It takes far more than 26 players to accomplish what the Milwaukee Brewers have this season. The active roster at any given time is simply a snapshot of who's healthy, who's in form, and what the team needs at the moment, but it doesn't represent the full picture of what it takes to make it through a grueling 162-game schedule.
The Brewers have been shuffling players in and out of the lineup and off and on their roster all season, relying on the impressive depth that Matt Arnold and the front office compiled this offseason. That depth continued to be reinforced as the season went on, as the Brewers swung several in-season trades to fill needs as they popped up.