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3:45pm : Lefty will serve as the opener tonight with Fedde likely to follow in a bulk role, per . was previously schedule to start tonight. McCalvy adds that Priester has a wrist thing which doesnt require an IL stint but the Brewers are bumping his next start to Saturday. 2:45pm : The Brewers announced that they have signed right-hander , who was released by Atlanta earlier this week. He will take the active roster spot of righty , who has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right flexor strain, retroactive to August 25th Michael Fulmer Jersey . Righty has been transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Fedde. Megill himself provided an update on his status to reporters, including . He downplayed the severity and characterized the move as taking a step back and getting right for the postseason. Thats a fairly positive outlook on the situation, all things considered.Regardle s, its a notable development this late in the season. The Brewers are the best team in baseball and Megill is their closer. He notched 21 saves last year and has added another 30 this season. He has thrown 46 innings this year with a 2.54 earned run average, 30.7% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate. The Brewers have a strong bullpen on the whole and that should still be the case without Megill. has a 1.71 ERA this year and could step into the ninth inning role. Still, no club wants to lose its closer, especially this close to the postseason. Teams generally lean harder on their relievers in the playoffs, where the off-days allow the top arms to pitch in almost every game. For now, his roster spot goes to Fedde. Perhaps that is to give the club a fresh arm capable of covering multiple innings out of the bullpen. Thanks to a doubleheader last week, the Brewers are in a stretch of playing 19 games in 18 days. After on off-day on September 2nd, they play another eight straight. Put together, that makes for 27 games in 27 days. Fedde hasnt been having a good year. Between St. Louis and Atlanta, he has thrown 125 innings with a 5.76 ERA, 13.6% strikeout rate and 10.8% walk rate. That led the Cards to designate him for a signment in July. Atlanta picked him up in a cash deal but then released him a month later. For the Brewers, hes cheap and doesnt require a commitment. The Cards are on the hook for the remainder of his salary, as they ate it in the deal which sent him to Atlanta. Milwaukee only has to pay him the prorated league minimum for any time spent on the roster. Theres also theoretically a bit of upside, as Fedde was far better last year. He to sed 177 1/3 innings between the White Sox and Cardinals with a 3.30 ERA, 21.2% strikeout rate and 7.2% walk rate. The Brewers have a good reputation for getting the best out of pitchers and could perhaps get him back on track, though its also po sible he does some mop up work and then gets quickly cut from the roster. As for Henderson, he hit the 15-day IL in early August due to his own flexor strain. This move suggests the club doesnt expect him back before early October. Perhaps he will be healthy for the playoffs but he probably didnt have a shot at cracking the postseason roster. Hes had good results this year but has mostly been squeezed to the minors due to the other talented pitchers on the staff. Photo courtesy of Michael McLoone, Imagn Images Chicago Cubs Jersey |
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