Brewers To Select Craig Yoho

The Brewers are going to select right-hander Craig Yoho, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The righty isn’t yet on Milwaukee’s 40-man roster, so they will have to make a corresponding move.

Yoho, 25, wasn’t really on the radar as of a few years ago but has been turning some heads lately. The Brewers drafted him with an eighth-round pick in 2023 and signed him to a tiny $10K bonus. He had only thrown 37 innings in college, on account of spending some time as a position player and also undergoing two Tommy John surgeries as well as a knee surgery.

Since then, he has been surging through the minor leagues. Last year, he went from High-A to Double-A to Triple-A, tossing 57 2/3 innings with a 0.94 earned run average. He had a massive 42.4% strikeout rate, a passable 9.7% walk rate and strong 54.5% ground ball rate.

Baseball America ranked him the #15 prospect in the system coming into this year, noting that his changeup is easily his best pitch. Both his fastball and changeup have armside run and look similar out of the hand but are separated by about 13-14 miles per hour in terms of velocity, with his fastball in the 91-94 mph range and his changeup 77-81. He also mixes in a curveball on occasion.

Yoho didn’t break camp with the Brewers but has been posting strong numbers in Triple-A so far this year. He hasn’t yet allowed an earned run in 9 2/3 innings, striking out nine opponents while giving out three walks and continuing to get grounders like last year.

More to come.