3 Brewers players who shouldn't make 2024 postseason roster

3. Kevin Herget

When Enoli Paredes was designated for assignment, some might have thought that would signal the return of breakout setup man Bryan Hudson from his minor league assignment. Instead with the Brewers needing another righty, Kevin Herget was recalled.

Herget, honestly, has not been bad at all in his limited stints with the Brewers this year. He has a 1.59 ERA in seven appearances as the late blooming reliever has shown some solid stuff. Still, the Brewers won't be carrying as many pitchers in the Wild Card round and Herget is the last man in the bullpen at the moment. He's not entrusted to many high leverage opportunities and the postseason is all high leverage from first pitch to last pitch.

Soon Nick Mears is likely to return from the IL, which could push Herget out of the big league picture before the postseason even gets here. That doesn't mean he couldn't still be added to a postseason roster later on if an injury happens or the Brewers just decide they want him for a given round. He'd still be on the 40 man and available to be picked.

His roster spot is already precarious and when the roster shrinks by two spots and the pitching staff is likely to be just 11 or 12 players for the Wild Card round, Herget just does not make the cut for that list.

The Brewers are going to line up their pitching staff over this final week of the regular season. Workloads will be closely managed and scripted. For some of these players on the fringe of the playoff roster, they're running short on opportunities to prove they should be included on it.