Brewers limit Jacob Misiorowski's workload as he returns from layoff

The Brewers worked Jacob Misiorowski only four innings Monday night as Pat Murphy began managing the right-hander’s return from a layoff. Murphy said Milwaukee wants to monitor Misiorowski’s workload coming out of the All-Star break, a clear sign the club is treating his reentry as a planning exercise, not a full-speed restart.

That caution had already shown up earlier in the month. Plans called for Misiorowski to resume throwing without starting that week, and the Brewers had also chosen to rest him before the break as his innings climbed. The logic is simple for a team chasing October: limit stress now, keep the arm intact later, and avoid a setback that could matter more in September than in July.

Misiorowski’s profile explains why Milwaukee is being careful. MLB.com lists him as a 6-foot-7 right-hander from Blue Springs, Missouri, born April 3, 2002. The Brewers drafted him in the second round, 63rd overall, in 2022 out of Crowder College, and he made his major league debut on June 12, 2025.

The power is obvious whenever he takes the mound. On June 12, Misiorowski struck out 15 batters, a career high and the most by any major league pitcher that season. He followed that with an 11-strikeout outing in a Brewers win on July 7, underscoring why Milwaukee is willing to be patient with a pitcher who can change the shape of a game in one start.

Those numbers also help explain the broader stakes. Through his first five major league starts, RotoWire listed Misiorowski with a 2.81 ERA, a 0.90 WHIP and 33 strikeouts against 11 walks. That kind of production gives the Brewers a reason to protect him, but it also complicates rotation planning: shorter outings, skipped turns and a measured buildup can all help preserve him, while still keeping his electric arm available for the stretch run.

USA Today-linked coverage noted arm fatigue concerns even as Misiorowski was considered ready for the second half, and NBC Sports described Milwaukee’s decision to rest him ahead of the break with October in mind. The Brewers are now testing that balance in real time, trying to keep a high-upside starter fresh enough to matter when the calendar turns.