Brewers news: free burgers, Robert Gasser's rehab assignment, draft pick signings

The Milwaukee Brewers have refused to let anything get in the way of them winning games over the last two weeks. Not an All-Star Break, an injury to their leadoff hitter, or even multiple series against the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers can slow down this team. Last night, after being no-hit for five innings by the Seattle Mariners' talented right-hander, George Kirby, the Brewers offense refused to quit and posted a crooked number in the sixth inning en route to their 11th straight win.

Even as the Brewers sit atop the MLB standings with the best record in all of baseball, the good news continues to pour in from all angles. Whether it be the possibility of a free lunch, the return of a promising young pitcher, or the addition of new prospects to the organization, Brewers fans would be hard-pressed to find something to gripe about at the current moment. Here are three small pieces of good news to add on to the mountain of positivity that is the Brewers 2025 season.

George Webb to hand out free burgers if the Brewers win their 12th-straight game tonight

11-straight wins should perk up the ears of Brewers fans, especially those who have been fans dating back to 1987. Why? Because every Brewer fan knows that if the team reaches the elusive 12-straight win mark, the Wisconsin-based restaurant chain, George Webb, will hand out free burgers.

The promotion has only occurred twice, as the Crew has only reached a 12-game win streak on two occasions. One instance was back in 1987, when the Brewers won their first 13 games of the season. In the free-burger winning game of 1987, Rob Deer smacked a game-tying three-run homer in the 9th (his second of the game), and Dale Sveum followed it up with a walk-off homer, just three batters later.

The second time George Webb handed out free burgers was just seven years ago, when the Brewers went on an unbelievable run to finish out the 2018 season. During that 12-game winning streak, the Crew won their final seven regular season games, a tiebreaker game 163 with the Chicago Cubs, and their first four playoff games, including a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS.

Now, the Brewers have a chance to once again feed their fans for free, but it won't be easy. The Brewers match up against the Mariners' ace, Logan Gilbert, in an 8:40 p.m. contest tonight. Luckily for the Brew Crew, they are throwing their rookie sensation, Jacob Misiorowski. Miz has already taken the Brewers' fan base by storm, but a win with free burgers on the line and the Brewers might just build him a statue outside of American Family Field next week.

Robert Gasser's rehab assignment is already moving to High-A

Just three days ago, Robert Gasser, the Brewers' talented young southpaw who made five starts in 2024 before undergoing Tommy John surgery, began a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League. Gasser, who posted a 2.57 ERA during his brief major league stint a season ago, made one appearance for the ACL Brewers, one of the teams' Rookie Ball affiliates, this past Saturday and tossed a scoreless inning on nine pitches.

Gasser must have felt good in that start and bounced back as he hoped he would, because his rehab assignment is progressing to the next step. This Thursday, July 24, Gasser will make a start for the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Brewers fans in the Appleton area can catch a glimpse of Gasser, who figures to be a part of the Brewers rotation at least next season and possibly at the end of this year.

It's not that Gasser won't be ready by the end of 2025; the fact that he's already moving to High-A suggests that a mid-August return is more than possible, but rather it's whether or not the Brewers will have room for him on their major league roster. The rotation picture is already crowded, and while that could change at the trade deadline, there are still some arms in Triple-A, namely Logan Henderson and Chad Patrick, that would likely get the call before Gasser.

Brewers sign three draft picks, all to below-slot-value signing bonuses

The 2025 MLB Draft took place last Sunday and Monday, and the Brewers made 22 selections between the two days. However, that was just the first step of adding a new wave of exciting young talent to their organization. Up until July 28, the Brewers will work on signing as many of their draft picks as possible with their allotted signing bonus pool money.

To this point, according to Baseball America, the Brewers have signed three of their 22 draft picks: compensation round pick Brady Ebel, 5th-round pick Sean Episcope, and 7th-round pick Josiah Ragsdale. Ebel, a high school infielder, signed for about $222,000 less than slot value. Episcope, a right-handed pitcher out of Princeton University, signed for about $112,000 less than slot value. And Ragsdale, an outfielder from Boston College, signed for roughly $32,000 less than slot value.

All in all, the Brewers have saved roughly $364,000 on their first three signings, which they will put towards the many high schoolers that they drafted in the later rounds in hopes of luring them away from their college commitments. For more updates on the Brewers' draft picks and their signing bonuses, be sure to follow along with Reviewing the Brew's draft picks signing tracker (link below).

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