6 players who are entering their final days on the Brewers

Hoby Milner

Over the past few seasons, Milner has been one of the top feel-good stories for the Brewers. He's a prime example of a player who couldn't get it done in other organizations coming over to Milwaukee and finding his way.

Before landing on the Brewers, the quirky left-hander made 74 appearances for the Rays, Phillies and Angels but had never done much of note outside of a strong 37-game rookie showing back in 2017.

In a total of 159 games as a Brewer before this year, Milner had a 3.17 ERA, 3.54 FIP and 133 ERA+ across 150.2 innings of work. He was particularly outstanding last year when he made it into 73 contests and had a sparkling 1.82 ERA while lowering his walks and hits per nine from the year prior.

Unfortunately, the wheels have fallen off for him this season and now he's in legitimate danger of being non-tendered. The 33-year-old is arbitration-eligible and while his current $2.05M salary isn't exactly taking up a ton of room on the Brewers' payroll, it doesn't make much sense for them to keep him around when he's no longer contributing the way he once was.

This season, Milner has 54 outings under his belt, which means he's still been one of the more oft-used options out of the Brewers' bullpen. Unlike years past, the vast majority of his appearances haven't been pretty. In 55.1 innings of work, he's got a 4.88 ERA and 86 ERA+ while seeing a concerning rise in walks, home runs and hits.

Milner is a crafty reliever who very recently had experienced quite a bit of success at the big league level. There's a job on a major league roster out there for him somewhere next year, but it's not going to be on the Brewers, as they simply can't afford to have a weak link in their bullpen during this competitive window.