Pedro Martinez Gives High Praise of Brewers Rookie Sensation
Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski has taken the baseball world by storm. From his hitless MLB debut to his matchup against Paul Skenes, to outdueling Clayton Kershaw, his star is quickly rising.
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It may just be five starts into Misiorowski's big league career, but there's no denying just how good he is. After going six strong innings against the Dodgers with 12 strikeouts, his ERA is down to 2.81 on the season. Misiorowski continued to light up the radar gun with 22 of his 91 pitches being 100+ MPH.
One of the star pitchers of a generation, Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez has even taken notice and had high praise for the Crew's 23 year old rookie.
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Martinez tweeted during Tuesday's game, calling Misiorowski "built to dominate" and the future of pitching.
No one personified a bulldog mentality and being a special pitcher more than Pedro Martinez. His run of back to back Cy Youngs in 1999 and 2000 were arguably the most dominant seasons of any pitcher in any era of baseball history.
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You'd be hard pressed to find someone who knows pitching better than Martinez. When he speaks on pitching, people listen. He's seen enough of Jacob Misiorowski to know he's special and has already put him in the class of Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal, the reigning Rookie of the Year and AL Cy Young. That's elite company.
Those three are the future of pitching to Martinez and it shows that this is not some flash in the pan prospect. Praise like this from a legend like Martinez does not come lightly.
And that wasn't all.
Martinez then compares him to two other names who are some of the best of their era in Zack Wheeler and Jacob deGrom. Wheeler, famously, almost became a Brewer back in 2015.
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"It's crazy that a Hall of Famer is tweeting about me, but you know, it's a game and had a good day so it's awesome to see that." Misiorowski said of Martinez's comments.
It's just the beginning for him, but the ceiling is very high and the baseball world has taken notice.
"He's got a lot of people just so happy for him and just to kind of keep it all in perspective, five days from now or tomorrow, I gotta do my work and the next day I gotta do my work and get myself ready for that fifth day." Pat Murphy said.
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