Roster Adjustments: Brewers and Dodgers Gear Up for the National League Championship Series
Milwaukee has made significant changes to its roster for the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Right-handed pitcher Nick Mears was left off the Brewers’ roster, despite having appeared in 63 relief games during the regular season.
Instead, Milwaukee added right-handed pitcher Tobias Myers, who was not on the Brewers’ roster for the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs. Game 1 of the National League Championship Series is scheduled for Monday in Milwaukee.
The Dodgers also made adjustments to their bullpen for this series. They added one more pitcher, including right-hander Ben Casparius, and left out Dalton Rushing, who had been one of the three catchers on their National League Division Series roster.
The Dodgers’ bullpen for the National League Championship Series will also include left-hander Justin Wrobleski, who was added to the National League Division Series roster after Tanner Scott underwent surgical removal of an abscess due to a lower body infection before the final game of the series against Philadelphia. Because Scott was removed from the National League Division Series roster during the series, he is not eligible for the National League Championship Series.
Mears had a 5-3 record with a 3.49 ERA for the Brewers during the regular season. He pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in the National League Division Series.
Myers had a 1-2 record with a 3.55 ERA for Milwaukee in 22 appearances, including six starts. This followed a rookie season in 2024 in which he went 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA, starting 25 of his 27 appearances. Myers also allowed just two hits in five scoreless innings while starting Game 3 of the Brewers’ loss in the National League Wild Card Series against the New York Mets last season.
The Brewers’ roster for the National League Championship Series also does not include two-time All-Star pitcher Brandon Woodruff, who continues to recover from a strain in his right dorsal muscle.
Casparius went 7-5 with a 4.64 ERA in 46 appearances this season. He had a 1.42 ERA in 6 1/3 postseason innings last year, including 4 1/3 scoreless innings in the National League Championship Series, to help the Dodgers on their way to the World Series title.
