Milwaukee Brewers DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

New York Yankees right-handed reliever Devin Williams struck out two during a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's win over the Texas Rangers and has now recorded ix straight outings without allowing an earned run. Nine of those 10 outings have come since he was removed as the team's closer, and his ERA on the year is now down to 6.88. Before being demoted from the closer's role, Williams had an ERA of 11.25 with four saves and a blown save in his first 10 games in New York. Despite Williams' recent turnaround, manager Aaron Boone said "no plans right now" when asked if Williams could take the closing gig back from Luke Weaver. Williams entered 2025 with a 1.83 ERA in his career with 65 saves in his last three seasons with the Brewers. Weaver has a 0.44 ERA and six saves this year, so Boone has no real incentive to change things up as they currently are.

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras will not be in the lineup for Wednesday's home matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. It's a routine day off for him, and it will be the fourth such this season. Eric Haase will catch, with outfielder Christian Yelich bumping up a slot in the order to bat third. Contreras has been fine thus far in 2025, although he has lost some of the quality of contact gains he exhibited in 2024. Particularly, seeing stark drops in his average exit velocity (89.9 MPH) and hard-hit rate (41.4%). Digging deeper, he's been dreadful against left-handed pitching, too, batting .143 (7-for-49), which is typically a strong aspect of his game. He's been better recently, with three multi-hit efforts in his last six appearances.

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins had a productive game in his team's 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo homer, and two runs scored to help lead his team to the win. The veteran first baseman's homer came off Baltimore closer Felix Bautista in the eighth inning, giving the Brewers a 4-2 lead. Hoskins is enjoying a solid season in 2025, hitting .297 with six homers, 16 runs, 26 RBI, and two steals across 145 at-bats. He's on a tear at the plate lately, hitting .409 with two homers and seven RBI over his past seven games.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Logan Henderson continued to make a good impression in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Orioles. Henderson pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. The 23-year-old has made two consecutive starts for the Brewers and three on the season, going 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA, a 0.81 WHIP, and a 12.94 K/9 rate in 16 IP. Henderson showed high strikeout upside with low ERA's throughout his minor-league career and could be a potential fantasy option if he can continue to translate his skills in the big leagues. Should he stick around, his next scheduled start would be an excellent matchup at the Pirates.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins (shin) was cleared to resume baseball activities on April 22, but his progress from a right-shin fracture has been slower than expected, according to MLB.com. Perkins has been unable to run the bases on back-to-back days due to lingering soreness in his shin. He's currently on the 10-day injured list and was originally expected to return in May, but the 28-year-old now sounds like he may not be able to return until sometime in June. He has been on the shelf all season so far due to a shin fracture that he suffered in spring training, and he's not eligible to return from the IL until May 26 at the earliest. When Perkins does finally complete a minor-league rehab assignment, he could be sent back to the minors as outfield depth. If he sticks with Milwaukee, he'll be a part-time player, at best.