Brewers desperately need these two players healthy in 2025 given offseason trajectory

The Milwaukee Brewers are in a tough spot heading into 2025. Their new TV deal probably helps a bit, but it still remains true that the Brewers are not likely to spending much this offseason. This is obviously problematic in a world where they have already lost two of their best players in Willy Adames and Devin Williams among other losses and would still like to compete for a playoff spot next season.

There is still plenty of time for Milwaukee to make moves and it is a safe bet that roster additions are coming. However, impact moves aren't as likely to happen which places the onus on the Brewers' existing roster to perform. One can probably expect Jackson Chourio to play very well and solid to better performances from guys like Brice Turang, Joey Ortiz, Freddy Peralta, and others feel like very decent bets to make.

However, if the Brewers are going to make real noise in 2025, they really, really need healthy seasons from both Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich.

The Brewers need Christian Yelich and Garrett Mitchell on the field if they want to be real contenders next season

Mitchell and Yelich are at very different phases of their careers, but both share some injury concerns heading into 2025. In Mitchell's case, he only debuted in the big leagues in 2022 and while he has been very productive when he does play, shoulder surgery in 2023 followed by a broken hand last season resulted in him being limited to just 88 games the last two seasons combined.

As for Yelich, his health issues have been well-documented. An errant foul ball that broke his knee cap in 2019 was a fluke thing, but Yelich's issues with his back existed well before that. After exhausting other treatment options, he underwent back surgery in August with the hope that he would be fully healed up by the start of the 2025 season.

Assuming a world where both Mitchell and Yelich are healthy, that would represent a massive boost to Milwaukee's chances. Yelich posted a .909 OPS before he went down and still has the upside of a MVP candidate when he is right. Mitchell's bat has been inconsistent in the big leagues, but the raw offensive talent is there and between his patience and the plate and solid defense, his floor is much higher than most young players.

Time will tell if the Brewers can keep these guys on the field with a new training staff installed. If Milwaukee can pull it off, the Brewers may not need to make a lot of moves to be a much better team next season.

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