Milwaukee Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski grabbed attention recently when he received a high grade for his fastball. Ranked 100 on MLB’s Top 100 Prospects list, Misiorowski has an 80–grade fastball, as announced by the big league via its official Instagram account.
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Fans react to MLB’s Jacob Misiorowski post
Many fans however expressed their concern about the outlook of Misiorowski’s health based on their perception of his pitching motion that was shown in the second slide of MLB’s IG post.
“Tommy will meet John,” said a fan.
“Tommy John has entered the chat,” another said.
“Tommy John soon,” an Instagram user commented.
“Hello TJ nice to meet you. Has he already had one?” another comment read.
“That arm action makes the “W” motion that all doctors say leads to Tommy John,” wrote a social media user.
“Hate to say it, I see TJ Surgery in his future,” a different comment read.
Here’s more about Misiorowski’s fastball from Sam Dykstra of MLB.com:
Touching triple digits will always arch a few eyebrows, but it isn’t velocity alone that earns Misiorowski the nod here. The 6-foot-7 right-hander gets elite extension to shorten the distance between his release and the batter, giving them even less time to react, and his three-quarters release is on the low side, giving him a flat approach angle that enables the heater to buzz over bats. Opposing batters hit just .212 off Misiorowski’s heater at Double-A and Triple-A in 2024, and their whiff rate on the pitch was 31 percent; Major League average was .247 and 22 percent last season.
It remains to be seen whether Misiorowski will make his MLB debut in 2025 but it feels that he’s closing in on that goal. In 2024, he posted a 3-5 record with a 3.33 ERA in 21 starts and 97.1 innings.
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