Report: Brewers could trade 1 key member of their World Series team

Another Milwaukee Brewers champion may soon end up wearing a different jersey.

The Brewers are listening to offers for their star closer Trevor Megill, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported this week. Nightengale does also note though that Milwaukee is intent on keeping reigning World Series MVP catcher William Contreras and possibly also signing Contreras to an extension.

Megill, the 32-year-old righty, has been with the Brewers since 2023. He was an All-Star in 2025 and served as the ninth-inning anchor for Milwaukee’s vaunted bullpen that helped lead them to the 2026 World Series title.

But Megill is entering his final year of club control and can become a free agent before the 2028 campaign. With Megill posting a 2.63 ERA with 30 saves during the regular season before posting a 2.00 ERA with five saves during the postseason, the timing may be ripe for the Brewers to sell high on him.

We also know that Milwaukee is a lower-budget team that managed to win it all this year despite ranking just 19th in MLB in total payroll. Part of the Brewers’ M.O. has been to trade away certain stars (e.g. Freddy Peralta, Corbin Burnes, Devin Williams, etc.) before they get too expensive to re-sign.

If Milwaukee ultimately decides to trade Megill, they will have several other bullpen studs to turn to such as Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby, and DL Hall (all of whom also played crucial roles during the team’s World Series run). Megill would not be the first member of the reigning champs to leave either as one noteworthy postseason hero for the Brewers just signed with another team as well.