Crew AMA: Who'll be the Sept. callups? What's next for Adames?

On Wednesday, MLB.com Brewers beat reporter Adam McCalvy held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with Crew fans at r/brewers. This mailbag features questions and answers from there. The full AMA can be read here.

Who do you think the September callups are? Hoping for Miz as the pitcher. Also, they’re only allowed to bring up one position player and one pitcher. If they send a pitcher back down midway through September, can they bring up another one? Or it’s just one each for the whole month? -- fireballur
First, here's a good explainer of MLB's roster rules. The active roster expands from 26 (max 13 pitchers) to 28 (max 14 pitchers) on Sept. 1, and then the same rules about sending players up and down apply. So, the answer to your second question is that, yes, if they call a pitcher up Sept. 1 and subsequently send him down, they can call up another ... and another ... and another, if they wish.

As for who the callups will be, Jacob Misiorowski is certainly the name fans (and beat writers) would like to see. I'd like to think that the Brewers' official X account posting about Misiorowski's relief exploits today is a signal that the front office plans to bring him up, but that might be reading too much into it. Often, these callups are not the big, splashy prospects, but rather a pitcher who is already on the 40-man roster.

In this instance, that could mean Elvis Peguero (because he was optioned on Aug. 19, he'd be eligible to come back), DL Hall, Kevin Herget, Tyler Jay or Carlos Rodriguez for the pitcher (Abner Uribe is injured). On the position player side, first baseman Tyler Black, infielder Vinny Capra and outfielder Brewer Hicklen are all on the 40-man.

If it turns out not to be the names you want, don't blame me.

How do you think the Adames situation plays out this offseason? -- l3ouncer
I'd say it's 99 percent that he hits free agency after the World Series and signs a nine-figure deal somewhere. Adames has been a great Brewer on the field and has played a huge role in helping Jackson Chourio make it as a 20-year-old big leaguer. I would surmise that a significant part of the Brewers' (relatively surprising, to some) decision to hang onto Adames after trading Corbin Burnes had to do with the earlier decision to sign Chourio to the big contract with the idea he'd be on the Opening Day roster.

I think you can make a strong case that the decision to keep Adames all the way to free agency, even though everyone knows he's likely to depart as a free agent and the Brewers will get only a Draft pick, has paid off.

Do you have a nickname bestowed upon you by Pat Murphy? -- flybydenver
I don't, but Christian Yelich doesn't either. So I've got that going for me.

Brewers PR maven Mike Vassallo keeps a running list of Murphnames in the daily press notes. Here's today's latest:

JB Bukauskas: Boo Boo
Jackson Chourio: Jack Jack
Aaron Civale: Telly
Oliver Dunn: Oscar
Rhys Hoskins: Pee Wee
Bryan Hudson: Rock
Jared Koenig: Drumstick
Nick Mears: Huck
Trevor Megill: Clifford (previously Lance)
Hoby Milner: Doctor
Garrett Mitchell: Bruce
Frankie Montas: Shaq
Joey Ortiz: Tito
Colin Rea: Code Red
Brice Turang: Slim
Bryse Wilson: Billy

Is any kind of innings limit being discussed for Tobias Myers? -- Nighthawk__95
Not that I am aware of. Myers pitched 140 2/3 innings last season and is at 108 1/3 innings now. If he gets five more starts in September, he'd be well within the bounds of what the Brewers would need even for a deep playoff run. Myers will surely figure into that. He's been a terrific find for the front office and coaching staff -- and credit most of all to Myers for putting it all together after lots of disappointment as he bounced from team to team.

Is Orlando Arcia the greatest playoff hitter in Brewers history? -- Irishbigfoot
Statistically, using the random qualifier of 25-plus plate appearances I just pulled out of thin air, and OPS as the measure because why not, Jerry Hairston is the greatest playoff hitter in Brewers history.

Here's the top 10:

.961 Jerry Hairston (45 PAs)
.888 Robin Yount (74 PAs)
.879 Orlando Arcia (25 PAs)
.871 Travis Shaw (35 PAs)
.859 Ryan Braun (114 PAs)
.858 Willy Adames (25 PAs)
.826 Yuniesky Betancourt (43 PAs)
.826 Paul Molitor (77 PAs)
.821 Charlie Moore (54 PAs)
.817 Prince Fielder (63 PAs)

What’s your top 3 or 5 food items at AmFam Field? -- Vexthorne
I don't venture out of the air-conditioned press box nearly enough to know the food scene at AmFam. We've historically had a solid media/employee dining experience over the years, ever since Bob Uecker led the Great Hamhock Rebellion of 2001 (true story for another day). Plus, there's always an array of brats and dogs and other sausages on the rollers in there.

The popcorn stand on the loge level is at the top of my list. The 3rd Street Market Hall Annex has been an awesome addition to the loge. My colleague Mark Bowman swears by the loaded baked potato stand. And there's a good bet someone from the visiting media will venture out for the cheese curds.