Cold Brew Podcast

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by B.J. DeGroot, of BJ and the Bear on 95.3 FM The Score in Appleton as our guest. David, Matt, and B.J. discuss a wild few days in Milwaukee Brewers news, leading off with the signing of free agent second baseman Kolten Wong to a multi-year contract and what his addition means for the Brewers lineup and how he fits on this roster. Also, this signing has a ripple effect on Keston Hiura and his position change that he will have to make. With the right side of the infield now taken care of, what about third base? The trio discusses potential options to fill that hole, including a rumored possible Jose Ramirez trade and what it might cost to get him. To finish up, David, Matt, and B.J. talk about the non-roster invitees to spring training, our excitement for Garrett Mitchell, and the rumors that the Brewers have interest in signing veteran starter Rich Hill to a contract. All in a fun-filled episode of the Cold Brew Podcast.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Milwaukee Brewers RHP Josh Lindblom. The three of them discuss Josh's offseason progress, getting ready for the 2021 season and if he'll be reporting to spring training in the best shape of his life. Also, Josh talks about his return from playing in South Korea, the adjustments he had to make last season, the impact of the odd circumstances surrounding the season had on he and the rest of his Brewers teammates. Josh also discusses what he's looking to improve in 2021 with an in-depth discussion on spin efficiency and how to improve it, as well as how he got such an expansive pitch mix. It's a really informative, and really fun conversation with Josh Lindblom as he pulls back the curtain a little bit on last season and his career as a whole.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined by Reviewing the Brew contributor Josh Waldoch on this week's episode of the Cold Brew Podcast. David, Matt, and Josh discuss the recent free agent signings, some Brewers third base targets and how they can fix the position that is currently shaping up to be dreadful, as well as how Joc Pederson might fit on this team as a free agent, the much needed bounce backs of Avisail Garcia and Lorenzo Cain, and the settled arbitration cases of Brandon Woodruff and Josh Hader, which Matt correctly predicted and David incorrectly predicted in the previous episode.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the latest Brewers news on this week's Cold Brew Podcast. Among the topics discussed are the Daniel Robertson and Jace Peterson signings, the infield picture and whether more moves will be coming soon, a possible Ryan Braun return and the factors that will play into his decision, where the league is on the DH, fans in the stands, and a full schedule in 2021, the upcoming arbitration cases of Brandon Woodruff and Josh Hader, as well as MLB Network's list of the top relievers in baseball and the disrespect to Devin Williams and Josh Hader.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Matt Pauley of 620 WTMJ and they discuss a variety of subjects including the 2021 NL Central's similarity to the 2020 NFC East, which turns into a discussion on Rob Manfred's tenure as commissioner and the direction of the game of baseball heading into 2021. Also discussed is the Brewers starting rotation picture heading into 2021 and their possible need to add a veteran starter to the mix and who that might be as well as an update on some Brewers prospects playing winter ball down in Australia.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined by Adam Rygg of Brewer Nation this week. David, Matt, and Adam discuss the impacts of the Blake Snell and Yu Darvish trades on the Brewers going forward, the injury news on Jacob Nottingham, a very interesting trade proposal involving Josh Hader and the Mets, as well as some more of our favorite Miller Park Moments. 

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined by Scott Borkenhagen of BrewMaths.com and they discuss the Brewers new minor league affiliate alignment, some of Scott's stats, including Fan Factor, as well as the Brewers addition of Tim Lopes, what the Brewers should want for Christmas this year, and some of our favorite Miller Park moments as the name change gets set to occur. It's a fun episode this week. Scott's audio is a little distorted at the beginning, but don't worry, it normalizes fairly quickly. 

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined by Fansided's National MLB Insider Robert Murray this week to discuss a variety of Brewers and MLB related topics. David, Matt, and Robert take a look at the recently completed Corey Knebel trade, the Brewers philosophy on left-handed pitching, the Brewers' lack of corner infield depth and power bats in the system, how this is a crucial year coming up for the franchise, who the ideal trade partner for Josh Hader is, and much, much more. You won't want to miss this week's episode of the Cold Brew Podcast with Robert Murray as the special guest.

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss all the happenings at the 2020 MLB Winter Meetings. There were rumors of a possible Brewers-Joc Pederson connection, the moves of the Rule 5 Draft, and more that happened. David and Matt also discuss Brewers GM David Stearns' batting average now that we know that number, and some possible first base targets for the Brewers to look at. Plus, with the Phillies hiring an aggressive GM in Dave Dombrowski, does this make them more likely to push for a Josh Hader trade? We discuss all that and more in this week's episode of the Cold Brew Podcast.

Co-Hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined by MLB.com's Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy this week to discuss the recently passed Non-Tender Deadline. Corey Knebel has shockingly been traded to the Dodgers, and we're wondering just what could be coming back in return. The Brewers signed several players to contracts to avoid arbitration and non-tendered several others. Also, the Brewers signed catcher Luke Maile to the roster and the catching corps is pretty deep right now. We discuss how the plans for behind the plate could shake out going forward in 2021.