Brewers' Young Pitchers: Echoes of 2019 Success

It's March 25th.

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Milwaukee Brewer's pitching coach Chris Hook sees echoes of the 2019 season in his current

staff.

Back then, three out of five opening day starters were in their first full big league year.

Now, heading into 2026, only one pitcher has more than two years of service time, with

the groups combined experience totaling just.

11 years and 17 days, the lowest in baseball except for Cleveland.

That 2019 group featured young arms like Corbin Burns, Freddie Peralta and Brandon Woodruff,

who faced sky-high expectations after a playoff run.

They swam upstream against inexperience, much like this year's crew of Jacob Missy

Yorowski, Brandon Sprote, Kyle Harrison, Chad Patrick and the veteran, Woodruff.

The early struggles were real for those 2019 pitchers.

Fans had a brutal start, posting negative wins above replacement and getting demoted

multiple times.

Peralta also hit the minors after a rough patch, finishing well below average.

Fans and the team learned patience pays off with Raw Talent.

Fast forward, and Burns, Peralta and Woodruff became multi-time all-stars, with sigh young

awards in the mix.

Hook knows this new group will take similar lumps before proving themselves, but the potential

shines through under the Arizona sun.

Fans remain high in Milwaukee, where developing young pitchers has built contenders before

history suggest this rotation could follow suit, with time and grit.