Jacob Misiorowski is the most exciting rookie in MLB this season. He may also need to be used in smaller doses moving forward.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ rising star pitched three scoreless innings before being taken out in the fourth during Tuesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, marking the most visible result of the team’s established pitch limits for the 23-year-old. His statistics included 3 2/3 innings, three hits allowed, no runs, one walk, seven strikeouts, and 64 pitches thrown.
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His fastballs had an average speed of 99.5 mph, with a maximum of 101.9 mph. The two curveballs were the only pitches he delivered that were below 90 mph.
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DL Hall took the mound in place of Misiorowski with two outs and induced a groundout from Luke Raley, keeping the rookie’s performance scoreless. Nevertheless, a solo home run by Cal Raleigh in the sixth inning, marking his 39th of the season and the most in MLB, provided the Mariners with the winning run in a 1-0 victory that ended the Brewers’ 11-game winning streak.
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Milwaukee’s current standing is 60 wins and 41 losses, sharing the top position in the NL Central with the Chicago Cubs, as well as leading all of MLB.
Misiorowski’s start marked his first since participating in the All-Star Game, a selection that sparked some debate because he had only started five games prior to last week. MLB’s decision to include him in the Midsummer Classic highlighted his exceptional talent, something the Brewers will aim to protect as much as possible.
How many innings will the Brewers allow Jacob Misiorowski to pitch?
It’s no surprise that the Brewersplan to restrict the amount of work for the hard-throwing Misiorowski, particularly when they are in position for the playoffs.
Several factors can make teams uncomfortable, but a significant rise in innings for young pitchers is among the most concerning. If Misiorowski continues to pitch as a regular starter, he would be following that trend. In 2023, his first full season in affiliated baseball, he pitched 71 1/3 innings. The following year, he increased to 97 1/3 innings. This season, he threw 63 1/3 innings with Triple-A Nashville before moving up to the majors, where he has now accumulated 29 1/3 innings, along with a scoreless inning in the MLB All-Star Game.
Misiorowski has already pitched 92 2/3 innings this season, with almost the entire second half remaining, so the Brewers will try to minimize the risk of a full season for an arm that is already vulnerable to injury because of the intensity of his pitches.
Tuesday could be an extreme case of how swiftly they bring him in, although manager Pat Murphy is involved.told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
It’s crucial for us to consider everyone’s well-being when making these strategic choices,” he said. “For instance, ‘Okay, who needs a rest right now?’ Miz hasn’t pitched in a certain number of days, so he throws an inning in the All-Star Game. We can’t expect him to go out and pitch seven innings tomorrow.
That’s not just for him. So, you have to sort of do that.
We could perform some rough calculations. The Brewers are avoiding the error the Washington Nationals made in 2012 with Stephen Strasburg by not revealing a specific inning limit, but let’s assume they prefer him to pitch no more than 140 innings this season.
If this were true, and Misiorowski were to start just once a week for the remainder of the regular season, he would have approximately nine starts remaining along with 57 1/3 innings to pitch. This translates to about 5.26 innings per start, which isn’t particularly bad (as few pitchers average that many innings per game). However, there’s also the postseason to consider, and that’s where complications arise.
If the Brewers hoped Misiorowski would pitch, for example, three additional starts in the playoffs, that would equate to 3.94 innings per start. Increasing his inning limit to 150 would result in 4.78 innings per start.
Let’s be clear — all of the above is just guesswork. The strategy likely doesn’t involve a strict inning cap because Major League Baseball teams understand that not every inning is the same, and there are alternative methods to reduce stress on a pitcher’s arm. The Brewers could simply be keeping an eye on his well-being and adjusting his playing time during periods when his contribution isn’t critical, at least until he’s competing in the playoffs.
Nevertheless, both the mathematics and the Brewers’ statements indicate that if you pay to watch the Brewers’ rising star, don’t anticipate getting the full ace experience unless you’re informed otherwise. There’s essentially no way he can be a pitcher who starts every fifth day and throws six or seven innings per game if a pitch limit is in place.
One area where the restriction isn’t affecting Misiorowski is in award evaluations, as he continues to be a top contender for the NL Rookie of the Year at BetMGM.
