The Brewers are placing right-hander Aaron Civale on the 15-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain, manager Pat Murphy announced this morning (via Andrew Wagner of Freeman Sports and 105.7 The Fan). There’s no immediate timetable for his absence. Right-hander Grant Anderson is up from Triple-A Nashville in his place.
It’s yet another major blow to a pitching staff that Murphy, just four games into the season, described as “decimated” in his media availability today. Civale joins Tobias Myers (oblique strain), DL Hall (lat strain), Aaron Ashby (oblique strain), Robert Gasser (Tommy John surgery last June) and Brandon Woodruff (2023 shoulder surgery) on the injured list at a time when veteran Jose Quintana is still building up in Nashville. Quintana got a late start, signing midway through spring training, and agreed to be optioned to Triple-A to begin his season.
At present, the Brewers have just two healthy starters: Freddy Peralta and Nestor Cortes. They’re turning to swingman Elvin Rodriguez to start today’s game. Milwaukee signed the former Angels/Tigers prospect to a split big league deal this winter after Rodriguez spent the past season-plus pitching in Japan. Rodriguez, Tyler Alexander, Chad Patrick and Rule 5 pick Connor Thomas are all multi-inning options who’ll help cover for a depleted starting staff in Milwaukee.
Losing Civale would sting even with an otherwise full contingent of starters. The 29-year-old righty was traded from Tampa Bay to Milwaukee early last July and, after some early struggles with the Rays, righted the ship to post a 3.53 ERA, 20.9% strikeout rate and 8% walk rate in 74 innings for the Brewers over the final three months of the year. Civale is the rare pitcher who couldn’t seem to get on track with the Rays, but he has a solid track record in Cleveland and pitched well in Milwaukee last year. He entered the season with a 4.03 ERA in 636 1/3 career innings at the MLB level, including sub-4.00 ERA marks in both 2021 and 2023.
Civale had a shaky spring, however, and his 2025 debut was anything but up to his prior standard. He pitched just three innings and was gouged for five runs against the Yankees. His 91.4 mph average sinker velocity was down more than a mile per hour over his 2024 average, and his lesser-used four-seamer was also down about a half mile per hour. Much of the focus from that weekend series is on the Yankees’ new “torpedo” or “bowling pin” bats, but Civale appears to have been operating at less than 100% and will now be shelved for at least the next two weeks.
To be fair, DL Hall and Aaron Ashby are sort of perpetually on the IL.
Misiorowski didn’t do bad, but this is not the situation I would want to bring him up into.
Logan Henderson got cooked in AAA too.
If Shane Smith pitches well in his start for the White Sox tomorrow, it’s going to feel extra foolish for the Brewers to let him go first pick in the rule 5 draft. Their own rule 5 pick in Conner Thomas didn’t exactly have a promising MLB debut…
No Brewer pitcher in that game had a promising anything (except maybe Bauers, lol).. But its going to be really hard to keep this guy on the roster past this week at this rate.,
Bauers kept them off-balance because they were actually laughing so hard.
How is it the ream that had great pitching depth now has seemingly all pitchers hurt? Something in the water? Strength training or is this just transitory and it’s no big deal? Time for Murph to burn something to get rid of the bad voodoo
More like designated for the butt hurt list, amirite?
The Dude has a big wazoo. It must be a significant injury.
“That’s what she said” – M.Scott
Civale got rocked by the Yankees bats.
And he got rolled by Opie and his band of thugs off the 1 train
Is Wade Miley available? Not kidding. For once.
That Miley known to twerk
It’s time to start a poll. What’s worse, The Brewer starters or the Cubs Bullpen? Could be too close to call.
Marlins lineup.
The Bears
Not anymore! They’re actually starting to resemble a Professional Football Organization! And before I dropped dead.
There are WAY too many injuries in MLB such as hamstrings and obliques that are caused by being out of shape due to poor training. Especially pitchers. Many years ago teams used to have their pitchers ( and all players) run miles a day to stay in shape and build lower body strength. These days running 90′ sprints qualify as “running”.. To pay these players what they do and not have them in 100% top shape is an absolute joke.
You have no idea what these guys do or did Boomer.
Tough to find a worse pitching staff. Quintana needs to come back quick. What’s the plan on Woodruff? Been a long time, get him ready.
They’re predicting early May. Myers hopefully ready mid-late April as well.
Ok they’re gonna have to play the waiver wire until then.
Or bring up prospects they don;t want up yet.
The Twins have joined the chat…
Already down 4-0 and fans are booing at the home opener.
Royals are stomping the Brewers 10 to 1 now. I don’t know, I’ll continue to give them the benefit of the doubt until the Cubs actually prove they can overcome them in the division.
Brewer Tigger and Twinkie walk into a bar..
I really hate seeing Mr. Attanasio’s team suffering like this. Ummmmm…. Wait. No.
Prediction: Mets trade Paul Blackburn to Milwaukee in April.
Guess his ass hurts from the torpedoes
Did he dine at Taco Bell?
Like it or not, bring up Misiorowski now.
I hope Grant enjoyed his stint on our roster. Good Lord the Brewers are struggling
Yeah, when you get the beating the Yankees gave him, you definitely need some time off to deal with your emotional state.
Thoughts and prayers to Aaron.