The Milwaukee Brewers have spent years making a habit of moving premium talent before the clock runs out, but Trevor Megill is forcing a different conversation.
That matters now more than ever, because when the offseason arrives, Megill will be one year from free agency. Milwaukee has gone down this road before, dealing away players such as Freddy Peralta, Corbin Burnes and Devin Williams. Yet Megill’s postseason is making it hard to picture him as the next name on that list.
He has been downright untouchable. Through five playoff games, Megill owns a 0.00 ERA, has picked up four saves and has given up only one hit.
He has also struck out six batters in 5 2/3 innings. According to Just Baseball, he became just one of four pitchers in big league history to allow one or fewer hits and record four or more saves in his first five appearances in a single postseason.
“Only four pitchers in MLB history have recorded 4 saves with 1 or fewer hits allowed in the first five games of a single postseason. Two of them have done it this year.”
“Only four pitchers in MLB history have recorded 4 saves with 1 or fewer hits allowed in the first five games of a single postseason.TWO of them have done it this year 👀 pic.twitter.com/wgVLrTFi7o”
The postseason run has only added to what Megill did during the regular season. He finished with a 2.63 ERA, a 69-to-15 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 61 2/3 innings pitched. He also matched his career best with 30 saves.
Milwaukee’s bullpen has been a huge part of the story, and Megill sits right at the center of it. The trio of Megill, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby has carried the load as the Brewers close in on something bigger. The team is four wins away from glory, and this current group has already pushed through the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Brewers won 103 games in the regular season, and most of the roster remains under team control for the 2027 season. That leaves the front office with a clear question this winter: after years of moving stars early, is this finally the team worth keeping together? Megill’s October has made the answer a lot more complicated.
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