and home field advantage in the Division Series. All things considered, they have been a fairly successful franchise over the last decade or so, making the playoffs in seven of the last eight seasons, with their 97 wins this year standing as a franchise high-water mark. They have all the momentum in the world, and should be considered among the top
contenders to take it all home at the end of October.
The Brew Crew is set to face off with the Cubs in the Division Series, and Chicago will have their hands full, facing a roster that is as good as it is deep. In the aforementioned run of success for Milwaukee, they have only advanced past this round once, back in 2018 when they got to within one game of the World Series. This is a squad that has every chance to make that happen once again, as they have proven through much of the regular season.
2025 record: 97-65
Manager: Pat Murphy
Top Position Player by WAR: Brice Turang (4.4 fWAR)
Top Pitcher by WAR: Freddy Peralta (3.6 fWAR)
While the Brewers may not match, say, the Dodgers in terms of pure name power, this is a roster that runs deep with plenty of excellent players — proven by their MLB-best 97 wins in 2025. Their lineup is led by eight different players who appeared in at least 130 games, all but one of which posted a 105 wRC+ or better during the regular season.
Brice Turang finished the season as their most valuable position player by fWAR, and it came as a bit of a surprise. After two years of well below-average production with the bat, he broke out in 2025, posting a 124 wRC+ and nearly tripling his career-high in homers with 18. Turang will be in the heart of this lineup for as long as the Brewers are alive.
The likes of Jackson Chourio, William Contreras, and Christian Yelich all produced about as expected. Chourio picked up right where he left off in his terrific rookie season, once again swatting 20 homers and stealing 20 bases in 2025. Contreras was not quite the All-MLB offensive catcher that he was over the last two seasons, but he was still an excellent producer, and is coming off of a much better second half than his first. Yelich, meanwhile, after a few years of looming question marks, has returned to form as an All-Star level hitter, posting a 121 wRC+, with a homer total (29) higher than any season since 2019. He may no longer be an MVP candidate, but he is the thump in this Milwaukee lineup.
The likes of Sal Frelick, Caleb Durbin, and a reborn Andrew Vaughn round out this offensive unit, one that is capable of production 1-9. While they lack the big time sluggers that many other squads may have, they were still a top-10 offense in baseball.
The Brewers of the past decade have always boasted impressive pitching staffs, and while many changes have taken effect, that still rings true in 2025. Freddy Peralta has established himself as the ace of this team, maintaining a 2.70 ERA across his 176.2 innings of work with a K rate creeping towards 30 percent. Quinn Priester and Jose Quintana are set to follow Peralta in the Division Series, both of whom had solid 2025 campaigns on the bump.
Talented rookie and surprise All-Star selection Jacob Misiorowski will likely work out of the bullpen in the series. He’s had plenty of control issues to round out the season, but the stuff is undeniable. In relief, he’ll work alongside a group that features Abner Uribe (1.67 ERA in 75 innings), Aaron Ashby, Jared Koenig, Tobias Myers, and closer Trevor Megill. If you haven’t noticed a trend, this part of the squad is also very talented, and goes more than a couple of guys deep.
This is a funky Brewers squad, one that was three games under .500 in the final week of May, before crawling out of that hole and finishing with baseball’s best record. This is a roster that competes with any remaining in the field, with a strong top line and depth that has clearly served them well. It will be interesting to see how this group competes on the biggest stage, and it would not be the least bit surprising to see them make a real run this October.
