Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher of the Month: May 2026

Honorable Mentions
Logan Henderson
4 GS, 21 IP, 2.14 ERA, 2.49 FIP, 33.3 K%, 6.2 BB% 

For the past two seasons, Henderson has been just outside the major-league rotation, but he's been effective when called up. Brandon Woodruff’s injury seemed like the perfect time for him to get some real innings under his belt, but then came the unfortunate news that he would be hitting the injured list with a back strain.

The situation is even sadder when considering that, prior to getting hurt, he continued his strong showing from last year and was one of the better starters for Milwaukee last month. His tendency to give up plenty of pulled balls in the air may have been a concern in the long run, but he managed to keep most of the fly balls in the ballpark.

He’ll be out of commission for about a month, but assuming his comrades start to get healthier, the team may not have a clear place to put him when he gets back.

Statistical Nugget: Despite having an average velocity of 93.1 mph, Henderson’s four-seam fastball has a whiff rate of 28.4%, partly thanks to its 18.1 inches of induced vertical break.

Aaron Ashby
11 G, 17 ⅔ IP, 1.53 ERA, 2.09 FIP, 29.6 K%, 9.9 BB%

Ashby has a real shot at being one of the league’s most impactful relievers this year. It’s only the start of June, and he has already pitched 40 innings, setting him up to comfortably eclipse the 66 ⅔ innings he pitched last year.

The best part is that he has remained effective despite his monstrous workload. The Brewers ask a lot out of their trusty multi-inning southpaw, and he has consistently delivered. His sinker has gotten hit around a bit, but the breaking ball duo of his curveball and slider has helped limit the damage, with both pitches having whiff rates greater than 56%. 

Along with his sheer stamina, he is a rare case of a pitcher who has both elite strikeout (32.6%) and ground ball (53.7%) rates, making him an invaluable component of Milwaukee’s bullpen.

Statistical Nugget: Ashby has a higher whiff rate on his curveball (56.8%) than any MLB pitcher who has thrown at least 100 pitches. Trevor Megill is in second place (50.6%).

Kyle Harrison
5 GS, 28 IP, 0.96 ERA, 2.00 FIP, 28.2 K%, 5.5 BB% 

In the offseason, the Brewers packaged away much of their infield depth to acquire a couple of underwhelming young starting pitchers and David Hamilton. It seemed like a bizarre move at the time, but after a few months of seeing the results, it’s clear that Milwaukee may have committed their most egregious act of robbery yet.

Kyle Harrison has officially broken out and has become one of the best left-handed starters in the sport. In May, the only pitchers to accumulate more fWAR (1.2) than him were Chris Sale (1.3) and Cristopher Sánchez (2.1)

He recently had the unfortunate privilege of pitching in the first game of the high-altitude Las Vegas Series, where he was on the wrong end of an offensive onslaught by the Athletics. This caused his numbers to take a steep decline, but he’s clearly demonstrated that under more normal conditions, he has what it takes to be a very solid #2 option in the Brewers’ rotation. 

Statistical Nugget: Harrison’s go-to secondary pitch is his slurve. Last year, opposing hitters slugged .639 against the pitch. This year, they’re slugging just .227.

Pitcher of the Month — Jacob Misiorowski
6 GS, 38 ⅓ IP, 0.23 ERA, 0.68 FIP, 41.9 K%, 4.4 BB% 

Was there ever any doubt? I would say that Misiorowski posted video-game numbers in the month of May, but it’s difficult to find any video games that are this easy. Milwaukee’s ace dominated opposing hitters in his six starts, and if not for a historic scoreless stretch by Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez and the medical marvel that is Shohei Ohtani, Misiorowski would be a clear favorite for the NL Cy Young.

Two of the main criticisms levied at the 24-year-old were that his inning count was limited by being inefficient and that he lacked command of his otherworldly stuff. Last month, only one of his six starts was shorter than six innings, and three of his starts were stretched to seven. He did this while limiting free passes and reducing his overall walk rate on the season to just 7.3%.

His dominance in May rightfully earned him quite a bit of the mainstream spotlight, but this is the pitcher that Milwaukee has known about since they drafted him in 2022. With a 1.50 ERA over his first 78 innings of the year, the sky’s the limit for the future face of the franchise.

Statistical Nugget: Misiorowski officially added a cutter this year, and it has quickly become a lethal weapon in his arsenal. Its Run Value per 100 pitches is 5.5, more than any other cutter in baseball (min. 100 pitches).