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Megill

Megill gets a $2.76 million raise after saving 30 games in his second year of arbitration. The Brewers have weighed trading him, since they have a brilliant alternative in Abner Uribe, but it would take a significant offer, as he’s still two years away from free agency.

Megill is arguably the best reliever available in trade talks or free agency at the moment, and it can’t hurt the Brewers that Robert Suarez just signed with a team that already had a closer. A trade would make things easier on fantasy leagues who wouldn’t have to decide whether to rank Megill or Abner Uribe higher on draft day. If Megill is dealt, both could enter 2026 as top-15 RPs, with Uribe potentially going in the top five.

Megill will kick off a bullpen game for Milwaukee on Saturday evening as they try to close out the best-of-five series after dropping two straight contests at Wrigley Field with a chance to eliminate the division-rival Cubs. The 31-year-old closer has recorded three outs in a pair of relief appearances this postseason after returning from a one-month absence at the end of the regular season recovering from a flexor strain.

Megill, who missed a month with the injury, has thrown to hitters in workouts this week. With Abner Uribe doing fine work in the ninth of late, Megill said that he doesn’t care if he closes against the Cubs.

Megill pitched the fourth today, as the Brewers weren’t going to wait around and see if there would be a save opportunity. He averaged 97.5 mph with his fastball, down 1.7 mph from his season average. Hopefully, he gets that back in the NLDS or he’s going to be a little more hittable than usual.

Megill makes it back to spearhead Milwaukee’s high-leverage mix heading into the postseason after missing the final month of the regular season recovering from a flexor strain. The 31-year-old stopper should reclaim the closing role from Abner Uribe heading into the playoffs, but he’ll likely operate in middle relief during Sunday’s season finale as he get into his first live game action in nearly five weeks.

The 31-year-old stopper wants to get one appearance under his belt to shake the rust off before heading into the postseason. He has been sidelined since the end of August due to a mild right flexor strain.

As long as he feels good on Saturday, it sounds like the plan is for Megill to be activated from the injured list on Sunday to get one real inning under his belt before heading into the postseason. The 31-year-old stopper has been shelved since August 27 due to a mild right flexor strain.

Megill is aiming for roughly 25-30 pitches in his latest throwing session and could make a minor league rehab appearance later this week, if everything goes well. Brewers manager Pat Murphy expressed optimism over the weekend that the 31-year-old closer, who is recovering from a mild flexor strain, could make it back for the final weekend of the regular season and be a full-go in time for the playoffs.

Murphy added that would be a potential best-case scenario for Megill, who is working his way back from a mild flexor strain. He’s scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday and face hitters in a live batting practice session on Friday before the club decides his next steps. It certainly seems like there’s optimism he’ll be ready for the start of the postseason.