Brewers' Pitchers Fantasy Baseball Preview | Freddy Peralta, Trevor Megill, Nestor Cortes, Brandon Woodruff, Tobias Myers and More

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Top Fantasy Pitchers

There's a few Milwaukee pitchers on the ADP list right now.

The top pitcher is Freddy Peralta, who has an average pick mark of 92.14. 

Trevor Megill is going at pick 173.53. Nestor Cortes (183.4), Brandon Woodruff (206.17) are some other late-round options in standard leagues.

Peralta made 32 starts for the Brewers last season. 

He went 11-9 in those starts and posted a 3.68 earned run average. Peralta struck out 200 batters over 173 2/3 innings.

Those are pretty good overall stats, and he finished as fantasy SP25 last year. He's going 27th at the position this spring, so that seems pretty fair. I'm fine taking him around that pick, but prefer him a round or so later, to create some room for him to exceed expectations.

Megill is the team's projected closer this season.

He earned 21 saves last year while filling in for Devin Williams, who is now on the Yankees. Megill went 1-3 with a 2.72 ERA and struck out 50 batters over 46 1/3 innings.

It's a late-round pick in standard drafts, so there's not much risk involved. I see some fantasy value in the pick, especially if Megill can hang on to the job all season. Even if he loses the closer role or struggles, a pick around that ADP isn't going to hurt you much.

Cortes was part of the Williams' trade this offseason, and now Cortes will be a big part of the Brewers' rotation.

Cortes made 30 starts across 31 appearances in 2024. He went 9-10 with a 3.77 ERA, while striking out 162 batters over 174 1/3 innings.

Those numbers are pretty solid, and he's had even better seasons in the past, so there's some fantasy value with grabbing Cortes in the later rounds. I'm fine taking a chance on Cortes in hopes he's a year-long keeper, but I think he'll be a better deep-league option this season.

Woodruff is still working his way back from injury, and is expected to open the season on the injured list, but also not miss too much time.

He last pitched in 2023, making 11 starts for the Brewers. Over his career, Woody has a 3.10 ERA and 788 punchouts over 680 1/3 innings.

If your standard league setup includes IL spots, I have no issues taking Woodruff in the final rounds. His fantasy ceiling is really high if he's healthy. If there's no IL spot to work with, keep a close eye on his status and pick him up a few days before he returns. There's no guessing how he might perform in his return to the mound, but I'd at least roster him for a start or two.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, Tobias Myers, Aaron Civale and Jose Quintana are expected to open the season in the starting rotation. Rule 5 pick Connor Thomas is the projected long reliever, while Aaron Ashby, Robert Gasser, DL Hall and Woodruff are all injured and expected to start the year on the IL.

Gasser could return to the hill late in the season, but a 2026 return seems more likely at this point. Ashby and Hall picked up injuries this spring, so you'll want to keep tabs on their statuses as they work their way back.

It could be tough for Thomas to hold his roster spot with all the depth the Brewers have at the position, but they've found creative ways to keep everyone involved and logging innings in the past, so I'm sure there's a few different plans the team has.

Myers was fantastic in his rookie season across 25 starts and 27 appearances. He went 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA and 127 punchouts over 138 innings.

Myers is a good deep-league option to begin the season, and in favorable matchups, Myers is a standard league streamer. Keep a close eye on him in the early going, and if he starts strong, add him and hope he's a keeper all season again.

Civale pitched for the Rays and Brewers last season, but had better outings in 14 starts with Milwaukee. He went 6-3 over those starts, while posting a 3.53 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 74 innings.

Civale is another deep-league option to begin the season, but has standard league streaming potential right away too. I don't think he'll ever be a standard league keeper, but if he keeps up his numbers from last year with Milwaukee, he could be.

Quintana just was signed by the team, which likely means Ashby, Hall and Woodruff aren't ready to go yet. 

In 31 starts for the Mets last season, Quintana had a 10-10 record and 3.75 ERA. He struck out 135 batters over 170 1/3 innings. He's yet another good deep-league option to start the season, and has some streaming potential for as long as he sticks in the rotation.

Gasser, Hall and Ashby are better deep-league options, especially while beginning the season with injuries, but all could become streaming options in standard leagues at some point this season. All three are at least decent dynasty/keeper options because of their age.

Jared Koenig, Joel Payamps, Bryan Hudson, Nick Mears, Elvis Peguero and Tyler Alexander are the other projected bullpen arms. Hudson, Payamps and Koenig are three-non closers maybe worth fantasy utilization in deep leagues.

Top Prospects

Jacob Misiorowski is the 99th-ranked prospect heading into 2025.

He has started 43 of his 55 minor league games so far. In 170 1/3 innings, Misiorowski has a 3.38 ERA, 240 punchouts, 109 walks and a .168 average against him.

Logan Henderson, Craig Yoho, Carlos Rodriguez and K.C. Hunt are all top-30 prospects of the team with 2025 ETAs.

Henderson has started all 44 games he's appeared in as a minor leaguer. He has a 3.11 ERA across 173 2/3 innings, along with 233 strikeouts, 47 walks and a .199 average against him.

Yoho is a relief option, having not started once over his 51-game minor league career. He has a ridiculous 1.34 ERA across 60 1/3 innings, along with 104 strikeouts, 24 walks and a .170 average against him.

Rodriguez made three starts for the Brewers last season, going 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA. He has a much better 3.49 ERA across 365 2/3 minor league innings. Rodriguez has 416 punchouts, 158 walks and a .198 average against him.

Hunt has started 14 of the 29 minor league games he's appeared in. He has a 2.12 ERA across 106 1/3 innings, along with 144 strikeouts, 27 walks and a .190 average against him.

Abner Uribe and Deivi Garcia are two more pitchers age 25 or below who are in big league camp with the Brewers this spring.