Cold Brew Podcast

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss all things Brewers on the Cold Brew Podcast. On this week's episode, David and Matt discuss the reports that the Mets are still continuing to pursue Brewers PBO David Stearns and are trying to wait until next year to hire him, in their latest pathetic and desperate attempt to fix their organization. Also discussed on the pod this week is the Brewers' decision to not give Avisail Garcia the Qualifying Offer, the hiring of Ozzie Timmons and Connor Dawson as the team's co-hitting coaches to replace Andy Haines, as well as some top free agent targets and awards season.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss a variety of topics surrounding the Milwaukee Brewers on this week's Cold Brew Podcast episode. This week, the topics include Avisail Garcia opting out and reaching free agency, whether or not the Brewers should give Garcia a Qualifying Offer, Jackie Bradley Jr's decision to opt in, the possibility of Tim Hyers as Brewers hitting coach, the free agent signing of Trevor Gott to kick off the offseason, and the free agency departures of Luke Maile and Eric Yardley. Check it out!

Co-hosts Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the latest Milwaukee Brewers news on the Cold Brew Podcast. This week, we give an update on Brewers prospects in the Arizona Fall League, including the continued excellence of Joey Wiemer. Other Brewers prospects in Arizona include Mario Feliciano, Joe Gray Jr, Justin Jarvis, Abner Uribe, Taylor Floyd, and Lun Zhao. Also, the New York Mets made another run at another Brewers executive this week, turning their sights this time on Matt Arnold. After some back and forth reporting, Matt Arnold decided to withdraw his name from consideration and signed an extension with the Crew. 

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the Brewers dismissal of Andy Haines as the hitting coach this week, including what they believe ultimately led to his departure. With Haines now out of the picture, the Brewers are going to need a new hitting coach. David and Matt take a look at 8 candidates for the job, 4 internal options, and then 4 external options that could fill the role and whether they are strong contenders or not the right fit right now. This search will be an important one as whomever they choose will be tasked with getting Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura back on track. 

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by MLB.com Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy to discuss the Milwaukee Brewers early postseason exit and the upcoming offseason. David, Matt, and Adam discuss what went wrong for this Brewers team, when things first seemed to change, and what this early loss means for this team's construction. Christian Yelich had a rough season, how can he get back on track and be who the Brewers need him to be. We also discuss the Mets' pursuit of David Stearns for their top baseball executive job and whether he could actually leave. Furthermore, we discuss the first base situation, upcoming arbitration cases, and some team needs to address this offseason. It's a very fun and informative episode to help get you through the Brewers October exit and get you primed for an interesting offseason.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by WTMJ's Matt Pauley to preview the upcoming NLDS between the Brewers and Braves. This episode takes a look at the matchup against the Braves, how the starting pitching matchups play out and who they are in favor of. Matt has an interesting idea for how the pitching plan could work out for Game 3. We also discuss Corbin Burnes' Cy Young case, how he can win, why he should win, and if we believe he will win. Also, with Devin Williams now out, how do they replace him in the eighth inning? Could Ethan Small be an option? Also, Kolten Wong wrote a letter to Brewers fans and there's some very funny and very poignant moments in there that need to be discussed. Finally, we give our predictions for how the NLDS will end.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss all the latest Milwaukee Brewers news as the regular season winds down in this episode of the Cold Brew Podcast. The biggest news of the week was Brewers reliever Devin Williams punching a wall and breaking his hand over the weekend after the Crew clinched the NL Central title. David and Matt give their honest and occasionally explicit reactions to this news and discuss how this changes the Brewers bullpen heading into the postseason. Also, Eric Lauer is a very fun guy and has some interesting names for his pitches. Brett Anderson appears to acknowledge the end of his Brewers career and Keston Hiura is back up in the big leagues. Why? We discuss. We also give an update on the Cy Young race and where Corbin Burnes stands. We finish the episode with a Mailbag segment this week and answer some Twitter questions from listeners.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss everything Milwaukee Brewers on this week's Cold Brew Podcast episode. Recently, Avisail Garcia met the plate appearance threshold to turn his club option for 2021 into a mutual option. We discuss how he got there, what this means, and if Garcia is going to leave Milwaukee in free agency this offseason. Christian Yelich is back in a slump at the plate and is hitting the ball on the ground way too much. What is going on with him and is it easily fixable? Jackie Bradley Jr is having a horrible season, is he a candidate to be left off the playoff roster? We discuss if he should be left off and if we think he will be left off or what his role should be. To close, we discuss an update on the 2021 NL Cy Young race and where Corbin Burnes stands.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Brewers play by play announcer Jeff Levering to discuss all things Milwaukee Brewers. David, Matt, and Jeff talk about the Corbin Burnes-Josh Hader combined no-hitter from last Saturday and how David's bold prediction from before the season began came true. We also revisit the other bold predictions from before the season and if they ended up happening. We discuss the decision to remove Burnes after the eighth inning, and just how dominant this rotation has been. Brewers legend Ryan Braun also announced his retirement earlier this week. We go over some of our favorite Ryan Braun moments, and discuss whether his number should be retired and hanging in the rafters at American Family Field. Kolten Wong has seemingly been undervalued and the new dad has brought something extra to the Brewers this season, and we discuss his success. 

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll finish their Brewers minor league affiliate tour with a look at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Joined by Sounds broadcaster Jeff Hem, the guys discuss the history between the Brewers and Sounds, the return of baseball this season, and look at the Brewers players in Triple-A this season. Keston Hiura has had a few stints in Triple-A this year and we get an update on how he's doing in his most recent trip down there. We also discuss Brice Turang, Corey Ray, Mario Feliciano, and others on the offensive side of the ball. Pitching-wise, Matt is curious about Luke Barker and we learn Barker's feelings on the #FreeLukeBarker movement on Twitter. Also among the pitchers discussed are Aaron Ashby, Ethan Small, Dylan File, Alec Bettinger, and friend of the podcast Josh Lindblom. Get caught up on everything going on with the Nashville Sounds this year with this episode.