Has Caleb Durbin officially turned things around for the Brewers?

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired infielder Caleb Durbin when they traded Devin Williams to the New York Yankees during the off-season. Durbin, who turned 25 before the regular season, joined the organization as a major league-ready talent with some exciting speed and defensive ability.

In 2024, Durbin had an impressive .867 OPS, 25 doubles, and 29 stolen bases in 82 games at the Triple-A level. He was never called up by the Yankees, but he added to his impressive season when he stole 29 bases in 24 games in the Arizona Fall League, setting a new record for the league.

It was honestly pretty shocking that Durbin didn't make the Brewers' Opening Day roster after the solid spring training he had, but it didn't take long for him to get there. On April 18, Durbin was called up and made his MLB debut.

After an electric debut, Durbin cooled down significantly

The last six weeks have been a work in progress for Durbin. He has struggled at the plate, but he has still been valuable on the defensive side of the ball.

In 119 at-bats this season, Durbin is hitting .210 with a .597 OPS and just one home run. He only has four stolen bases, largely because of his disappointing .294 on-base percentage.

The Brewers have remained patient with Durbin through his struggles. He has been given a long leash and a regular spot in the lineup to make the necessary adjustments. That is proving to be a good call, as he is now heating up over his last 10 games. Durbin might be starting to figure it out.

Durbin is starting to heat up as of late, showing his exciting potential

Over his last 10 games, Durbin is hitting .306 with an OPS of .810. He has five extra-base hits in that stretch, eight RBIs, and three stolen bases. He is looking like the player Brewers fans hoped he would be when he was first acquired from the Yankees.

Durbin was the hero on Wednesday. His two-run double in the sixth inning gave Milwaukee the lead. He followed it up with a walk-off sacrifice fly.

Milwaukee is 8-3 in their last 11 games, and Durbin's is certainly a contributing factor. If this is who he is for the rest of 2025, it would be a huge boost to Milwaukee's lineup.

The Brewers rank 25th in baseball in team OPS. They could use a little juice, and there's no better place to find it than a toolsy internal option with six years of club control.