The Brewers’ bullpen has been a mess, but Logan Henderson may be on the verge of giving Milwaukee a badly needed lift.
Outside of Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe, and Trevor Megill, the relief corps has been shaky, and that showed up again over the weekend when the Brewers dropped two of three to the Cubs in their latest rivalry series. Milwaukee’s rotation has continued to carry the load, but the bullpen has been a problem, especially lately.
Henderson’s return could help on both fronts. The rookie has been on the injured list with a back injury, but before that he had already made five starts for Milwaukee and was 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA. Across 10 career starts with the Brewers, he is 5-1 with a 2.23 ERA.
On Sunday night, Henderson took another step toward rejoining the club with a rehab start for Triple-A Nashville, and he looked every bit as sharp as he had before landing on the injured list. The Sounds posted his line on social media: 3.0 IP, 0 R, 7 K, 1 H, 1 BB.
That outing makes the next move pretty clear. Once Henderson is cleared to return to the majors, Milwaukee is expected to put him right back into the rotation. That would give the Brewers a top four of Jacob Misiorowski, Kyle Harrison, Brandon Woodruff, and Henderson.
The bigger question is what happens to the current starters behind them. Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan have both pitched well in starting roles, but Drohan has worked out of the bullpen before, while Sproat has only started.
Still, there’s a case for moving Sproat. By the fourth or fifth inning, opposing lineups seem to have a better read on him, and shifting him to relief could help Milwaukee solve one issue while strengthening another.
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