Team insider highlights one area the Brewers are still expected to add to this winter

For many sports fans, the Super Bowl marks the beginning of baseball season. The weather starts to warm, players head down to Arizona or Florida for Spring Training, and the new season is visible on the horizon.

The Milwaukee Brewers' pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training on Wednesday of this week, with their first official workout taking place on the following day, February 12. With just two catchers on the 40-man roster, William Contreras and Jeferson Quero, the Brewers have invited plenty of minor league back-stops to join the big-league squad this spring; the list consists of Reese McGuire, Darrien Miller, Ramón Rodriguez, and Matthew Wood.

On the pitching side of things, fans will be eager to see what newcomers Brandon Sproat and Ángel Zerpa look like under the guidance of the Brewers' excellent pitching coaches, and players who experienced injuries late in the 2025 season -- Brandon Woodruff, Trevor Megill, Logan Henderson, and DL Hall -- will be closely monitored.

Additionally, Brewers fans should be on the lookout for some kind of addition to the pitching staff in the coming weeks. It's certainly not uncommon for the Brewers to make an addition to their roster once Spring Training has begun, and given some recent comments from team insider Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, a late-offseason signing seems likely.

Brewers' insider Adam McCalvy reports that manager Pat Murphy is hoping for another starting pitching addition

One of the lucky parts about having Pat Murphy as your favorite team's manager is that you never have to guess what he's thinking; he will tell you exactly what's on his mind. A refreshing trait in a league where optics and politics so often dictate how coaches and executives speak, Murphy's honesty and bluntness give Brewers fans a clear understanding of where the team stands.

Thanks to the excellent reporting of MLB.com's Adam McCalvy, whose direct questions yield direct responses from Murphy, Brewers fans know exactly what to expect from their team's front office in the coming weeks. Just over a week ago, McCalvy questioned Murphy about his feelings toward the Brewers' roster as it currently stood, and the Milwaukee's skipper said that having enough pitchers to cover the full 162-game season is the team's "No. 1 concern." Murphy went on to say that "we’ll probably have to shore that up," in regard to the state of the starting staff.

Murphy mindful of rotation depth ahead of Spring Training

Then, this past week, while prepping Brewers fans for the spring exhibition season, McClavy doubled-down on the Brewers' rotation picture, citing the question of whether or not Milwaukee will add a veteran arm before Opening Day as one of his "3 key questions" of Spring Training. Make sure to check out McCalvy's articles which are free to read over at MLB.com and linked above and below for your convenience.

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The momentum around this possibility of the Brewers adding a veteran starter has picked up to the point where it would be surprising if Milwaukee didn't add a starting pitcher before the 2026 season commences. McCalvy noted that Murphy was an advocate for the signing of José Quintana before the deal went down last year, so his similar advocacy this year could be an indication that another move is imminent.

The question, therefore, seems to be what type of pitcher the Brewers will add, rather than whether or not they will add one. With two open 40-man roster spots -- one of which might already have McGuire's name written on it -- the Brewers have the room to make a major league signing, and presumably, given the money they saved in the Peralta trade, they have the financial resources to pull one off too. Several names have been proposed this offseason, including Quintana, Jordan Montgomery, Zack Littell, Patrick Corbin, and more.

The type of pitcher that Milwaukee brings is now a question of how much room remains in the payroll. It's been reported that the Brewers' TV deal with MLB is roughly half of what the team was making from FanDuel and Main Street Sports Group, but other revenue streams play a role. For example, attendance has been through the roof for the Brewers in recent seasons, and their advancement to the NLCS last year earned them a sizable bonus as well.

In the end, it may not end up being the most exciting addition, but it seems like at the very least a reunion with Quintana is possible. Therefore, Brewers fans should be expecting the addition of a pitcher of at least José Quintana's caliber before Opening Day next month; anything more will be a welcome surprise.