Brewers' pitching prospect set to make MLB debut in injured Kyle Harrison's stead

On the first play of Kyle Harrison's most recent start, the talented, young southpaw injured both his knee and wrist while covering first base. An errant throw from first baseman Gary Sánchez nailed Harrison right on the left knee, and in an effort to make the catch, he lost his balance, fell to the ground, and braced himself with his left wrist.

While the knee injury, caused simply by the blunt force of the ball hitting his knee, has practically healed, the wrist injury is still lingering. In an effort to be extremely cautious with their key rotation piece, the Brewers are electing to push back Harrison's next start, which was scheduled to occur tonight in South Florida against the Miami Marlins. The injury isn't too significant to cause a stint on the injured list, which is good news for both Harrison and the Brewers, but the team has yet to announce when his next start will occur, so it remains to be seen if it will be a full "skip" of his spot in the rotation, or if his fourth appearance for the Crew will simply be pushed back a few days.

In Harrison's stead, the Brewers are giving a spot start to right-handed pitching prospect Coleman Crow, who will be making his MLB debut. The 25-year-old Crow, who was already a member of the 40-man roster, was officially added to the Brewers' active 26-man roster moments ago -- a move that resulted in reliever Easton McGee being sent down to Triple-A a week after he was added to the major-league bullpen.

Brewers' No. 27-ranked prospect Coleman Crow set to make MLB debut tonight against Miami Marlins

As unfortunate as it is to see Harrison's start pushed back, especially given how well the Brewers' offseason trade acquisition is pitching at the start of the year, Crow's debut is a nice silver lining. Crow, a 28th-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, was acquired by the Brewers back in December of 2023, in the deal that sent Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor to the New York Mets. At the time, Crow was recovering from Tommy John surgery, but it wasn't difficult to see his potential when healthy.

Crow's calling card is an elite 12-6 curveball that consistently tops 3,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). For reference, the highest spin rate that a Brewer tossed in yesterday's game against the Blue Jays was 2,733 rpm by Trevor Megill. Aaron Ashby, who also throws an excellent curve, topped out at 2,672 rpm yesterday afternoon. In other words, Crow's curveball is special.

Paired with a three-fastball repertoire (four-seam, sinker, cutter), none of which exceed an average of 92 mph on the radar gun, and a rarely-used slider, Crow's arsenal has generated a 27.3% strikeout rate in the early goings of the Triple-A season. However, he's frequently lived in the 30%+ range throughout his minor league career.

For the Nashville Sounds this year, Crow has made three appearances, two of which were starts, covered 15.2 innings, posted a 4.04 ERA, and struck out 18 opponents. He's coming off a 2025 campaign during which he posted a 2.51 ERA in 10 Double-A starts, before a late-season promotion to Triple-A, where he had one very effective start and one where he struggled a bit.

Meanwhile, it's a tough development for the right-handed McGee, who made just one appearance -- a mop-up outing in the Brewers' disappointing loss to the Washington Nationals last Friday -- since his promotion to the big-league roster. That said, there's a lot to like in McGee's arsenal and it's likely that he's back up on in the major leagues in the near future, especially given the taxed state of the Brewers' bullpen.

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