On Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that two more members of their 2025 squad became free agents after their mutual options were turned down. The Brewers declined their side of Danny Jansen's $12 million mutual option, and Brandon Woodruff passed on his $20 million mutual option.
While seeing a long-time fan favorite like Woody become a free agent is not easy to stomach for Brewers fans, yesterday's decision did come with one silver lining. With Jansen and Woodruff both officially becoming free agents, the team opened up several spots on their 40-man roster. As a result, the team was able to add their 25th-ranked prospect, right-handed starting pitcher Coleman Crow, to their roster, which protects him from being snatched by another team during the Rule 5 Draft next month.