Brewers making shocking decision with top pitching prospect after latest roster cuts

If you were to ask Milwaukee Brewers fans about the prospects they were the most excited about, two names in particular would be extremely popular choices. One is Jesus Made who has taken the world by storm after a very strong pro debut and who has already drawn some comparisons to Jackson Chourio. The other name is top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski.

While it would be objectively insane to have Made in contention for a spot on Milwaukee's Opening Day roster this year, Misiorowski was very much in contention coming into camp. Thanks to having some of the best raw stuff of any pitching prospect in baseball, Misiorowski is thought by many to either be a potential frontline starter of Milwaukee's future or an elite high leverage reliever if the rotation doesn't work out.

Unfortunately, it appears as though fans will have to wait a bit longer to find out what he looks like in the big leagues as Misiorowski was among the Brewers' latest round of spring roster cuts.

Jacob Misiorowski headlines latest round of Brewers' spring training roster cuts

We'll start with the non-Misiorowski names sent back to the minor league backfields first as they are the easiest to explain. Brewer Hicklen is a nice depth piece to have, but Milwaukee just has better outfield options available to them including on the bench and his odds or making the roster were very small from the outset. Deivi Garcia, Easton McGee, Vinny Nittoli, Raynel Delgado, and Darrien Miller are similar cases of guys that are nice depth to have in the minors, but not guys that were overly likely to get carried on the big league roster.

As for Misiorowski, this decision is one that is honestly on him. While he showed flashes of the dominance that makes him so exciting as a pitching prospect, posting a 9.39 ERA in four spring training appearances doesn't exactly make a strong case especially given that his issues finding the strike zone consistently were on full display.

This decision doesn't mean that Misiorowski won't play in Milwaukee at some point in 2025. He is going to have to demonstrate he can limit the walks while maintaining his ability to miss bats, but there is too much arm talent here to write him off altogether. It will be curious if Misiorowski gets more time in the bullpen down in the minors to start the season, but the one thing we know for sure is that his MLB debut is going to have to wait a bit longer.

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