MILWAUKEE BREWERS NEWS

Mario Feliciano - Bound for Nashville The Brewers optioned Feliciano from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday.

Impact Feliciano was one of five 40-man roster players that the Brewers demoted to Triple-A in the team's latest round of cuts from big-league camp. The 23-year-old backstop appeared in one game for Milwaukee in 2021, but he's expected to spend the majority of the upcoming campaign at Nashville unless one or two of Omar Narvaez, Pedro Severino or Brett Sullivan are unavailable for an extended period.

MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alec Bettinger - Heads to Triple-A The Brewers optioned Bettinger to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday.

Impact Bettinger was one of five 40-man roster players that the Brewers demoted to Triple-A in the team's latest round of cuts from big-league camp. The 26-year-old righty reached the majors for the first time in 2021, appearing in four games (one start) while giving up 15 earned runs on 18 hits and three walks over 10 frames.

MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jonathan India, Willy Adames and more hitters with questionable statistical projections for 2022 Al Melchior details why Jonathan India, Willy Adames and a couple other hitters have projections that he finds disagreeable.

MARCH 23, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Eric Lauer - Settles for $2.43M for 2022 Lauer (groin) and the Brewers agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $2.425 million contract to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact The southpaw was one of nine arbitration-eligible Brewers to settle up on a deal for 2022 prior to Tuesday's filing deadline. With his contract situation now resolved, Lauer will turn his focus to moving past the groin issue that resulted in him being scratched from his scheduled Cactus League start Tuesday against the White Sox. According to Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin, both Lauer and manager Craig Counsell described the injury as a minor concern, so the 26-year-old lefty still looks like he's on track to break camp as a member of the Milwaukee rotation.

MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Renfroe - Inks deal with Brewers for 2022 Renfroe agreed to a one-year, $7.65 million contract with the Brewers on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact Renfroe was acquired by Milwaukee from Boston in the closing hours before the lockout, and he's now officially under contract for this season. The 29-year-old has his final year of arbitration eligibility coming up in 2023. Renfroe slashed .259/.315/.501 with 31 home runs, 33 doubles, 89 runs and 96 RBI in 144 games last season, and should be the Brewers' primary starter in right field.

MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hader agrees to deal (reports); other arb updates PHOENIX -- Josh Hader knows by now that baseball is a business. This year, business threatened to intersect more closely than ever with pitc...

MARCH 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

White Sox 4, Brewers 3

MARCH 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Willy Adames - Settles on contract with Milwaukee Adames agreed to a one-year, $4.6 million deal with the Brewers on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact It's a solid payday for Adames in his first year of arbitration eligibility. He's slated to start at shortstop for the Brewers this year after hitting .285/.366/.521 with 20 homers, 61 runs and 58 RBI in 99 games after being acquired from the Rays last May.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Hader - Signs $11 million deal with Brewers Hader agreed to an $11 million contract with the Brewers on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact Hader is in his third year of arbitration eligibility and will enter his final year in 2023. The left-hander is set to close for Milwaukee once again in 2022 after converting 34 of 35 saves with a 1.23 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 102:24 K:BB over 58.2 innings last season.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Brewers 2021 first-round pick Sal Frelick had a Cactus League debut to remember on Monday night The speedy outfielder, ranked second in Milwaukee's minor-league system, went 2 for 2 with two RBI and two runs scored in a victory.

MARCH 22, 2022 • JSONLINE.COM

The Milwaukee Brewers have released the bobblehead lineup for 2022 Willy Adames, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes, Freddy Peralta and more are part of the Milwaukee Brewers bobblehead lineup for 2022.

MARCH 22, 2022 • JSONLINE.COM

Brandon Woodruff - Gets $6.8M to avoid arbitration Woodruff and the Brewers agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $6.8 million contract to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Impact Woodruff will get a $3.52 million raise after he showed no signs of wearing down last season over the course of 179.1 innings, up nearly 60 frames from his previous career-high total in 2019. Over his 30 starts in 2021, Woodruff proved to be one of the baseball's top No. 2 pitchers, finishing with a 2.56 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 211:43 K:BB. He's scheduled to make his first Cactus League start Thursday against the Diamondbacks, tentatively lining him up to start the Brewers' second game of the regular season April 8 in Chicago, while reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes likely gets the Opening Day nod versus the Cubs.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Corbin Burnes - Rewarded with $6.5 million deal Burnes and the Brewers agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $6.5 million contract to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Impact Burnes was arbitration-eligible for the first time in his career after taking home the National League Cy Young Award in 2021. The 27-year-old right-hander finished first among all qualifying MLB pitchers in ERA (2.43) and K-BB% (30.4%) while trailing only Max Scherzer with a 0.94 WHIP. He's expected to get the ball for the Brewers' Opening Day game April 7 against the Cubs in Chicago.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Brent Suter - Signs one-year deal Suter signed a one-year, $2.7 million deal with the Brewers on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact The two signs were able to come to terms without the need for arbitration. Suter struck out a modest 22.0 percent of opposing batters last season, his lowest number since converting to relief in 2019, but he was still able to manage a 3.07 ERA.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Urías - Earning $2.55 million in 2022 Urias (quadriceps) and the Brewers agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $2.55 million contract to avoid arbitration, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Urias was arbitration-eligible for the first time in his career following a breakthrough 2021 campaign in which he reached base at a .345 clip while supplying 23 home runs, 77 runs, 75 RBI and five stolen bases across 567 plate appearances. He played in all but 12 games last season, but Urias looks like he won't be on track to maintain that sort of durability in 2022, as he's not expected to be ready for Opening Day due to his recent shutdown caused by a left quad injury. The Brewers plan to hold Urias out for the remainder of the Cactus League slate before re-evaluating him once the team heads north at the conclusion of camp.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Eric Lauer - Scratched with minor groin issue Lauer was scratched from his scheduled Tuesday start against the White Sox due to a minor groin injury, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact The Brewers expect Lauer to return to the mound for his next start. Assuming that winds up happening, Lauer should still be able to make the Opening Day roster, but it's possible he'll be on a reduced pitch count for his first turn in the rotation if he's not quite fully built up with his workload.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Omar Narváez - Avoids arbitration with Milwaukee Narvaez agreed Tuesday with the Brewers on a one-year, $5 million contract to avoid arbitration, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact With Narvaez now under contract for 2022, he'll begin preparing for his third season as the Brewers' No. 1 backstop. He should remain one of the better fantasy options at catcher after hitting .266 with 11 home runs, 54 runs and 49 RBI across 445 plate appearances in 2021 en route to earning his first All-Star nod.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Brewers 13, Giants 6

MARCH 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spring Training lineup tracker: Keston Hiura, Jorge Mateo trending up, reason to worry about Andrés Giménez and more It's still early but Mike Kurland has already seen several trends in spring training lineups. Here are the early takeaways.

MARCH 22, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Lorenzo Cain - Ready for spring debut Cain is set to play in his first spring training game Tuesday against the White Sox, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Impact Cain was noticeably dinged up in Milwaukee's 2021 postseason series against Atlanta, dealing with shooting pain from his neck down to his left arm due to a collision with the outfield fence, but he's ready to make his spring debut after a much-needed offseason. The 35-year-old would figure to be in line for plenty of scheduled rest days to help alleviate some of the toll an MLB season takes on a veteran player, especially one who has appeared in only 83 games since 2019 after opting out of the 2020 shortened season.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Brewers 6, Padres 3

MARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Urías uncertain for Opening Day as infield depth gets a test PHOENIX -- Luis Urías was headed for additional testing on his left quad injury on Sunday, leaving him questionable for Opening Day and shin...

MARCH 21, 2022 • MLB.COM

MLB Free Agency Tracker: Story signs with Red Sox

MLB free agency is back! Stay up-to-date with the latest moves, including Trevor Story to the Red Sox.

MARCH 21, 2022

Brent Suter - Set to pitch Sunday Suter (oblique) is scheduled to pitch in Sunday's spring game against the Padres, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Impact Suter missed the NLDS due to a strained oblique, but he's back on the mound early in spring training. The fast-paced southpaw posted a 3.07 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 69:24 K:BB over 73.1 innings and recorded one save and eight holds last season.

MARCH 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Urías - Likely out Opening Day Urias (quadriceps) will be shut down for two weeks and isn't expected to be available for Opening Day, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Impact Manager Craig Counsell didn't officially rule out Urias for Opening Day, but with less than three weeks before the April 7 opener against the Cubs, it's difficult seeing the 24-year-old being ready to play if he's down the next two weeks. The specifics of the quad injury remain unclear, and Urias still has to undergo more testing. Jace Peterson would likely benefit from Urias' absence at third base, and it would also leave Milwaukee short on depth at shortstop behind starter Willy Adames.

MARCH 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE