It has been quite the year for Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy. 

After leading the Brewers to a franchise-best 97 wins in 2025, Murphy, 67, won his second-straight National League Manager of the Year Award in November, joining Cleveland Guardians skipper Steven Vogt as the just the second managers in each league to win the award in back-to-back seasons. 

Now, with the offseason in full swing, Murphy took the time at the Winter Meetings in Orlando to reflect on the team’s successful year. 

“We had a great bunch of people, man,” Murphy told MLB Network. “Great bunch of people. The front office did a great job, our coaching staff, but most importantly, those players, man. They were the right people and they were aware and they were hungry. And that's a good group to be around. And I get the benefit of that.” 

Much of Murphy’s success has been a result of his willingness to prioritize accountability. In the past, he has benched players if he did not like what he was seeing.  

“I think honesty and I think just being genuine. I think they know where I'm coming from, what are my standards that really the whole organization is set. And I think if you just be straight with them and you live up to these standards and you have a responsibility as a player, you know, I don't think there's any problem with it. I don't think I'm, I mean, I probably could have been a jerk at one point, but I think I'm pretty straightforward about it.” 

One player that lived up to Murphy’s standard was Jacob Misiorowski, the 23-year-old up-and-coming right-hander who became a key part of Milwaukee’s starting rotation last season. Misiorowski appeared in 15 games while making 14 starts; logging a 5-3 record with a 4.36 ERA. 

After an electric rookie season, Murphy has to figure out how to best utilize Misiorowski moving forward. 

“I mean, I think you've seen it a million times,” he said. “You know, you don't come into this game and just dominate. You know, so you're going to have a learning curve, and we're going to give him the ball a bunch. And we'd like the innings to increase at least a little.” 

“We just want to be mindful of his health. But also, you know, like his mental health, how he's adjusting to the expectation and all that.” 

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