Brewers manager Pat Murphy said during Spring Training that Craig Yoho's changeup was the nastiest pitch he saw throughout camp.
That pitch has made its way to the big leagues.
The Brewers called up Yoho, ranked as the club's No. 18 prospect by MLB Pipeline, from Triple-A Nashville and activated him ahead of Monday night's game against the Giants. Righty Logan Henderson was optioned to Nashville and lefty Nestor Cortes (left elbow flexor strain) was transferred to the 60-day injured list in corresponding moves.
Yoho had a dominant 2024 in the Minors as he posted a 0.94 ERA and struck out 101 batters in 57 2/3 innings across three levels of Milwaukee¡¯s system. He hasn¡¯t missed a beat this year either as he hasn¡¯t allowed an earned run through 9 2/3 frames for the Sounds.
Yoho, an eighth-round pick by the Brewers in the 2023 MLB Draft, features a mid-90s sinker, a cutter and a sweeper among his pitch mix. But the star of the show is that high-70s changeup.
During Yoho¡¯s time at Triple-A over the past two seasons, his changeup has limited batters to six hits in 47 at-bats and 17 strikeouts. He has allowed 30 batted balls on that changeup during that span, and only four were classified as hard hit.