55 total players played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2025. 55! Their roster at any given time only consisted of 26 players (28 in September), meaning more than double the amount of players on an active roster were relied on during the Brewers' franchise record-breaking season.
The 97 wins that the Brewers amassed in 2025 were the product of many of those 55 players outperforming their preseason projections. Players like Caleb Durbin and Chad Patrick were much more important pieces than fans expected them to be prior to the start of the season. The result was each of them earning a larger role on the team, which led to more opportunities to prove their talent and so on and so forth.