Shelby Miller Undergoing Testing After Feeling “Pop” In Elbow

Brewers reliever Shelby Miller is headed for imaging after an ominous exit from yesterday’s recreation, writes Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Milwaukee skipper Pat Murphy mentioned the 34-year-old Miller advised the coaching employees he felt a “pop” in his elbow throughout yesterday’s outing.

The veteran Miller was a key bullpen pickup for the Brew Crew eventually month’s commerce deadline, although he got here with some well being threat, on condition that he was on the injured record on account of a forearm pressure on the time of the commerce. The price of acquisition maybe mirrored that. Relatively than ship any prospects to the D-backs, Milwaukee as a substitute took on Miller’s contract and ate a reported $2MM of the roughly $7MM left on Jordan Montgomery’s contract. Montgomery underwent Tommy John surgical procedure again in March; the Brewers primarily bought Miller from the Diamondbacks.

It appeared like a pleasant transfer for Milwaukee on the time. Miller was glorious in a rebound effort with Arizona, tossing 36 1/3 innings of 1.98 ERA ball with a giant 28% strikeout charge and a powerful 7.7% stroll charge. He picked up eight holds and ten saves previous to being flipped to the NL Central leaders.

Miller has pitched 9 2/3 innings with the Brewers and sports activities an unpleasant 5.59 ERA, although that’s a bit deceptive. Previous to yesterday’s outing, when he seemingly sustained this damage, he’d pitched in 10 video games with the Brewers and held opponents scoreless in eight of them. The primary blemish was a three-run hiccup towards the Bucs on Aug. 13, however typically, Miller had been robust: a 3.72 ERA with a 14-to-4 Ok/BB ratio in these 9 2/3 frames. He was tagged for 2 runs with out recording an out yesterday, nevertheless.

Bullpen depth has as soon as once more been a power for the Brewers in 2025, however Miller was anticipated to fill a key function nonetheless. Nonetheless, Milwaukee additionally misplaced nearer Trevor Megill (2.54 ERA in 46 innings) and righty Grant Anderson (2.87 ERA in 62 2/3 innings) to the injured record inside the previous week — the previous on account of a flexor pressure and the latter on account of tendinitis in his ankle. Every of Abner Uribe, Jared Koenig, Nick Mears and Aaron Ashby has pitched no less than 49 innings with a 3.42 ERA or higher, however the reduction corps has now misplaced three notable arms in a span of beneath two weeks.

Megill instructed on the time of the IL placement that it was extra precautionary than regarding — a method of constructing positive he didn’t push by one thing minor and jeopardize his availability for the postseason. It’s much less clear when or whether or not Anderson will have the ability to return, and Miller’s description of his damage is clearly fairly regarding. We’ll presumably have extra data on Miller before later, but it surely appears uncertain that every one three of Megill, Anderson and Miller shall be 100% by the point postseason play begins. Miller, it ought to be famous, missed the vast majority of the 2017-18 seasons recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure.