Brewer Fanatic Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month – March/April 2025

For now, the list is going to be top-heavy with righties, as the organization only has four southpaws that made two or more starts during the first month of the season.

The eight players listed are all righthanders.

Honorable Mentions 
John Holobetz, Carolina Mudcats – 4 G, 3 GS, 18.2 IP, 3-0, 2.89 ERA, 1.69 FIP, 0.86 WHIP, 13 H, 3 BB, 26 K.
Manuel Rodriguez, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers – 5 G, 5 GS, 25.0 IP, 0-1, 1.80 ERA, 3.68 FIP, 1.00 WHIP, 20 H, 5 BB, 25 K.
Logan Henderson, Nashville Sounds – 4 G, 4 GS, 20.0 IP, 3-1, 2.70 ERA, 3.50 FIP, 1.05 WHIP, 10 H, 11 BB, 29 K.

TOP 5 STARTING PITCHERS FOR APRIL
#5 – Tyson Hardin, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers - 4 G, 4 GS, 18.2 IP, 2-0, 0.96 ERA, 2.02 FIP, 0.96 WHIP, 14 H, 4 BB, 21 K.
Hardin was selected by the Brewers in the 12^th round of the 2024 draft out of Mississippi State, where he worked mostly as a reliever. He made two appearances last year at Low-A Carolina but moved up one level to the T-Rats this year. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Hardin made a positive impression on his employers, striking out three in two scoreless innings in the Spring Breakout Game in March.

From Spencer Michaelis’ 2024 draft recap:
A two-pitch pitcher, Hardin’s calling card is a mid-90s fastball with a ton of horizontal run, which he can run up to 97 MPH. Coming from his low arm slot, the fastball has a really interesting shape to it. His other pitch is a mid-80s slider that could use some improvement in its consistency. 

The 23-year-old started out his season on April 8 against the Quad Cities River Bandits and went five innings without allowing a hit. He walked one while striking out four in a 4-0 Timber Rattlers victory, earning his first win of the year.

Five days later, Hardin pitched another dandy, allowing just four hits in four innings and whiffing five batters in a 5-1 win over the River Bandits. Hardin notched his second victory when he allowed four hits and one walk in 5.2 innings, striking out a season-high seven in a 2-0 win over the Lansing Lugnuts on April 19. In his fourth start on April 26, Hardin struggled a bit and left the game after four innings, trailing 2-1 against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. The T-Rats battled back for a 4-2 victory.

#4 – Carlos Rodriguez, Nashville Sounds – 5 G, 5 GS, 24.2 IP, 2-0, 1.09 ERA, 1.99 FIP, 1.01 WHIP, 17 H, 8 BB, 33 K.
Although a native of Nicaragua, Rodriguez was drafted in the sixth round of the 2021 draft out of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Florida. Now in his fourth year in the organization, Rodriguez is one of several promising hurlers in the Brewers system.

Currently ranked 18^th on the Brewer Fanatic Top Prospects list, his scouting reports reads as follows:
A true six-pitch pitcher, Rodriguez throws all three variations of fastballs (four-seam, sinker, and cutter). He also throws a changeup, curveball, and slider. None of them stand out as plus pitches, but all of them are average or better. Rodriguez helps his stuff play up by messing with the timing of hitters.

The 5-foot-11, 205-pound Rodriguez had five starts in April and excelled in three of them. On March 28, he earned his first win in a 7-1 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. In five innings, he allowed three hits, one unearned run, and one walk while whiffing seven. Rodriguez got roughed up in his next outing, managing only four innings while giving up six hits, two runs, and a walk. He struck out four in the 10-2 contest that saw Jacob Misiorowski get the victory in relief over the Gwinnett Stripers.

Game number three was the best game of all, a 7-1 win over the Memphis Redbirds on April 11. Rodriguez allowed just one hit and one walk in 5 2/3 innings and punched out seven Redbirds. Six days later, Rodriguez had problems finding the strike zone, walking five while giving up four hits and two runs in 4 2/3 frames in which the Sounds eked out a 5-4 decision.

His final start was by far the most disappointing, as the bullpen cost him a win. In 5 1/3 innings, Rodriguez gave up three hits and struck out a season-high eight, but watched three relievers give up nine runs in the last two innings in a 9-7 loss to the Durham Bulls.

#3 - Bishop Letson, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers – 4 G, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 1-0, 1.65 ERA, 1.99 FIP, 0.80 WHIP, 10 H, 3 BB, 17 K.
A lanky (6-foot-4, 170-pound) righty from Floyd Central (Indiana) High School, Letson was picked in the 11^th round by the Brewers in the 2023 draft. Letson had a solid year at Low-A Carolina in 2024, allowing a meager six hits per nine innings.

Per Jake McKibbin, (The Brewers Farm System Is (Once Again) An Arm Factory):
Bishop Letson was the 11th-round pick of the 2023 draft and is one of the more intriguing arms out there. The Brewers area scout who picked him up talked about his changeup making some big strides in 2023, along with some velocity jumps on the fastball, which reached 94 mph (it was sitting in the upper 80s earlier in the season). He threw a lot of strikes, but one of the most interesting things was that he’d never had a pitching coach, and the Brewers thought they could take him forward. 

Although Letson has only one win to his credit, two of his three ‘game scores’ in his starts are rated as ‘good’ by FanGraphs. Think they might know a thing or two about baseball? In his first start against the Cedar Rapids Kernels on April 5, Letson only pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed one hit, two walks, and two runs while striking out four. Six days later, Letson pitched five innings against the Quad Cities River Bandits and gave up three hits while whiffing a season-high eight batters. Letson pitched in relief one week later, going 2 2/3 innings, allowing two hits, one walk, and one run. On April 25, Letson earned his first win of the season, going 5 1/3 innings against the Kernels, keeping the opponents off the board on four hits while striking out four.

#2 – Alexander Cornielle, Biloxi Shuckers – 4 G, 4 GS, 17.2 IP, 1-0, 0.51 ERA, 2.08 FIP, 0.96 WHIP, 9 H, 8 BB, 22 K.
Cornielle signed as an international free agent in 2019 and is now in his sixth year as a Brewer. He spent two seasons at High A Wisconsin before getting promoted to Double A Biloxi in 2025.

In four starts this year, Cornielle allowed one hit in six innings in a no-decision against the Columbus Clingstones (sounds like a personal problem); struck out the first nine Birmingham Barons in a four-inning, 11-strikeout effort; pitched just 2 2/3 innings five day later against the Barons, allowing one hit, three walk, and three runs (one earned). Cornielle got his first Double A win against the Montgomery Biscuits (who makes up these names?) on April 26, pitching five innings while allowing three hits and one walk while shutting the Biscuits out.

The 23-year-old Dominican Republic native is fully bilingual and routinely translated for his teammates last year at High A Wisconsin.

#1 – Jacob Misiorowski, Nashville Sounds – 6 G, 5 GS, 29.2 IP, 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 4.07 FIP, 0.91 WHIP, 14 H, 13 BB, 38K.
‘Miz’ was a second-round draft pick by the Brewers in 2022 and has moved up nicely in his fourth year as a Brewer. Currently ranked number one on the Brewer Fanatic Top Prospect list and # 44 on Baseball America’s listing, Misiorowski is without doubt the next big pitching thing for Milwaukee fans.

Once again, Jake McKibbin provides some insight into the 23-year-old’s success:
Misiorowski has been getting ahead in the count more often this season, with significantly less wildness. If he can maintain this type of pitch mix (with occasional sliders and changeups, to keep hitters off-balance), he may have found an arsenal that he can really command at the big-league level.

Misiorowski was named the International Pitcher of the Week for the second time in 2025 last week, based on 11 scoreless innings while allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out 17.

Overall, Misiorowski had four starts where he allowed three or fewer hits and had three games with seven or more strikeouts, with a high of nine against the Durham Bulls on April 27. Ironically, Misiorowski got his only victory this year while pitching in relief on April 5 against the Gwinnett Stripers, allowing four walks while striking out a similar number in 3 2/3 innings.

As of April 28, Misiorowski led all Triple A with 38 strikeouts and had the sixth-best ERA with 1.82. During his career, Misiorowski has won seven Pitcher of the Week awards in the Carolina League, Southern League, and International League, respectively.

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