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Jacob Misiorowski
Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 70 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 40 | Overall: 55
After finishing third in NJCAA Division I with 136 strikeouts over 15 appearances for Crowder (Mo.) Junior College in 2022, Misiorowski went in the second round to the Brewers that July and ended up signing for Milwaukee’s largest bonus of the class at $2.35 million. It already looks like a solid investment after the 6-foot-7 right-hander’s breakout 2023 campaign. He ranked fifth in the Minors with a 35 percent K rate (min. 70 IP) while climbing from Single-A to Double-A but was shut down in late August with what the club called arm fatigue after only 71 1/3 innings.
In terms of stuff, Misiorowski is easily one of baseball’s most electric prospect arms. He wowed in the Futures Game by touching 102.4 mph and generally sits in the upper 90s with a heater that starts from his low three-quarters slot and explodes up in the zone. His wicked mid-80s slider breaks hard and late with good depth and can generate impressive swing-and-miss, making it another plus-plus pitch in his arsenal. He started adding back his curveball to play off his feel for spin after not needing it much in college. He hasn’t used much of his changeup to this point, but it’s at least another option.
After experiencing walk issues at the lower levels, Misiorowski issued free passes to 15 percent of the batters he faced with Biloxi as Double-A hitters knew to lay off his weapons outside the zone. Because of those concerns, some evaluators think he’s a future closer, and he could be a right-handed version of Josh Hader. But the possibility that Misiorowski could keep this arsenal in a starting role with even slight control improvements remains all too enticing. - MLB Pipeline
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