You’d never know it, but the Milwaukee Brewers have won the NL Central in three of the last four seasons.
It’s not as though everyone’s favorite small-business professional sports franchise does much in the postseason anyway. The Brewers have never advanced past the NLDS in that stretch and haven’t been to an NLCS since 2018. No matter how talented or well-managed this team is, they just can’t take that extra step.
That’s because, surprise surprise, this team just doesn’t spend money in free agency. Any team improvements have to be from the right trade at the right time, or perhaps a group of minor leaguers all hitting at once.