The Brewers introduced this morning that they’ve positioned right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day injured record resulting from a left tibia contustion, retroactive to July 31. Proper-hander Logan Henderson was recalled to interchange Misiorowski on the lively roster.
Misiorowski was anticipated to start out Sunday’s recreation towards the Nationals, however as an alternative will head to the shelf. That the right-hander’s damage doesn’t contain his arm is definitely heartening information for followers in Milwaukee, but it surely’s nonetheless worrisome for such a key piece of the membership’s latest surge to overlook any time in any respect whereas the group is locked in a heated division race with the Cubs. The Brewers have extra wins than another group in baseball, however they’re simply two video games up on Chicago within the NL Central. Any period of time missed by such a gifted arm might be a blow, but when Misiorowski misses solely the minimal, he may very well be again on the mound for the membership’s sequence opener towards the Reds on Aug. 15.
The Brewers are absolutely hoping that the damage will show to be a minor one. The rookie was considerably controversially named an All-Star this 12 months regardless of having simply 5 appearances within the majors beneath his belt previous to this 12 months’s All-Star recreation, however he’s accomplished all the things in his energy to justify that honor with a 2.70 ERA, 3.10 FIP and an absurd 36.4% strikeout price in 33 1/3 innings of labor. Misiorowski’s large strikeout numbers are considerably balanced out by a ten.9% stroll price, which is kind of elevated for a starter, however his overpowering stuff (which features a fastball that averages 99 mph on the radar gun) is greater than sufficient to make up for these pitfalls in relation to management.
Misiorowski isn’t the one damage of word the Brewers have suffered in latest days. Star outfielder Jackson Chourio is on the injured record resulting from a hamstring strain and won’t be again till September. One other main piece of the membership’s outfield puzzle, Sal Frelick, was pulled from Friday’s recreation resulting from knee soreness in what the Brewers described (in response to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) as “precautionary.” With Chourio and Misiorowski out of fee in the meanwhile and Frelick’s standing unsure, the Brewers are wanting very banged up after a quiet commerce deadline that noticed them add solely backup catcher Danny Jansen from the Rays and injured right-hander Shelby Miller of the Diamondbacks whereas buying and selling away starter Nestor Cortes Jr. in a take care of the Padres.
With Misiorowski headed to the shelf, Henderson figures to start out Sunday’s recreation in his stead. The 21-year-old made his huge league debut earlier this 12 months and has regarded fairly good in 4 spot begins with the membership. He’s posted a 1.71 ERA and a 3.05 FIP in 21 innings of labor on the huge league degree this 12 months whereas hanging out 35.8% of his opponents, although a 3.59 ERA and 27.9% strikeout price in 16 appearances at Triple-A is barely much less spectacular. Regardless, Henderson could have the chance to additional set up himself as the subsequent man up in a crowded rotation combine that has despatched arms like Chad Patrick and Tobias Myers to Triple-A as depth.
