The Milwaukee Brewers starting pitching staff looks drastically different this year when compared to seasons prior. Last off-season both Corbin Burnes and Adrian Houser were traded away and while Brandon Woodruff re-signed with the team he won’t pitch in 2024 due to recovering from shoulder surgery.
One player that Milwaukee is counting highly on in the starting rotation is DL Hall. He was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles along with Joey Ortiz in the trade involving Corbin Burnes. Unfortunately he has not gotten off to a strong start.
DL Hall is off to a rocky start to the 2024 season.
Through four starts this year DL Hall currently has a 7.71 ERA. He has thrown 16.1 innings in total that includes outings of four innings pitched, 5.1 innings pitched, 3.1 innings pitched, and 3.2 innings pitched. During those games he has games of two earned runs, three earned runs, five earned runs, and four earned runs.
Velocity has been a big concern for DL Hall so far.
One big talking point surrounding DL Hall this year has been his fastball velocity. As a reliever with the Orioles he sat in the 95-96 MPH range. The Brewers are asking him to be a starting pitcher and to begin this year his velocity is sitting at an average of 92 MPH. It’s possible that his velocity will come around as he adapts to the demands of being a starting pitcher, but for now decreased velocity seems to be one reason why he can’t put hitters away.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy got brutally honest on the future of DL Hall in the starting rotation.
The Brewers know that there will be growing pains with a young pitcher like DL Hall, but they do also need starting pitchers to consistently cover innings for them without taxing the bullpen. Following Hall’s most recent 3.2 innings pitched performance manager Pat Murphy said, “There’s got to be adjustments. We’re not just going to keep rolling out the ball, throw 3 1/3 and say that’s fine. It’s not acceptable. But he’s a young kid.”
Here’s what Brewers manager Pat Murphy had to say about DL Hall’s outing today and how to get him on track as a starter: pic.twitter.com/AtfuPU6HAT
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) April 20, 2024
It sounds like the Milwaukee Brewers are not pulling the plug on DL Hall as a starting pitcher yet, but they realize that some quick adjustments have to be made in order to help him find success. He has just one minor league option left so they could have him go work on things in Triple-A, but they may not have that luxury after this year.
Related: Three way too early starting pitching trade targets for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Follow me on X @tylerkoerth. Follow us @WiSportsHeroics for more great up to date sports content. To read more of our articles and keep up to date on the latest in Wisconsin sports, click here!. We cover the Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Wisconsin Badgers, and Wisconsin High School Sports. Additionally we provide the latest news coverage on the NFL, MLB, and NBA.