Yesterday the Brewers top prospect (#6 overall in the WPK)
Eric Maisch pitched his 4th big league start and although the Brewers lost the game to Portland 2-1, he pitched a respectable 6 innings, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits with the big blow being a 2-run first inning home run by former Brewer John Flores.
Having received a taste of the big leagues
Maisch is expected to be in the rotation during the 1981 season and big things are expected of him going forward.
He also learned yesterday that he had earned the Pitcher of the Year award in his AAA league as a member of the Chester Big Stick.
The latest scouting report from Ulrik Berthlesen and his team continue to be very encouraging and they report an uptick in his average velocity from 89-91 mph to 90-92. The long ball is likely to be his biggest challenge but with stuff that looks like it will top out as elite (an amazing changeup to go along with an elite level curveball and excellent fastball) and still developing but likely excellent control at his peak, this shouldn't hold him back much at all.