After a Fifth Dominant Outing in a Row, Jacob Misiorowski's Next Start Should Be With Brewers

Since April 22, Jacob Misiorowski has gotten 92 outs in five starts. Thirty-eight of those have come via strikeouts, and he's walked only seven total batters along the way. He's yielded 16 hits and two runs. His stuff has gone nuclear, and he's landing it in the strike zone often enough to make the most of that tick upward. He's ready for the majors, and the Brewers shouldn't waste even one more bullet in his invaluable arm. Whether his long-term role is in the rotation or the bullpen, right now, he can be one of their two or three best starters at the big-league level.

Misiorowski has found increased consistency in his release point recently, and added a changeup to his arsenal in the middle of April. Now a four-pitch guy (even if he's predominantly getting his outs with the fastball and hard slider), he can keep hitters in an even more defensive mode—and even big-league batters will struggle to handle the heat he's now firing.

Misiorowski has struck out nearly a third of the batters he's faced in 2025. His stuff is utterly dominant, and he's spent a handful of outings learning how to work into a lineup for a third time and compete when there's traffic on the bases. Growing pains might still come, but those have to happen sometimes. With an arm as electric as Misiorowski's, it would be a shame to have him continue working against competition for which he's far too good, in games that only matter in the context of preparing players to win games at the next level. It's time to call up Misiorowski and make sure that every triple-digit fastball he throws counts, in full, beginning with his next start.

The Brewers will host the struggling Orioles at American Family Field next week. When they take the field for the Wednesday matinee to close that series, Misiorowski should be the one picking up the ball and toeing the rubber. The Brewers' most urgent needs might be on offense, but a pitcher with the chance to be this good, this soon can only ever help matters.