Milwaukee Brewers Pitchers of the Month - May 2025

Honorable Mentions
Trevor Megill
11 G, 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 9 K, 1.20 WHIP, 7 SV
Megill’s numbers didn’t look great to start the season after he gave up three earned runs on April 12 against the Diamondbacks. However, after his ERA ballooned to 5.79 as a result of that outing, he has locked back in, conceding just two runs since—only one of which was in May. He's lowered his ERA to 2.21 for the season.

He has his knuckle curve to thank for much of his success. Opposing hitters are whiffing against it 59.2% of the time and it’s three times more valuable than his four-seam fastball on a run value per 100 pitches basis. He hasn’t blown a save opportunity since that aforementioned contest in mid-April, so here’s hoping he continues to be the latest closer success story in Milwaukee.

Statistical Nugget: Megill has held opposing batters to a .496 OPS over 38 plate appearances with runners in scoring position.

Logan Henderson
3 GS, 15 IP, 1.80 ERA, 11 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 20 K, 1.07 WHIP
Despite being recently optioned to clear room for DL Hall’s return, Henderson pitched extremely well in his three outings. With injuries plaguing the big league rotation, his handful of starts were a helpful stopgap that held down the fort while some of Milwaukee’s arms did their best to recover. Including his debut on April 20, Henderson has a 1.71 ERA over four starts this season—solid numbers for a rookie campaign.

Some of his numbers were clearly due for regression, especially his 35.8% strikeout rate, but he was remarkably effective for someone with an average fastball velocity of just 93.0 mph. His arsenal is lacking development and depth, with his four-seam fastball and changeup accounting for 88.6% of his total pitches thrown, but with more time, he could be an outstanding under-the-radar part of the team’s rotation.

Statistical Nugget: Henderson has held opposing hitters to a .101 OPS after reaching a 1-1 count.

Freddy Peralta
5 GS, 25 ⅔ IP, 3.16 ERA, 22 H, 9 ER, 12 BB, 25 K, 1.32 WHIP
Peralta has been throwing the ball this year. Even though his ERA was slightly higher in May than it was in April, it was still a solid number, and has helped him retain his spot as the most valuable member on the team by rWAR (1.7). There was a little more traffic on the basepaths than he probably would have liked, but he was able to minimize trouble to a reasonable degree.

The notable changes to his arsenal are likely at least one of the reasons for his performance improvements over last year. He has seemingly ditched his slider altogether, and while he started off with a very effective curveball, his changeup has been the star of the show, holding opposing hitters to a .180 batting average, .000 ISO, and boasting a 36.4% whiff rate.

Statistical Nugget: When facing the lineup for a third time, Peralta has limited opposing hitters to a .517 OPS, a lower number than the first (.649 OPS) and second (.643 OPS) times through the order.

Pitcher of the Month - Chad Patrick
7 GS, 38 IP, 3.32 ERA, 36 H, 14 ER, 7 BB, 35 K, 1.13 WHIP
In an outstanding effort by the rookie, Patrick led the Brewers in innings pitched by a comfortable margin, while also putting up strong numbers. He may not get the same Rookie of the Year attention as guys like Drake Baldwin, but don’t let that fool you: he is having a great year. He currently has a 2.97 ERA over the 63 ⅔ innings he has thrown.

Although he has the ability to dial it up to the mid-90s if he so chooses, his most valuable weapon is by far his cutter, which has averaged just 87.5 mph. His stuff isn’t particularly dominant and his strikeout rate of just 21.6% is right about average, but the cutter has made it quite difficult for hitters to square up his pitches. Some 36% of his batted balls are classified as “under” by Statcast, meaning hitters are hitting lots of lazy flies and pop-ups on it. I’d hate to speak too soon and jinx it but so far, he seems like another top-notch rookie arm talent developed by the Brewers.

Statistical Nugget: Patrick has a chase contact rate of 72.1%, nearly 15% higher than average.