Milwaukee Brewers and their fans are awaiting the news on Corey Knebel. The Brewers closer has a slight tear in his UCL ligament in his elbow. It’s been there since 2017, but no work has been done on it. Basically, the Brewers closer believed he could still pitch with it and avoid having to get Tommy John surgery which will put him out for the year and some change. News will come out today about Knebel to see what his status will be for the rest of the season. If the news is bad, Craig Kimbrel might be playing in the Cream City.

Now, we’re writing this early in the morning, so, the news might be out on Knebel at this point. There might be some fans that will tell him to get the surgery and fix himself up which I find pretty funny. Imagine having someone tell you to fix your body and sit out of your job for 12 to 14 months. That seems ridiculous to me. If Knebel thinks he can play this season, they should let him get healthy and make sure his elbow feels right. There will be some obvious trepidation, yet my guess is the Brewers knows what is best for him.

If the decision is to have Tommy John, they might need to look at Kimbrel. It appears he is pulling the best Le’Veon Bell impression holding out for the best deal, but if the Brewers can get him for the right price, they should absolutely pull the trigger. If he misses half the year or something like that, that might complicate things a little bit as the timetables would likely need to be figured out especially with the current state of the bullpen. Jeremy Jeffress is still unknown from a timetable perspective as well.

Let’s hope the news is good and if not, baseball season are never easy.

Charlie.