As the calendar has finally hit February, it's time for Milwaukee Brewers fans to get their baseball mindset ready to go. Sure, it's bitter cold across much of the United States right now, but thinking about Spring Training might warm the Brewers' faithful up a bit.

Pretty soon, Brewers pitchers and catchers will report to Arizona for the start of Spring Training. That happens on Thursday, Feb. 12. Soon after, the rest of their teammates will join them and everyone will start getting in shape for the 2026 MLB season.

This Spring Training, though, will be the first one for Milwaukee since ace pitcher Freddy Peralta was traded. It's going to probably take some time for Brewers manager Pat Murphy to look at his pitching rotation without Peralta in it.

Spring Training also will be a time for players like Jackson Chourio and others to get themselves in gear. The first Spring Training game for Milwaukee will be on Saturday, Feb. 21, against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Brewers will play their Spring Training games at American Family Fields of Phoenix.

Other teams lined up for Cactus League play include the Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Obviously, the Brewers want to get to the World Series themselves this season. Milwaukee beat the Cubs in the National League Divisional Series last season, then went into the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. That didn't turn out to well for the Brewers as they were swept.

Now, can the Brewers better their 97-win total from 2025 this season? It's going to be quite a battle, but Milwaukee probably believes that it can be done.

The National League Central Division race might be tighter than last season, but the Brewers are going to do their best to win it all again.

It will be interesting to see how Murphy works with his pitching staff, though. He's going to have to make some adjustments to it, of course. But Murphy has shown that he's willing to do the tough things in order to make his team competitive.

Let's see how the Brewers come out in Spring Training and attack their shortcomings. If they can identify them early on and make adjustments, then the team will be ready for Opening Day and early-season games. 

It would be a good idea for the Brewers to come out of the gate hot. Early-season wins have a way of playing into late-season success. So, the Brewers have their opportunity to get things going in a positive way.

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