Over the offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers added Jesse Winker and Wade Miley to their roster. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Brewers in 2023.
The Milwaukee Brewers are less than two months away from Opening Day.
Over the winter,the Brewers traded Kolten Wong for Jesse Winker and Abram Toro. They also signed free agent starting pitcher Wade Miley.
Last year, the Brewers finished 86-76, and were seven games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central race. The Cardinals are a slight favorite over the Brewers again this year, according to the Fanduel gambling site. Their odds to win the division are set at plus-165. The Cardinals are at plus-130.
Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Brewers in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:
STARTING LINEUP
C William Contreras .278/.354/.860
1B Rowdy Tellez .219/.306/.767
2B Brice Turang (Rookie)
3B Luis Urias .239/.335/.739
SS Willy Adames .238/.298/.756
LF Christian Yelich .252/.355/.738
CF Garrett Mitchell .311/.373/.832
RF Tyrone Taylor .233/.286/.729
DH Jesse Winker .219/.344/.688
PITCHING ROTATION
1) Corbin Burnes: 12-8, 2.94 ERA, 33 starts, 202 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 4.76 SO/W, 134 ERA+
2) Brandon Woodruff: 13-4, 3.05 ERA, 27 starts, 153.1 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 4.52 SO/W, 129 ERA+
3) Eric Lauer: 11-7, 3.69 ERA, 29 starts, 158.2 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 2.66 SO/W, 107 ERA+
4) Freddy Peralta: 4-4, 3.58 ERA, 17 starts, 78 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 3.19 SO/W, 110 ERA+
5) Wade Miley: 2-2, 3.16 ERA, 8 starts, 37 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 2.00 SO/W, 131 ERA+
OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)
Aaron Ashby: 2-10, 4.44 ERA, 19 starts, 107.1 IP, 1.43 WHIP, 2.68 SO/W, 89 ERA+
Adrian Houser: 6-10, 4.73 ERA, 21 starts, 102.2 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 1.47 SO/W, 83 ERA+
Jason Alexander: 2-3, 5.40 ERA, 11 starts, 71.2 IP, 1.62 WHIP, 1.63 SO/W, 73 ERA+
Bryse Wilson: 3-9, 5.52 ERA, 20 starts, 115.2 IP, 1.42 WHIP, 2.47 SO/W, 75 ERA+
BULLPEN
Devin Williams: 6-4, 1.93 ERA, 15 saves, 65 appearances, 60.2 IP
Matt Bush: 0-2, 4.30 ERA, 2 saves, 25 appearances, 23 IP
Hoby Milner: 3-3, 3.76 ERA, 0 saves, 67 appearances, 64.2 IP
Javy Guerra: 2-1, 3.38 ERA, 0 saves, 17 appearances, 16 IP
Jake Cousins: 2-1, 2.70 ERA, 0 saves, 12 appearances, 13.1 IP
Janson Junk: 1-1, 6.48 ERA, 0 saves, 3 appearances, 8.1 IP
Tyson Miller: 1-2, 10.97 ERA, 0 saves, 4 appearances, 10.2 IP
Joel Paymps: 1-3, 3.46 ERA, 0 saves, 12 appearances, 13 IP
Elvis Peguero: 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 0 saves, 13 appearances, 17.1 IP
Cam Robinson (Rookie)
Ethan Small: 0-0, 7.11 ERA, 0 saves, 2 appearances, 6.1 IP
Peter Strzelecki: 2-1, 2.83 ERA, 1 save, 30 appearances, 35 IP
Abner Uribe (Rookie)
Gus Varland (Rookie)
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