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3 Brewers who have defied their preseason projections

These three odds-defying performances have been a large reason for the Brewers' historic success in 2025

Aug 21, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Milwaukee Brewers players celebrate team's win against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images

Any way you slice it, the Milwaukee Brewers have defied expectations this year. The combination of losing Willy Adames to free agency and trading Devin Williams to the New York Yankees in the offseason had experts around the league projecting the Brewers to be a bubble playoff team at best.