The Brewers announced that they have recalled right-hander Coleman Crow. He will start tonight’s game, making his major league debut in the process. Right-hander Easton McGee was optioned to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move.
Crow, 25, was originally drafted by the Angels but was twice traded as a minor leaguer. In June of 2023, the Halos acquired Eduardo Escobar from the Mets, with Crow one of the two pieces going to Queens. Shortly thereafter, Crow required Tommy John surgery. In December of that year, Crow was flipped to the Brewers for Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor.
With the Brewers, Crow missed the 2024 season, as he spent that year recovering from his surgery. He was back on the mound in 2025. He made 12 starts, split between Double-A and Triple-A, logging 50 innings. He allowed 3.24 earned runs per nine with a huge 32% strikeout rate. His 6% walk rate and 49.2% ground ball rate were also strong figures.
At the end of last year, the Brewers gave him a 40-man roster spot, to prevent him from becoming a minor league free agent. In November, FanGraphs ranked him the #20 prospect in the system. That report suggested he had some starter traits but could end up as a reliever due to his health track record and a lack of a plus pitch that moves away from lefties. He threw six pitches at Triple-A last year, including a fastball, sinker, cutter, slider, curveball and changeup, but he only used the change 3.1% of the time.
The Brewers are still hoping there’s a starter in there. Crow’s first two appearances this year were Triple-A starts. His third outing was technically in relief, but he pitched five innings behind Logan Henderson. Overall, he has thrown 15 2/3 innings on the year with a 4.02 ERA.
This may just be a spot start for Crow. Milwaukee’s rotation includes Jacob Misiorowski, Kyle Harrison, Chad Patrick, Brandon Sproat and Brandon Woodruff. Both Harrison and Sproat had some minor knee issues in the past week, so Crow taking one start could give everyone a little more rest without requiring a stint on the injured list. Crow has a full slate of options and could be sent back down to the minors after this start, if that is the plan.
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Great cover picture
Didn’t he direct “Jerry Maguire”…
70 grade name
I hope he makes it the big leagues if only for his name. That way he can tell people to eat Crow.
Why aren’t they calling up Henderson? Dude looks like a stud.
Do you think he gets his Crows milk from Charlie Kelly and Mac ?
This isn’t relevant to your comment but I just once want to see any player from any sport. During an interview after maybe winning an award or got the game winning hit or walk off. Whatever the case. Just once I want to respond how Ricky Bobby. “Well(insert interviewer name here) here’s the deal I’m the best the best there is, I wake up in the morning and I p*$$ excellence. And no one can hang with my stuff. I’m just a big hairy winning machine”
Also paraphrasing because he says ” big hairy American winning machine” the player may or not be American. Just once i need to hear that.