Brewers keep doing the impossible with their latest reclamation project triumph

For much of the 2025 season, the Milwaukee Brewers have simply been living a charmed life. Magic would also explain how they were able to pass the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, despite that same Cubs team being one of the best clubs in the league.

There are also stories like rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski making the NL All-Star team and Andrew Vaughn turning into a world-beater after joining the Brew Crew. Now, reliever Erick Fedde joins the list of players who were terrible before they arrived in Milwaukee and have found some magic after putting on a Brewers uniform.

Fedde joined the Chicago Cubs' rival because several Brewers pitchers had injury problems. Then, after being terrible for most of the season, he's been very good for Milwaukee. One might even say he's been "lights out."

Chicago Cubs' rival found another magic solution in Erick Fedde

The Brewers are the third major league team Fedde has played for this season. He started the year with the St. Louis Cardinals as a member of their rotation. He logged a 3-10 record with a 5.22 earned run average in 20 appearances before being traded to the Atlanta Braves at the deadline.

In five games and four starts, Fedde was just 1-2 with an 8.20 ERA and was released in mid-August, allowing the Brewers to go out and grab him. It was moving out of the rotation that helped. Or Milwaukee has magical powers.

Whatever the culprit, Fedde has appeared in five games and pitched 9 1/3 innings, where he's allowed nine hits, but just two earned runs. It's unlikely Fedde will be able to keep this up for the rest of the regular season or the playoffs, but he's helping them out now.

The Chicago Cubs can only hope that he might start to melt down at just the right time to derail the surprising Brewers' season. As they close in on yet another division title, Milwaukee continues to get contributions from the unlikeliest places. And, frankly, it's annoying.