Overview
- The $22.025 million salary will be a single-season franchise record for a Brewers pitcher, according to multiple reports.
- After missing 2024 following right-shoulder surgery, Woodruff posted a 3.20 ERA with 83 strikeouts and 14 walks in 64 2/3 innings during 2025.
- He missed the final weeks of 2025 and the postseason with a lat strain, and his fastball averaged about 93 mph compared with a 96 mph peak.
- Durability remains uncertain for 2026 given only 131 2/3 innings pitched from 2023–25 as he approaches age 33.
- Analysts say his return could shape trade considerations, including whether Milwaukee explores dealing Freddy Peralta.