Trevor Megill's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, both Trevor Megill and Abner Uribe have a viable path to operate as the closer during the 2025 season. With Devin Williams being traded to the New York Yankees, the ninth-inning role in Milwaukee is currently vacated. When Williams missed time during the first half of last summer with a back injury, Megill and Uribe both saw ample opportunities. Megill converted 20 saves, while Uribe only tallied three. However, Uribe was given the first save opportunity of the season but struggled to hold the job. Megill generated a solid 2.83 xERA, while Uribe posted a high 4.78 xERA. In addition, southpaw Aaron Ashby could also be a sleeper candidate for the role as he posted a stellar 1.37 ERA and 0.76 WHIP across his final 19 2/3 innings of relief last summer. For now, Megill should be viewed as the frontrunner and the name to target in early drafts.

Milwaukee Brewers right-handed reliever Trevor Megill (back) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Thursday. Megill lost most of his fantasy appeal when regular closer Devin Williams returned from a lengthy injured-list stint, but Megill should return to a high-leverage bullpen role once he's activated from the 15-day injured list. The 30-year-old has been on the shelf with a lower-back injury since late July but is nearing a return to the big-league bullpen. The former seventh-round pick by the San Diego Padres in 2015 out of Loyola Marymount University currently leads the Brewers relief corps with the first 20 saves of his career, and he's also posted a career-best 2.41 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP and a strong 40:8 K:BB in 33 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. Megill will continue to be valuable in holds leagues when he's back in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Megill (back) said on Wednesday that he expects to be pitching in a game somewhere next week. He played catch on Saturday, and depending on whether or not he'll need an abbreviated minor-league rehab assignment, it sounds like he'll have a chance at rejoining Milwaukee's bullpen sometime in mid-August. Megill collected 20 saves with an excellent 2.41 ERA while holding down the ninth-inning fort for injured closer Devin Williams during the first half of the season, but he landed on the injured list on July 29 with a lower-back injury right after Williams returned. Although Megill already surrendered a huge chunk of fantasy appeal when Williams was reinstated from the IL, the hard-throwing 30-year-old right-hander should return to a high-leverage role out of the Brewers' bullpen, and he could handle the occasional save chance when the closer is unavailable.