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The Milwaukee Brewers are calling up right-hander Jacob Misiorowski, one of baseball\'s hardest-throwing pitchers and top prospects, according to ESPN sources. The 23-year-old is expected to join Milwaukee\'s rotation on Thursday after dominating Triple-A with a 2.13 ERA.

Misiorowski has posted exceptional numbers at Triple-A this season, recording 80 strikeouts over 63⅓ innings while limiting opponents to a .172 batting average. His fastball has reached 103 mph this season and regularly hits triple digits. The 6-foot-7 prospect represents another success from Milwaukee\'s renowned player-development system.

The injury-plagued Brewers have used 12 different starting pitchers this season while sitting at 35-32 in third place in the NL Central. Misiorowski\'s promotion provides another option behind ace Freddy Peralta and rookie Chad Patrick. Milwaukee has managed to piece together solid starting pitching despite the numerous injuries.

Misiorowski brings a complete arsenal featuring a 98-mph average fastball, heavy-spinning curveball, and secondary pitches including a slider, cutter and sinker. Since being drafted in the second round in 2022, he has struck out 320 batters over 233⅔ minor league innings while walking 140.

The Missouri junior college product arrived with premium stuff but questions about his command. His elevated walk rates initially raised doubts about remaining a starter, but extreme strikeout rates and hit-suppression ability convinced Milwaukee to keep him in the rotation.

Misiorowski has demonstrated excellent home-run prevention in the minors, allowing just 14 homers to 998 hitters faced. Maintaining that skill will be crucial as he transitions to major league competition.

The timing of his promotion could save Milwaukee money by keeping him below Super 2 arbitration status. Players called up in mid-June typically avoid the extra arbitration year reserved for the top 22% of their service-time class.

Via Jeff Passan/ESPN