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2 days ago
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Brewers Offseason Addition Suffers Setback in Recovery From Elbow Injury
Brewers Offseason Addition Suffers Setback in Recovery From Elbow Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Do you ever wish you could go back and do a decision over again? The Milwaukee Brewers likely do after yet another tough break for one of their offseason additions, left-handed pitcher Connor Thomas. Advertisement The Brewers selected Thomas in the Rule 5 Draft last December from the St. Louis Cardinals organization. They intended on him being a potential bullpen arm to provide a different look than what they already had in-house. Milwaukee chose not to protect right-handed pitcher Shane Smith to leave open the roster spot that was used on Thomas. Smith was selected first overall in the Rule 5 Draft and is on track to be an All-Star, while Connor Thomas just got some devastating news. © Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Connor Thomas Suffers Setback The Brewers placed Thomas on the IL back in April with elbow arthritis. He was transferred to the 60 Day IL a few weeks later, but remained on track for a June return. He began a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League in late May. However, in his first and only outing of that rehab assignment, Thomas' elbow flared up again. Advertisement Thomas has some loose bodies in his elbow, he's been shut down from throwing, and he told Athlon Sports that he's "back to square one". Manager Pat Murphy confirmed that Thomas was getting a second opinion on his elbow and that there is the possibility of surgery to clean up the area. At this moment, Thomas doesn't believe the injury to be season-ending, but if he returns it will be late in the season. Thomas has pitched in just two MLB games, totaling 5.1 IP with a 20.25 ERA. Since he was a Rule 5 pick and hasn't been on the active roster for 90 days, it's likely he'll face the same Rule 5 roster restrictions in 2026. Advertisement It's an extremely tough break for Thomas, who had been given a great opportunity and earned a spot in the Brewers big league bullpen. It's also a tough break for the Brewers seeing their Rule 5 addition not be able to produce the way they had hoped and then the player they could've protected instead in Shane Smith go on to have a sub-3.00 ERA with the White Sox. Related: 2025 Milwaukee Brewers Top 50 Prospects June Update Ready to join the community? Follow Athlon Sports on YouTube, Facebook, and X to join in on the conversation. You can also follow Site Publisher David Gasper at @dgasper24 on X. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
18-05-2025
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- Washington Post
Brewers send pitcher Tobias Myers back to the minors as he tries to regain his 2024 form
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers is going back to the minors as he continues to struggle to match the success he enjoyed as a rookie last year. The Brewers optioned Myers to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday while selecting right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Triple-A and transferring left-handed pitcher Connor Thomas to the 60-day injured list. Myers is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in six appearances, including five starts. He allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings in a 7-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. The right-hander had gone 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA last season and was selected the Brewers' most valuable pitcher by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He closed that season by pitching five scoreless innings in the decisive Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the New York Mets, a game the Brewers lost 4-2 by allowing four runs in the ninth. 'I love the kid, man,' Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Saturday's game. 'You saw it in Game 3, that's in there. So we've got to get back to that.' The Brewers had optioned Myers to Nashville a week ago, but he didn't actually pitch there before rejoining the big-league club after left-hander José Quintana went on the injured list with a left shoulder issue. Now he's heading back to Nashville. Myers entered Saturday having walked 10 batters over 16 1/3 innings. He didn't walk anyone Saturday, but gave up a career-high 11 hits. 'My goal was to fill the zone up and kind of get away from the walks I've been dealing with,' Myers said after the game. 'I think I just filled it up a little too much.' McGee went 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 18 1/3 innings in 13 relief appearances with Nashville. McGee appeared in one game for Tampa Bay in 2022 and one game for Seattle in 2023. In the only two games he has pitched in the big leagues, McGee has allowed just one unearned run over 9 2/3 innings while striking out three and allowing five hits and one walk. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
18-05-2025
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Brewers send pitcher Tobias Myers back to the minors as he tries to regain his 2024 form
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers is going back to the minors as he continues to struggle to match the success he enjoyed as a rookie last year. The Brewers optioned Myers to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday while selecting right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Triple-A and transferring left-handed pitcher Connor Thomas to the 60-day injured list. Myers is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in six appearances, including five starts. He allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings in a 7-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. The right-hander had gone 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA last season and was selected the Brewers' most valuable pitcher by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He closed that season by pitching five scoreless innings in the decisive Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the New York Mets, a game the Brewers lost 4-2 by allowing four runs in the ninth. 'I love the kid, man,' Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Saturday's game. 'You saw it in Game 3, that's in there. So we've got to get back to that.' The Brewers had optioned Myers to Nashville a week ago, but he didn't actually pitch there before rejoining the big-league club after left-hander José Quintana went on the injured list with a left shoulder issue. Now he's heading back to Nashville. Myers entered Saturday having walked 10 batters over 16 1/3 innings. He didn't walk anyone Saturday, but gave up a career-high 11 hits. 'My goal was to fill the zone up and kind of get away from the walks I've been dealing with,' Myers said after the game. 'I think I just filled it up a little too much.' McGee went 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 18 1/3 innings in 13 relief appearances with Nashville. McGee appeared in one game for Tampa Bay in 2022 and one game for Seattle in 2023. In the only two games he has pitched in the big leagues, McGee has allowed just one unearned run over 9 2/3 innings while striking out three and allowing five hits and one walk. ___ AP MLB:
Forbes
27-03-2025
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- Forbes
Brewers Opening Day Roster Set
Pat Murphy returns for a second season as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers manager. (Photo by Jeremy ...) Six players will be on an Opening Day roster for the first time in their careers when the Milwaukee Brewers take the field for the first time in 2025 Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. One of those players, right-hander Connor Thomas, will also be making his MLB debut after being selected in the Rule 5 draft last year. Thomas is among five newcomers to the Brewers, who lost 11 players from the team that won 93 games and the NL Central Division title in 2024, making the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons. Here's a look at who will be lining up along the third-base line for introductions ahead of today's first pitch, which is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. (CDT): Manager: Pat Murphy Associate Manager: Rickie Weeks, Jr. Coaching staff: Nestor Corredor (Major League Field Coordinator), Connor Dawson (hitting coach), Al LeBoeuf (lead hitting coach), Eric Theisen (hitting coach), Matt Erickson (infield coach), Chris Hook (pitching coach), Jim Henderson (assistant pitching and strategy coach), Julio Borbon (first base coach), Jason Lane (third base coach), Charlie Greene (bullpen coach), Daniel de Mondesert (assistant coach), Adam Weisenburger (bullpen catcher), Christian Correra (bullpen catcher). Catchers (2): William Contreras, Eric Haase. Infielders (6): Jake Bauers, Vinny Capra*, Oliver Dunn, Rhys Hoskins, Joey Ortiz, Brice Turang. Outfielders (5): Jackson Chourio, Isaac Collins*, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, Christian Yelich. Starting pitchers (3): Aaron Civale, Nestor Cortes, Freddy Peralta. Relief pitchers (10): Tyler Alexander, Bryan Hudson, Jared Koenig*, Trevor Megill, Chad Patrick*, Joel Payamps, Elvis Peguero, Elvin Rodriguez*, Connor Thomas**, Abner Uribe. Injured list (7): 10-day – OF Blake Perkins (right shin); 15-day – LHP Aaron Ashby (right oblique), RHP Nick Mears (illness), RHP Tobias Myers (left oblique), RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder); 60-day – LHP Robert Gasser (left elbow); LHP DL Hall (left lat). Others on 40-man roster (9): RHP Logan Henderson, LHP Jose Quintana, RHP Carlos Rodriguez, LHP Grant Wolfgram, C Jefferson Quero, INF Tyler Black, INF Caleb Durbin, INF Andrew Moasterio, OF Brewer Hicklin, * – First appearance on an Opening Day roster ** – MLB Debut Other notes as the Brewers open their 57th season:
