The Brewers introduced this morning that they’ve positioned right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day injured checklist on account of a left tibia contustion, retroactive to July 31. Proper-hander Logan Henderson was recalled to interchange Misiorowski on the energetic roster.
Misiorowski was anticipated to start out Sunday’s sport towards the Nationals, however as a substitute will head to the shelf. That the right-hander’s harm doesn’t contain his arm is unquestionably heartening information for followers in Milwaukee, nevertheless it’s nonetheless worrisome for such a key piece of the membership’s current surge to overlook any time in any respect whereas the workforce is locked in a heated division race with the Cubs. The Brewers have extra wins than some other workforce in baseball, however they’re simply two video games up on Chicago within the NL Central. Any period of time missed by such a proficient 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 certainly hoping that the harm 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 underneath his belt previous to this 12 months’s All-Star sport, however he’s carried out every thing in his energy to justify that honor with a 2.70 ERA, 3.10 FIP and an absurd 36.4% strikeout fee in 33 1/3 innings of labor. Misiorowski’s enormous strikeout numbers are considerably balanced out by a ten.9% stroll fee, 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 with regards to management.
Misiorowski isn’t the one harm of be aware the Brewers have suffered in current days. Star outfielder Jackson Chourio is on the injured checklist on account of a hamstring pressure and won’t be again till September. One other main piece of the membership’s outfield puzzle, Sal Frelick, was pulled from Friday’s sport on account of knee soreness in what the Brewers described (in line with Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) as “precautionary.” With Chourio and Misiorowski out of fee in the interim 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 cope with the Padres.
With Misiorowski headed to the shelf, Henderson figures to start out Sunday’s sport in his stead. The 21-year-old made his large league debut earlier this 12 months and has appeared 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 large league stage this 12 months whereas putting out 35.8% of his opponents, although a 3.59 ERA and 27.9% strikeout fee in 16 appearances at Triple-A is barely much less spectacular. Regardless, Henderson could have the chance to additional set up himself as the following man up in a crowded rotation combine that has despatched arms like Chad Patrick and Tobias Myers to Triple-A as depth.
