The Brewers can be inserting right-hander Trevor Megill on the 15-day injured record resulting from a again drawback, in response to a number of members of the crew’s beat (together with Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).
Acquired in a commerce with the Twins in April 2023, Megill is the newest in a string of relievers to hit a brand new stage of efficiency after coming to Milwaukee. Megill had a 6.03 ERA over his first 68 2/3 profession huge league innings with the Cubs and Twins in 2021-22, however with some intriguing secondary metrics that hinted at a better ceiling, and he delivered on that potential with a 3.63 ERA over 34 2/3 frames with Milwaukee final season.
Megill has been even higher in 2024, with a 2.41 ERA and wonderful stroll (5.9%) and strikeout (29.4%) charges over 33 2/3 innings within the Crew’s bullpen. Whereas he has allowed loads of exhausting contact and has turn into quite an excessive fly ball pitcher this season, Megill’s 98.8mph fastball has been one in every of baseball’s extra dominant choices, pairing properly along with his curve to idiot batters.
This efficiency has are available in a number of high-leverage circumstances, as Megill has acted as Milwaukee’s nearer (saving 20 of 23 probabilities) whereas Devin Williams has missed virtually the complete season resulting from stress fractures in his again. Williams solely made his season debut yesterday, so the Brewers are going through some unlucky irony in shedding Megill to a again drawback simply as Williams returns. Bryan Hudson was additionally simply positioned on the 15-day IL resulting from an indirect pressure, in one other huge hit to the reduction corps. Nick Mears was acquired in a commerce with the Rockies on Saturday, however with Hudson and now Megill each out, the Brewers may definitely look to additional bolster the bullpen previous to tomorrow’s commerce deadline.
