Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher of the Month - July 2025

Honorable Mentions
DL Hall
8 G, 13 ⅓ IP, 2.70 ERA, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 10 K, 0.83 WHIP
After a rocky start to his Brewers career last year, where he dealt with injury, DL Hall is finally living up to the hype that followed him from Baltimore. He has filled a fantastic niche as a more durable bullpen arm, either pitching multiple relief innings or serving as the opener. He has yet to pitch more than three innings this year, but the results so far seem to indicate that this level of work suits him well. 

His arsenal has taken a big step forward, particularly his fastball offering which wasn’t particularly effective in 2024 but has now become a lethal weapon. Now fully healthy, almost all of his pitches have found a way to be effective. His slider in particular has caused some problems for opposing hitters, holding them to just a .095 average so far this year. 

Statistical Nugget: Hall has held opposing batters to a .369 OPS with the bases empty but a .990 OPS with runners in scoring position.

Freddy Peralta
6 GS, 32 ⅔ IP, 3.58 ERA, 25 H, 13 ER, 12 BB, 36 K, 1.13 WHIP
The Brewers’ resident workhorse continued his strong season in July. He has been a little more susceptible to damage compared to the first few months of the season but overall, he has been pretty consistent, especially by his standards. 

He has been more reliant on the fastball this season, throwing it 56.1% of the time, more than any other full season in his career. Also receiving more of a spotlight has been his changeup which has replaced his slider as his favorite secondary offering.

Statistical Nugget: Peralta has generated a run value of 33 in the shadow portion of the strike zone, more than all but two pitchers: Paul Skenes (34) and Tarik Skubal (36).

Quinn Priester
5 G, 29 ⅓ IP, 3.07 ERA, 28 H, 10 ER, 8 BB, 28 K, 1.23 WHIP
With each passing day, Quinn Priester looks like more of a steal by the Brewers. Acquired from Boston in exchange for Yophery Rodriguez, a Competitive Balance Round selection, and pitcher John Holobetz, Priester has quickly become one of the team’s most valuable starting pitchers. With a season ERA of 3.27 over 20 starts, it seems like Milwaukee really knew something the Pirates and Red Sox didn’t. 

A true sinker baller through and through, his overall groundball rate of 57.4% this year is higher than 96% of qualified pitchers. His breaking ball offerings aren’t too bad either with a sweepy slider and a curveball that doesn’t move much but tunnels well enough with the fastball to fool hitters. 

Statistical Nugget: In high leverage situations, Priester has held opposing hitters to a .448 OPS.

Pitcher of the Month - Brandon Woodruff
4 GS, 22 ⅓ IP, 2.01 ERA, 13 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 29 K, 0.72 WHIP
Despite a layoff that spanned a season and a half, Woodruff came back like he never left. He stepped on the mound for the first time this season on July 6th against the Marlins and hasn’t looked back ever since. He has gone six strong innings in all but one of his starts and has been working efficiently, consistently keeping his pitch count under 90. Even in the face of injury and missed time, he’s still turning up the gas on command.

Speaking of command, it has been pristine since his return. With a strikeout rate of 35.6% and a walk rate of just 3.8%, he isn’t giving his opponents much of a chance. Other dominant numbers include the .116 average against his four-seam fastball, .240 slugging percentage against his sinker, and 42.5% whiff rate on his changeup. It’s a sample of under 30 innings but so far, he’s been as dominant as we’ve ever seen him. 

Statistical Nugget: Woodruff has a groundball rate of just 19.4% despite throwing a sinker 29.8% of the time.