In conclusion, the future of the Milwaukee Brewers rotation is extremely bright. This team has numerous options to choose between already under contract heading into the 2019 season.
However, if Milwaukee wants to take the next step in their progression, adding a top-end starting pitcher will help them achieve their goals. A player like Madison Bumgarner or Dallas Keuchel would really push this rotation to the next level.
The problem with that is the fact that the Brewers are a small market team without the resources to offer lucrative contracts like Chicago or New York. They’ll probably have to overpay just to acquire a pitcher in a trade at this point.
As it stands now, Milwaukee will have at least three spots up for grabs in the rotation heading into Spring Training. Chase Anderson is an almost lock to occupy one of those spots. So, that leaves us a handful or more internal options with plenty available on the open market.
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This is a tremendous problem for the Brewers to have and one that this organization isn’t used to having. Although Milwaukee isn’t blessed with an ace potential starter outside of possibly Corbin Burnes or Jimmy Nelson, this team is chock full of Major League caliber pitching.
The farm system is still deep enough that this team can supplement the rotation via trade. However, with as many quality arms as Milwaukee currently has, there is no reason to make a panic trade or free agency signing.
This team doesn’t need another Jeff Suppan or Matt Garza in order to get over the hump. They just need to continue to develop their own players and avoid making the mistakes of the past in the free agent market. The 2018 season ended less than a week ago for the Crew, but all of the attention is already on next year.