The Brewers announced this morning that they’ve placed right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day injured list due to a left tibia contustion, retroactive to July 31. Right-hander Logan Henderson was recalled to replace Misiorowski on the active roster.
Misiorowski was expected to start today’s game against the Nationals, but instead will head to the shelf. That the right-hander’s injury doesn’t involve his arm is surely heartening news for fans in Milwaukee, but it’s nonetheless worrisome for such a key piece of the club’s recent surge to miss any time at all while the team is locked in a heated division race with the Cubs. The Brewers have more wins than any other team in baseball, but they’re just two games up on Chicago in the NL Central. Any amount of time missed by such a talented arm will be a blow, but if Misiorowski misses only the minimum he could be back on the mound for the club’s series opener against the Reds on August 15.
The Brewers are surely hoping that the injury will prove to be a minor one. The rookie was somewhat controversially named an All-Star this year despite having just five appearances in the majors under his belt prior to this year’s All-Star game, but he’s done everything in his power to justify that honor with a 2.70 ERA, 3.10 FIP, and an absurd 36.4% strikeout rate in 33 1/3 innings of work. Misiorowski’s huge strikeout numbers are somewhat balanced out by a 10.9% walk rate, which is quite elevated for a starter, but his overpowering stuff (which includes a fastball that averages 99mph on the radar gun) is more than enough to make up for those pitfalls when it comes to control.
Misiorowski isn’t the only injury of note the Brewers have suffered in recent days. Star outfielder Jackson Chourio is on the injured list due to a hamstring strain and might not be back until September. Another major piece of the club’s outfield puzzle, Sal Frelick, was pulled from yesterday’s game due to knee soreness in what the Brewers described (according to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) as “precautionary.” With Chourio and Misiorowski out of commission for the time being and Frelick’s status uncertain, the Brewers are looking very banged up after a quiet trade deadline that saw them add only backup catcher Danny Jansen from the Rays and injured right-hander Shelby Miller of the Diamondbacks while trading away starter Nestor Cortes Jr. in a deal with the Padres.
With Misiorowski headed to the shelf, Henderson figures to start today’s game in his stead. The 21-year-old made his big league debut earlier this year and has looked quite good in four spot starts with the club. He’s posted a 1.71 ERA and a 3.05 FIP in 21 innings of work at the big league level this year while striking out 35.8% of his opponents, though a 3.59 ERA and 27.9% strikeout rate in 16 appearances at Triple-A is slightly less impressive. Regardless, Henderson will have the opportunity to further establish himself as the next man up in a crowded rotation mix that has sent arms like Chad Patrick and Tobias Myers to Triple-A as depth.
Contustion? Does he have a bruise or did his leg catch fire?
He took a line drive off his shin last start and it was a nasty bruise
When you’ve got contustion, the only cure is Robitustin.
Or more cowbell.
Nick “Dirty” Deeds needs an editor.
He’s too tall for the job. Gangly extremities force command issues.
Except this has nothing to do with his height
I root for him , but possible reliever risk over time.
This is one way of limiting innings. Especially vs inferior teams.
His next start would have been against the Mets.
Yes, this is 100% to limit innings for the post season run.
Brewers also have the depth to let some others pitch while he heals from his bruise.
Not 100 per cent. People who weren’t born at the time still remember Dizzy Dean.
Ol’ Diz could have benefited from Chris Hook as his pitching coach.
Get a clue dude. He took a liner off his leg on his last start. This is not a conspiracy to limit his innings!! You been watching too many Oliver Stone movies it would appear. Murph wants his players healthy by the time Sep rolls around
They’re killing two birds with one stone, Doesn’t have to be either/or. And, meanwhile, the Brewers are auditioning one of their top young starters for a potential future need.
Probably just trying to manage his workload
He took a liner off his leg in the last game, no conspiracy here guys. Brutal week for the crew but Henderson has a couple good starts already this season.
Not a conspiracy, but certainly an opportunity to limit innings.
Henderson is a top 100 prospect, and looked good in spot starts back in may. It’s a good thing the brewers have a very deep and good farm system. The crew are banged up now but hopefully when Sep hits we should be healthy
The most heartening recent development has been William Contreras regaining his slugging ability.
Injury wise it is brutal, but we are plowing through the Nats like they aren’t even there at the moment. Not that bad of a week.
His selection as an All Star was a travesty. He is talented, no doubt, but after only 5 starts he took away a spot from somebody who had been pitching to big league hitters all season. Manfred is the worst commissioner in baseball history.
Hall of Fame first ballot even if he doesn’t throw again he’s that good
Who, exactly, did he take a spot from? One of the Phillies starters who turned down a spot when offered? Get over it.
Yip, just taking a cue from big baby Philly players
At least a dozen more deserving pitchers. That’s probably light.
I personally don’t care if he stole someone’s spot or not but it was a bit ridiculous to name someone that made 5 starts to an all-star team.
By this logic why didn’t Logan Henderson also get the nod? Sure he only made 4 starts but his ERA was 1.71 compared to Miz 5 starts and 2.81 ERA. Also 29 Ks for Logan through 4 starts with Miz only having 33 through 5.
I mean yeah Logan was in the minors at the time but since ridiculousness is no longer a factor you could argue Miz stole Logan’s spot if you really want to get into it
Or you could just… I don’t know…. Name players to the team that actually played enough games like a normal non-clown league. But this is also the same league that wanted to play a baseball game in the middle of a race track last night
The ASG is an exhibition. One of the few opportunities for MLB to showcase its talent before the postseason. As with Skenes last year, Miz was the hottest new face out there. Why not introduce him to casual fans?
Windowpane: Try to be even more melodramatic and dial the hyperbole up another couple of ticks.
And please explain how this “travesty” harmed you.
Uh oh spaghetti
You’re really just gonna leave it with spaghetti and not say the O
What a bummer. First Chorizo, now Misiowaski. Are the Brewers deep enough to survive and thrive during the dog days of summer?
As always, we await developments.
It’s one thing Milwaukee has been very good at knowing you got be almost 50 to 60 guys deep for a whole season. Definitely something other teams haven’t figured out.
First Stearns, and then Counsell. How did the Brewers ever survive that?
First Corbin Burnes, and then Devin Williams, and then Willy Adames.
. . . .
If he keeps putting up good numbers once he’s back from the IL, I would think he would get Rookie of the Year votes.
The ROY clubhouse leader is catcher Drake Baldwin, who hails from Madison, Wis..
This is most likely load management but its all good.
Hopefully this and Frelick injury is the opening the cubs need to get a hold of their division again
If striking out four times a game will drive the Cubs upward, PCA is here to help. And Kyle Tucker might want to get that injured finger checked out.
@Jim: Yes, something is wrong with Tucker. Either that or all along he was not the kind of difference-maker we were led to believe he was. (It has been a bit pathetic watching Cubs shills try to convince themselves that, even though he has had very little success or impact with the Cubs, according to this or that quasi-stat, actually he has been very good!)
The Brewers can better withstand injuries than most teams, for a simple reason: Everyone in their lineup hits. Their ability to string together hits to create multi-run rallies at least three or four times a game has been extraordinary. Their lineup doesn’t have big names, but it has big ability. They are going to finally win their first NL pennant, and probably beat the Astros in the World Series.
You sure they won’t beat the White Sox in the World Series?
@Strunk: LOL, not this year, but the White Sox have some nice young players who will be even better next season. People who are still using the White Sox as a sort of punch line have not been watching lately.
Milwaukee came within one victory of a Chicago-Milwaukee World Series in 1959. It was one of the most fascinating pennant races in both leagues.
@Jim: Juuuust before my time; I became a fan of both the Sox and Cubs in 1960. But I have read about it. The Braves and Dodgers finished the 154-game season in a tie for first, am I right? And then the Dodgers beat the Braves in a playoff?
Google doing all the thinking for Alan.
You are correct. That was the first year I started following MLB in baseball-crazy Milwaukee. Extremely tight three-way race among the Braves, Dodgers and Giants. Imagine a 9-year-old kid taking a transistor radio to bed for West Coast games that started at 10 p.m. Central. The Dodgers played at the L.A. Coliseum until Dodger Stadium was built. The Braves lost a critical player, second baseman Red Schoendienst, who had led them to the ’57 and ’58 World Series. Schoendienst contracted tuberculosis during the ’58-59 offseason.
@Jim: I remember. A few years later I read one of those sanitized sports biographies for kids, of Schoendienst, and it talked about his TB, etc.
At 72, I’m glad that I had some of the early baseball experiences I had–in addition to playing constantly throughout the snowless months. A few years later I practically lived at Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park (and sometimes County Stadium). I feel sorry for younger people that they weren’t baseball-blessed the way we were; they didn’t have comparable experiences. It shows in the foolishness and oddly brittle, cynical nature of some of their comments here and elsewhere.
Pitchers get injured no matter how much or little they pitch. There’s no reason to limit guys like Skenes or this guy, regardless. Just don’t pitch him too much like the Cubs did to Prior and Wood. Limiting these guys to four innings is just silly
I want to see the medical records because I call BS. He’s being shelved to keep his innings down if they make the playoffs
“There’s no reason to limit guys like Skenes or this guy, regardless. Just don’t pitch him too much”
Umm
Let’s be real: a strong gust of wind looks like it could injure this guy.
That’s what people said about Randy Johnson as a youngster. He managed to duck under the doorway of the Hall of Fame.
Him being named an All-Star is why we need to get rid of the fan vote.
I hope you’re being sarcastic.
Should we give that task to the maniacally power-hungry president of the United States?
I posted that Milwaukee will start its downfall soon. This is going to be the start. They have been playing way over their heads, in my opinion.
@Chris: Your opinion is the opposite of mine. We’ll see who’s right!