Brewers prospects' bounce-back season continues with impressive Triple-A debut

As if the Nashville Sounds' starting rotation wasn't stacked enough already. With Logan Henderson, Tobias Myers, Carlos Rodriguez (who is currently on the injured list), and another major league caliber arm set to join them soon when Brandon Woodruff returns to the major league roster, the Sounds, the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A affiliate, now have another intriguing arm in their rotation, and his debut came on Thursday night.

After a lengthy rehab process from a Tommy John surgery that kept him out of the game for nearly two years, Coleman Crow is back on a professional mound this season, and his start to the year could not be going much better. Crow, who the Brewers acquired from the New York Mets in a deal for Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor, started the year in Double-A with the Biloxi Shuckers.

A delayed start to the season meant that Crow's first start of 2025 came on April 25, against the Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox' Double-A affiliate. In that start, which was a short one by design, Crow allowed just one hit and fanned four across three innings of work.

The rest of Crow's time in Double-A was much of the same, and two months later he had made 10 starts for the Shuckers and was sitting on a sparkling 2.51 ERA. He also struck out 52 batters in 43 innings, demonstrating that he was more than ready for the next level. The Brewers agreed and promoted him to Triple-A on June 18.

Coleman Crow tosses four inning shutout in Triple-A debut

Crow's debut in Triple-A was slightly delayed due to a brief stint on the injured list, but this past Thursday, after two seasons in Double-A and a lengthy recovery process, the 24-year-old right-hander finally cracked the top level of the minor leagues.

Facing the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate that is stacked with big-league-ready talent, Crow went four innings, allowed zero runs on three hits, and struck out seven. The 56 pitches that Crow threw reflect an organization that is being extra careful with one of its most exciting up-and-coming talents.

Crow's impressive start to the 2025 season is not going unnoticed. On the same day that Crow made his Triple-A debut, the Brewers named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Month for the month of June. The previous pitcher to win the honor, during the month of May, was Jacob Misiorowski, putting Crow in elite company and raising the expectations of what he can bring to the organization over the next few years.

Speaking of the next few years, Crow is in an interesting position. He's Rule 5 eligible at the end of the season, meaning the Brewers need to add him to their 40-man roster or risk him being taken away by another team. However, with the way that he's pitching now, and the fact that he's already impressing in Triple-A, adding him to the 40-man this upcoming offseason should be a no-brainer. Once that happens, expect Crow to be in the rotation mix as early as the first half of next season. In Crow, the Crew seem to have found another excellent starting pitcher.