Brewers injuries and roster moves
This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the offseason as news happens.
LATEST NEWS
Oct. 31: SS Willy Adames and RHP Joe Ross elect free agency; LHP Wade Miley's mutual option declined
Free agents across baseball automatically fall off of rosters on the day following the conclusion of the World Series, starting a period in which they may only negotiate with their own teams. They are free to sign with any club at 4 p.m. CT on the fifth day after the World Series -- in this case, that will come Monday. Both Adames and Ross are likely to have multiple opportunities in the wake of solid years, especially Adames, who started all but one game in 2024 and finished the regular season with 32 home runs, 112 RBIs, 21 stolen bases and a .794 OPS. Ross, coming back from multiple years spent rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, didn't stick as a Brewers starter but did make an impact down the stretch as a reliever, and finished the regular season with a 3.77 ERA in 74 innings.
In an additional move, the Brewers declined their half of left-hander Wade Miley's $12 million mutual option, giving him a $1.5 million buyout and making him a free agent. Miley, who underwent Tommy John surgery in April, was leaning toward continuing his career if the right opportunity arose, and a Milwaukee reunion remains possible.
INJURY UPDATES
LHP Rob Zastryzny (left elbow tendinitis)
Expected return: 2025
Zastryzny was one of the players in Milwaukee for the start of the postseason, a sign that he was heading into the offseason in good health. (Last updated: Oct. 4)
OF Christian Yelich (low back inflammation)
Expected return: 2025
After trying to rehab an injury that sidelined him in late July, Yelich announced on Aug. 15 that he would undergo season-ending back surgery and that he expects to be healthy in time for the 2025 campaign. The following morning, Dr. Brandon Rebholz performed the surgery in Milwaukee. (Last updated: Oct 4)
RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder)
Expected return: 2025
Woodruff underwent shoulder surgery on his throwing arm in October 2023 and was non-tendered by the Brewers the following month. He signed a two-year deal with the club on Feb. 21, when he was placed on the 60-day IL, and has been rehabbing in Milwaukee throughout the season after beginning a throwing program in mid-February. He reached a milestone on Aug. 27 when he threw off the mound for the first time since surgery, but he stressed he still had a long way to go. He's signed through 2025 with a mutual option for '26. (Last updated: Oct. 4)
RHP J.B. Bukauskas (right shoulder inflammation, oblique)
Expected return: 2025
Bukauskas has pitched just 12 innings for Milwaukee since being claimed on waivers from Seattle in April of 2023 as he’s battled through multiple injuries. (Last updated: Oct. 4)
INF Oliver Dunn (back strain)
Expected return: 2025
Dunn was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 19, on June 26, then transferred to the 60-day IL on July 15. In 41 games with the big league club this season, he slashed .221/.282/.316 with seven RBIs and six walks. (Last updated: Oct. 4)
LHP Robert Gasser (left flexor strain; No. 6 on Brewers Top Prospects list)
Expected return: 2025
After electing to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on the advice of two of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country, Gasser had his procedure -- a standard UCL repair without the brace -- on June 24 and is expected to miss 12-14 months, according to manager Pat Murphy. It's an unfortunate blow for the 25-year-old left-hander, who was 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five Brewers starts beginning with his May 10 Major League debut against the Cardinals. (Last updated: Oct. 4)