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Despite the ever-growing number of their players hitting the injured list, the Brewers are still in first place. It seems like every player on this team is contributing. As a group, the Brewers have a .258 batting average (3rd in MLB), .760 OPS (3rd), 58 home runs (4th), 224 RBIs (3rd), and a 3.80 bullpen ERA (12th). It makes you wonder how impressive these numbers would be with a completely healthy organization.
We could be seeing that sooner rather than later, however, as we have been hearing positive injury reports like Devin Williams starting to throw; Garrett Mitchell finally getting the splint off his hand and expecting to see live pitching soon; and DL Hall starting a rehab assignment recently. When these guys come back, the organization will have some difficult decisions to make.
Granted, baseball transactions aren’t as simple as swapping out one player for another. There’s a 40-man roster to balance, the limited number of times a player can be sent down in the middle of a season, and the number of minor-league options a player has. Moves can be unpredictable.
The Brewers have 10 players on their injured list. We know Brandon Woodruff and Wade Miley will be done for the rest of the season, so the Brewers will have to send down eight players once everyone else is good to go. With four of these pitchers coming off the 60-day injured list, four players will have to be removed from the 40-man roster.
With that in mind, let’s take a look what the Brewers could do as each player gets healthy, barring any other injuries occurring–although, of course, they will, as we were reminded when Joe Ross landed on the injured list after Monday’s game. Let’s get into it.
Mitch White Designated for Assignment Once DL Hall Returns
This could be simply recency bias, but Mitch White looks like the odd man out. Regardless of how you see it, it’s hard to make a case for White to stay beyond the return of Hall.
Hall has a lot of promising stuff, be it as a starter or out of the pen. The team might lean toward the latter, though, after Hall struggled mightily before landing on the IL last month. In four starts, he has allowed 14 runs, all within the first three innings, and has only pitched beyond the fourth inning once. His ERA currently sits at 7.71, and has a WHIP over 2.20.
Hall recently had a rehab assignment for the Brewers’ minor-league High-A affiliate in Appleton, where he pitched a clean inning, striking out one. His fastball was in the mid-90s topping off at 95 MPH. According to our very own Jack Stern, Hall’s next assignment will be part of the Nashville Sounds, in hopes his velocity remains the same.
If Hall becomes a starter again, Bryse Wilson would likely go back to the bullpen and be used in spot starts. Perhaps he’ll even back up Hall if he has a rocky start.
Brewers Video
Despite the ever-growing number of their players hitting the injured list, the Brewers are still in first place. It seems like every player on this team is contributing. As a group, the Brewers have a .258 batting average (3rd in MLB), .760 OPS (3rd), 58 home runs (4th), 224 RBIs (3rd), and a 3.80 bullpen ERA (12th). It makes you wonder how impressive these numbers would be with a completely healthy organization.
We could be seeing that sooner rather than later, however, as we have been hearing positive injury reports like Devin Williams starting to throw; Garrett Mitchell finally getting the splint off his hand and expecting to see live pitching soon; and DL Hall starting a rehab assignment recently. When these guys come back, the organization will have some difficult decisions to make.
Granted, baseball transactions aren’t as simple as swapping out one player for another. There’s a 40-man roster to balance, the limited number of times a player can be sent down in the middle of a season, and the number of minor-league options a player has. Moves can be unpredictable.
The Brewers have 10 players on their injured list. We know Brandon Woodruff and Wade Miley will be done for the rest of the season, so the Brewers will have to send down eight players once everyone else is good to go. With four of these pitchers coming off the 60-day injured list, four players will have to be removed from the 40-man roster.
With that in mind, let’s take a look what the Brewers could do as each player gets healthy, barring any other injuries occurring–although, of course, they will, as we were reminded when Joe Ross landed on the injured list after Monday’s game. Let’s get into it.
Mitch White Designated for Assignment Once DL Hall Returns
This could be simply recency bias, but Mitch White looks like the odd man out. Regardless of how you see it, it’s hard to make a case for White to stay beyond the return of Hall.
Hall has a lot of promising stuff, be it as a starter or out of the pen. The team might lean toward the latter, though, after Hall struggled mightily before landing on the IL last month. In four starts, he has allowed 14 runs, all within the first three innings, and has only pitched beyond the fourth inning once. His ERA currently sits at 7.71, and has a WHIP over 2.20.
Hall recently had a rehab assignment for the Brewers’ minor-league High-A affiliate in Appleton, where he pitched a clean inning, striking out one. His fastball was in the mid-90s topping off at 95 MPH. According to our very own Jack Stern, Hall’s next assignment will be part of the Nashville Sounds, in hopes his velocity remains the same.
If Hall becomes a starter again, Bryse Wilson would likely go back to the bullpen and be used in spot starts. Perhaps he’ll even back up Hall if he has a rocky start.
Whether he’s a starter or not, the Brewers will have to send down a pitcher. Seeing as Robert Gasser has been impressive thus far, you can’t send him down yet. Jared Koenig has also put up decent numbers (3.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 12 G, 17 1/3 IP) in more stressful situations. The Brewers will likely send down a player who only is used in garbage time, or who has been least effective in close game situations.
After White threw two innings on Sunday afternoon, his ERA ballooned up to 7.71 on the season (7.94 as a Brewer). While his WHIP as a Brewer sits at 1.24, he was only brought in when the game seemed out of hand or a blowout. Sunday against the Astros was his first test, and it didn’t really go well. Monday night, they turned to him purely out of desperation, and he couldn’t meet the challenge.
The Brewers acquired White in a trade with the Giants after he was designated for assignment (DFA). It might not be too long before he is DFAed again, which would bring the Brewers’ 40-man roster down to 38.
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The Brewers Are Getting Healthy: What Are They Going to Do?
The Brewers Are Getting Healthy: What Are They Going to Do?
Ryan Pollak
By Ryan Pollak
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As the Brewers slowly work their way back to health, what players can we expect to see removed from the major-league roster?
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Brewers Video
Despite the ever-growing number of their players hitting the injured list, the Brewers are still in first place. It seems like every player on this team is contributing. As a group, the Brewers have a .258 batting average (3rd in MLB), .760 OPS (3rd), 58 home runs (4th), 224 RBIs (3rd), and a 3.80 bullpen ERA (12th). It makes you wonder how impressive these numbers would be with a completely healthy organization.
We could be seeing that sooner rather than later, however, as we have been hearing positive injury reports like Devin Williams starting to throw; Garrett Mitchell finally getting the splint off his hand and expecting to see live pitching soon; and DL Hall starting a rehab assignment recently. When these guys come back, the organization will have some difficult decisions to make.
Granted, baseball transactions aren’t as simple as swapping out one player for another. There’s a 40-man roster to balance, the limited number of times a player can be sent down in the middle of a season, and the number of minor-league options a player has. Moves can be unpredictable.
The Brewers have 10 players on their injured list. We know Brandon Woodruff and Wade Miley will be done for the rest of the season, so the Brewers will have to send down eight players once everyone else is good to go. With four of these pitchers coming off the 60-day injured list, four players will have to be removed from the 40-man roster.
With that in mind, let’s take a look what the Brewers could do as each player gets healthy, barring any other injuries occurring–although, of course, they will, as we were reminded when Joe Ross landed on the injured list after Monday’s game. Let’s get into it.
Mitch White Designated for Assignment Once DL Hall Returns
This could be simply recency bias, but Mitch White looks like the odd man out. Regardless of how you see it, it’s hard to make a case for White to stay beyond the return of Hall.
Hall has a lot of promising stuff, be it as a starter or out of the pen. The team might lean toward the latter, though, after Hall struggled mightily before landing on the IL last month. In four starts, he has allowed 14 runs, all within the first three innings, and has only pitched beyond the fourth inning once. His ERA currently sits at 7.71, and has a WHIP over 2.20.
Hall recently had a rehab assignment for the Brewers’ minor-league High-A affiliate in Appleton, where he pitched a clean inning, striking out one. His fastball was in the mid-90s topping off at 95 MPH. According to our very own Jack Stern, Hall’s next assignment will be part of the Nashville Sounds, in hopes his velocity remains the same.
If Hall becomes a starter again, Bryse Wilson would likely go back to the bullpen and be used in spot starts. Perhaps he’ll even back up Hall if he has a rocky start.
Whether he’s a starter or not, the Brewers will have to send down a pitcher. Seeing as Robert Gasser has been impressive thus far, you can’t send him down yet. Jared Koenig has also put up decent numbers (3.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 12 G, 17 1/3 IP) in more stressful situations. The Brewers will likely send down a player who only is used in garbage time, or who has been least effective in close game situations.
After White threw two innings on Sunday afternoon, his ERA ballooned up to 7.71 on the season (7.94 as a Brewer). While his WHIP as a Brewer sits at 1.24, he was only brought in when the game seemed out of hand or a blowout. Sunday against the Astros was his first test, and it didn’t really go well. Monday night, they turned to him purely out of desperation, and he couldn’t meet the challenge.
The Brewers acquired White in a trade with the Giants after he was designated for assignment (DFA). It might not be too long before he is DFAed again, which would bring the Brewers’ 40-man roster down to 38.
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Joey Wiemer’s Return Ends Shortly Upon Mitchell’s Return
Because the 40-man roster sits at 39, the Brewers won’t have to remove anyone from the 40-man roster to reinstate Mitchell (unless they need to add someone between now and then). However, one player has to go to keep the MLB roster at 26.
Joey Wiemer’s season has been up and down, literally and figuratively. While he took time this offseason to adjust his swing, he hasn’t found a ton of success just yet.
When he was called up in Mid-April, he struggled, only getting on base in three out of 16 games. He has four hits this season, but he also has a 33.3% strikeout rate. He was placed on the injured list with a knee injury and returned this week, but without any kind of thunderous revelation.
Weimer just got reinstated to the roster, so time will tell if anything has changed, but how long of a leash will they give him?
With Mitchell making his way back and Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, and Blake Perkins all getting playing time, there is just no time for Weimer to play. Now, granted, Perkins hasn’t been doing the best (.157/.200/.235 in the last 15 games). But sending down Perkins will use one of his minor-league options, whereas Wiemer has already been optioned this season.
