The Milwaukee Brewers must get through two more games before they're able to enjoy an off day on Thursday, June 25.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Co. need everyone as well rested as possible because after that off day, Milwaukee is tasked with playing 18 games in 17 days.

That's right, the Brewers, after wrapping up this series in Cincinnati, don't have another day off until the All-Star break.

Knowing this team's use of an opener and an unorthodox six-man rotation, Murphy clarified where things stand now that Brandon Woodruff has returned.

Even with no off days to look forward to after June 25, Murphy is confident that his pitching staff can get the job done with just a five-man rotation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg confirmed Brandon Sproat will remain in the rotation, though things could always change.

Now that "Big Woo" is back and proved he looked better than ever, Milwaukee has a three-headed monster with him, Jacob Misiorowski, and Kyle Harrison. One could only imagine what this team would've looked like with Logan Henderson and Quinn Priester, but Priester has been shut down for the year and Henderson is still on the Injured List.

Moving forward, Sproat, Shane Drohan, and Robert Gasser all have a case to make that five-man rotation. With how well Gasser has pitched lately, it seems silly to move him to the bullpen. He's finally getting settled in, so the only true move to make is "demote" Drohan to a role Chad Patrick ended up thriving in.

When looking at how pitching coach Chris Hook and Murphy operate this team, it's clear there's far more faith in Sproat than there is Drohan. Take nothing away from Drohan, he's certainly proven to be efficient, but Sproat has started 12 of his 14 games while Drohan has started just five of 15. 

Even if Sproat is moved to the bullpen, he's still going to be heavily used. He's already thrown 47.2 innings this season, so there's no reason to believe he won't still be that inning-eating second option. 

Drohan is a reliable option to come into the fourth inning if a pitcher has a horrific start, or he can be saved for the final three innings to record a save like Patrick just did on Sunday. Milwaukee has tons of starting caliber pitchers, but in order to use a five-man rotation that requires Drohan to be the odd man out.

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