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Brewers Promote Robert Gasser

By Darragh McDonald | May 10, 2024 at 3:10pm CDT

May 10: The Brewers have made it official, announced that they have selected Gasser’s contract today. They also recalled right-hander Janson Junk from Triple-A Nashville. In corresponding moves, right-hander Joel Payamps was placed on the bereavement list while righty Tobias Myers was optioned to Nashville. To open a 40-man spot for Gasser, righty JB Bukauskas was transferred to the 60-day IL. Bukauskas has been on the injured list for almost a month due to a lat strain and has not yet begun a rehab assignment.

May 9: The Brewers are expected to promote pitching prospect Robert Gasser to the majors, per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The left-hander will be starting tomorrow’s game and making his major league debut. He’s not currently on the 40-man roster, so the Brewers will need to find a way to add him.

Gasser, 25 this month, was selected by the Padres in the 2021 draft. They grabbed him out of the University of Houston in Competitive Balance Round B, with the 71st overall pick. About a year later, he came to the Brewers via the 2022 deadline deal that sent Josh Hader to San Diego.

The Padres had him in High-A at the time of that trade, but the Brewers let him go to Double-A and Triple-A shortly thereafter. He finished 2022 with a combined 3.94 earned run average in 137 innings. He struck out 29.7% of batters faced while giving out walks at a 9% clip.

He spent all of last year with Triple-A Nashville, tossing 135 1/3 innings across 26 outings with a 3.79 ERA. He punched out 28% of the batters who came to the plate while giving out free passes just 8.4% of the time.

The lefty could have been in contention for a rotation spot to start the season but he was sidelined at the end of March due to a bone spur in his left elbow. He didn’t make his first Triple-A start of 2024 until April 24 and he has now taken the ball three times, throwing four frames each time out. He hasn’t been super sharp, with six walks and four homers allowed in his 12 innings, but has struck out 17.

Despite his name, Gasser doesn’t overpower hitters, mostly sitting in the 89-93 miles per hour range with his fastball. But he has a four-seamer, a two-seamer, a cutter, a slider and a changeup, allowing him to keep hitters off balance. Baseball America ranked him the club’s #5 prospect coming into the year while FanGraphs had him at #8 and Keith Law of The Athletic at #7.  MLB Pipeline currently has him in the #5 slot.

The Brewers have been dealing with various moving parts in their rotation since late last year. Brandon Woodruff required shoulder surgery and is going to miss most or perhaps all of the 2024 season. Corbin Burnes was traded to the Orioles in the offseason. Since the season started, Wade Miley required Tommy John surgery while DL Hall and Jakob Junis have also landed on the injured list.

On top of those injuries, Freddy Peralta is going miss one turn through the rotation. He was given a five-game suspension for his part in the fracas between the Brewers and Rays about a week ago. He initially appealed that suspension and took the ball against the Cubs on Sunday, before he began serving the suspension on Monday.

Gasser’s promotion might be a temporary one to cover for Peralta. But at least for now, he’ll jump into the rotation next to Bryse Wilson, Colin Rea, Joe Ross and Tobias Myers. Myers has a 6.23 ERA through three starts and could perhaps be sent down instead of Gasser, especially if things go poorly when he takes the ball against the Cardinals tonight.

Even if Gasser does get optioned after just one outing, opportunities could open up later in the year. Ross will likely hit a workload limit at some point since he hardly pitched over the previous two seasons while recovering from his second career Tommy John surgery. More generally, pitchers injuries are fairly inevitable, though Milwaukee should also have Hall and Junis coming off the IL later in the year.

Time will tell how much time Gasser spends in the majors in 2024. But for now, it’s an exciting day for the young southpaw, who will take the ball tomorrow at American Family Field against the division-rival Cardinals.

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36 Comments

  1. Fever Pitch Guy

    1 year ago

    I heard this guy is from Belchertown, Mass?

    Best of luck to him!

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    • Acoss1331

      1 year ago

      I heard he’s gonna throw some gas at hitters when he makes his debut.

      Reply
      • kmk1986

        1 year ago

        Hope he’s got enough gas to win

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      1 year ago

      Once San Francisco’s Jorge gets off the IL, I am looking forward to an matchup between Gasser and Soler.

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      • RonDarlingShouldntBeInTheHallOfFame

        1 year ago

        Gasser? I barely know her!

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        Reply
  2. Hotdog 2

    1 year ago

    Brewers have 0 shot at a ws the next ten years. Those are facts

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    • Jgwi2az

      1 year ago

      Why stop at 10?

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      Reply
      • Hotdog 2

        1 year ago

        Cause a team could get lucky and pull a Baltimore. Milwaukee wont bottom out though to be able to do that

        Reply
    • rememberthecoop

      1 year ago

      Yet there they are; tied for 1st place.

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      Reply
  3. steve fields

    1 year ago

    Curt Hogg reported on the news that Gasser is being promoted. It seems fitting that hogs and gas would be linked together,

    Reply
    • Acoss1331

      1 year ago

      I guess Curt is hogging all the credit on this news.

      1
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      • rememberthecoop

        1 year ago

        I hear he puts his money at the Piggy Bank.

        Reply
  4. James Midway

    1 year ago

    Pads traded him for the one dude that doesn’t like to pitch. Best of luck to Gasser in his debut.

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    • Longtimecoming

      1 year ago

      A rotation of Gasser, Rea and Joe Ross – all guys traded away to chase the dream. Although Rea came back in a trade reversal and had a second chance with Pads before being derailed by injuries.

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      Reply
  5. CarryABigStick

    1 year ago

    He gets blamed for all the farts on the team bus.

    6
    Reply
    • User 3594734386

      1 year ago

      Wondering what it was like for him growing up?

      Reply
      • mustache101

        1 year ago

        Probably fine…. Why wouldn’t it have been???

        Reply
    • mustache101

      1 year ago

      From what I hear your the driver and in secret the team knows it’s you

      Reply
  6. Mike56

    1 year ago

    Cards will make him look like Cy Young. Cards offense right now can make any pitcher better

    3
    Reply
    • Acoss1331

      1 year ago

      Good team to debut against. Cardinals offense is anemic right now.

      3
      Reply
    • SonnySteele

      1 year ago

      Maybe they should scrimmage with Mikolas then.

      1
      Reply
  7. Jswag

    1 year ago

    Gasser I believe led the minors in strikeouts last year. Hoping he can become a #3 starter (though I’ve always kinda questioned what a #3 starter means/looks like). But he is needed for sure on this team more than most teams.

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    • ARobsBrew

      1 year ago

      Didn’t lead the minors (or Brewers farm system) in strikeouts last year. Hoping he can get off to a solid start for Milwaukee though!

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      Reply
  8. Deleted Userr

    1 year ago

    Bauer better

    Reply
    • rememberthecoop

      1 year ago

      Nah, he’d choke.

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      Reply
  9. pmollan

    1 year ago

    Gassman!

    Reply
  10. Edp007

    1 year ago

    A distant relative of Tim Belcher

    3
    Reply
  11. swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

    1 year ago

    legendary last name

    1
    Reply
  12. mrmackey

    1 year ago

    Gas-X endorsements are in his future if he can make it.

    Reply
    • SonnySteele

      1 year ago

      I always thought Al Kaline should have been a battery spokesman.

      1
      Reply
  13. Jackalopal

    1 year ago

    Probably the only good profession for his last name

    Reply
  14. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    1 year ago

    What if preller never does any more trades? He can easily make the best farm system in 2-3 years idk how he gets so many players to trade away

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    • Simm

      1 year ago

      Since 2020 he has traded away dozens and dozens of prospects. Yet some how he still has dude left to trade.

      It is pretty amazing how he keeps doing it.

      Reply
  15. Andujar

    1 year ago

    I remember a former MLB pitching prospect named Steve Gasser. I wonder if they’re related.

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    • Bucket Number Six

      1 year ago

      His great grandfather Mad of Mattoon, Illinois.

      Reply
  16. UncommonSense

    1 year ago

    I’ve moved off gasser for electric

    Reply

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