Jacob Misiorowski

It remains an open question as to whether Misiorowski will ever throw enough strikes to be a big-league starter. The 6-foot-7 righty's stuff is not in question, particularly his upper-90s fastball and devastating slider, both of which are 70-grade pitches at their best. Misiorowski logged a 3.50 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 105 strikeouts and 50 walks in 79.2 innings across 19 starts at Double-A before he worked primarily as a reliever over 17.2 innings at Triple-A to close the year. If Milwaukee thought Misiorowski was ready to be a major postseason weapon, he likely would have been added to the 40-man roster in September, but that move was never made. He actually made progress last season at Double-A, as he had eight starts with three or more walks in his first 10 starts and two starts with three or more walks in his next nine starts -- his only two 10-strikeout starts also came in that June/July run of improvement. Misiorowski still has a faint chance of making it as a rare starter who is good for 200-plus strikeouts per year, but a future in high-leverage bullpen situations is probably more likely at this point. Read Past Outlooks