When one reflects on the National League Championship Series appearance and MLB-best 97 regular season wins that the Milwaukee Brewers achieved during the 2025 campaign, it is important to acknowledge the groundwork that David Stearns and Craig Counsell helped lay down. Savvy move-making, strong clubhouse chemistry and a balanced philosophical approach has helped establish one of the best cultures in baseball today. But what the team has done in the last two years is truly impressive.

Stearns and Counsell both left Milwaukee for more lucrative offers and bigger markets, leaving the Brew Crew bogged down in uncertainty. The previous infrastructure could have easily crumbled without the right men in charge. President of baseball operations Matt Arnold and manager Pat Murphy are not me

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