Brandon Woodruff last pitched July 4, then spent months rehabbing a right shoulder injury.
Today he made the Brewers World Series roster.
Rehab is quiet work nobody cheers for. Keep putting in the reps. October might be waiting on the other side.
Jake Woodford's 2026: traded by the Rays in March. Released by the Brewers in July. 2 appearances with the Cubs. Back with the Rays in August.
Now he's the only player to appear for both World Series teams.
Keep showing up. The road bends, but it still goes somewhere.
1982 was heartbreak for Robin Yount and the Brewers.
44 years later, the NL pennant is back in Milwaukee, and Yount hopes this group takes care of the unfinished business.
A setback doesn't have to end the story. Sometimes it's the setup.
Tai Peete missed 2 1/2 months with an illness.
He came back, finished his Minor League season in style, and just went 4-for-4 in the AFL. He's hitting .361 with a 1.091 OPS.
Time away doesn't erase the work. Come back ready.
Kollin Ritchie: 31 home runs, 75 RBIs, and he still went undrafted.
So he's back in Stillwater for his senior season, as one of the nation's elite hitters.
Getting passed over isn't the end of the story. Sometimes it's one more year to get even better.
Cade Smith signed as an undrafted pitcher out of Hawaii in 2020. His fastball once topped out at 91 mph. This week he was huge in Cleveland's ALCS Game 3 win.
Young arms: where you start isn't where you finish. Keep stacking good reps.
One Florida State League fastball look: 70 mph average velo, 71 top 5%, stuff+ 68, but pitching+ 74.
The gap is command.
Young arms: velo grows over time, but hitting your spots is a skill you can build in every single bullpen.
Rays staff in ALCS Game 2: 9 strikeouts, 6 of them on changeups (84-89 mph).
Peralta paired 96-97 heaters with an 89 mph change.
Lesson for young arms: velo opens the door. A change thrown with the same arm speed finishes the at-bat. Keep building both.
Cal Randall (UCLA): 101 mph, 57 K in 31 IP, 14 saves.
That is close to 2 strikeouts per inning, and the saves say he can do it when the game is on the line.
Young arms: velo opens the door. Owning the big moment keeps you on the mound.
Jacob Misiorowski last night: 101 mph fastball, 94 mph cutter, 89 mph curveball.
A 12 mph spread across three pitches keeps hitters guessing all night.
Young arms: velo is great, but changing speeds is a skill too. Build one pitch at a time, one rep at a time.
Trevor Megill: 96 mph fastball, then a 90 mph knuckle curve for the swinging strikeout.
A breaking ball thrown with full conviction is a weapon. Young arms: trust your curve and finish it with intent. Confidence gets built one rep at a time.
Yamamoto: 96 mph sinker, 93 mph splitter.
Only 3 mph apart, same tunnel. Hitters get under half a second to decide, and the speed gives nothing away.
Young arms: you don't need a huge speed gap. Make two pitches look the same longer. That's a skill you build every bullpen.
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