The Milwaukee Brewers optioned left-hander Aaron Ashby to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. The club also selected the contract of right-hander Kevin Herget from Nashville and transferred right-handed reliever Devin Williams (back) to the 60-day injured list. Ashby gets sent back to the farm after surrendering eight runs (four earned) in just 3 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. The 25-year-old southpaw will go to Nashville to work on his craft with veteran lefty Wade Miley (shoulder) set to make his 2024 MLB debut on Wednesday night against the Reds. Ashby should be back with Milwaukee at some point down the road this year, but fantasy baseball managers should temper expectations for him after he had season-ending left-shoulder surgery in April of 2023.
The Milwaukee Brewers optioned left-hander Aaron Ashby and outfielder Joey Wiemer to Triple-A Nashville on Friday and also reassigned infielder Christian Arroyo to minor-league camp. Although he's healthy after recovering from shoulder surgery, Ashby was considered a long shot to crack the team's Opening Day rotation, especially since he struggled to recover his pre-surgery velocity in spring training. The 25-year-old southpaw allowed four runs (three earned) while walking four and striking out three in three Cactus League innings and will open the year on the farm to try and get his velocity back up before helping the Brewers in the big leagues at some point in 2024. You can avoid Ashby for now in standard 12-team fantasy leagues, but he's worth stashing in NL-only leagues for his strikeout upside.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg doesn't foresee Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) opening the 2024 season in the majors. All reports this spring are that his shoulder is healthy, but the velocity isn't all the way back. Manager Pat Murphy mentioned Ashby as still in the running for one of the last starting rotation spots, but it doesn't sound like he's ahead of someone like Joe Ross. It appears that the Brewers want to keep Ashby as a starter, but a bullpen role down the line can't be ruled out. The 25-year-old southpaw had left-shoulder surgery in April of last year and didn't look good on a minor-league rehab assignment last fall. He'll most likely spend a lot of this year working his way back, but Ashby's long-term appeal is still intriguing because of his nasty slider-changeup combination.
Aaron Ashby's Velocity Trending In The Right Direction
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby's (shoulder) velocity is trending in the right direction after it didn't come along as the team had hoped after his shoulder injury, according to general manager Matt Arnold. Reports on Ashby recently have been very positive, giving hope that he will be ready to go for the start of spring training next year, barring another setback this offseason. The 25-year-old southpaw had left-shoulder surgery in April and wasn't making much progress in his rehab until recently. Ashby didn't pitch at all in the big leagues in 2023 and threw just seven innings during his rehab. If he's fully healthy next year, he should be a candidate to be in Milwaukee's starting rotation in 2024.
Aaron Ashby Could Be An Option For Brewers Bullpen
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) has been out since hurting his left shoulder in the lead-up to spring training. He progressed all summer before hitting a bit of a roadblock in terms of his velocity. But Ashby had a good week of throwing during the team's Aug. 22-27 homestand and was slated to throw an inning on a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Sept. 2. Manager Craig Counsell said the plan is for Ashby to pitch for Wisconsin this week and then move to Double-A Biloxi next week. Milwaukee is planning to throw the southpaw in short stings, so he likely won't need many rehab outings before he's an option for the Brewers bullpen later this month and into the postseason.
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Saturday. The 25-year-old has been on the injured list all season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder in April. He owned a 4.44 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and a 126:46 K: BB across 107 1/3 innings in 2023. The southpaw completed a 35-pitch bullpen session last Saturday and could return off the injured list in mid-September. Ashby is expected to work as a multi-inning reliever once he returns from the injured list and isn't on the fantasy radar for 2023.
Milwaukee Brewers southpaw Aaron Ashby (shoulder) is feeling healthy and is throwing bullpens, but his velocity is still down, and he won't begin a rehab assignment until the first half of September. The promising 25-year-old hasn't pitched at all in 2023 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder back in April. Over 107 1/3 frames last year, Ashby pitched to a 4.44 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 26.5% strikeout rate, making 27 appearances and 19 starts. It isn't a guarantee that he'll pitch this season, but if he does, it'll likely be out of the bullpen for the Brewers.
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Friday that will keep him out until late in the season, at best, according to manager Craig Counsell. Ashby suffered a slight labral tear in his shoulder in February and landed on the 15-day injured to open the 2023 campaign, but now he may end up missing the whole season. It's a tough break for the 24-year-old southpaw and for any fantasy managers that had been stashing him in deeper leagues for his strikeout upside. He'll likely be moved to the 60-day IL soon, and fantasy managers definitely shouldn't feel the need to continue holding onto him in single-year leagues.
The Milwaukee Brewers have placed left-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) on the 15-day IL after a left shoulder injury in Spring Training. The hope is that he returns by mid-May. Ashby had a mixed season in 2022, pitching to a 4.44 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 2-10 record, but posted a 26.5% strikeout rate over 27 games. The 24-year-old has plenty of talent, exhibited by his career 3.95 FIP and 27.1% strikeout rate across 139 innings, but the Brewers have a solid rotation heading into 2023. Ashby will need someone to falter or land on the IL if he wants a spot as a starter once he returns. He's worth a stash in dynasty formats, but fantasy managers can drop him without much concern in redraft leagues.
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby (shoulder) is taking it slow after suffering a left shoulder injury that required a platelet-rich plasma injection, and he is hoping to make his season debut in mid-May. "It's a shoulder impingement, labral tear. That sounds really bad but everyone has these; it's just kind of how it affects you," Ashby said. The 24-year-old southpaw was able to play catch on flat ground on Wednesday in camp at a distance of around 75 feet. He went 2-10 last year with a 4.44 ERA, but he struck out 126 hitters in 107 1/3 innings and has plenty of long-term strikeout upside for fantasy managers. Ashby is stash-worthy in NL-only leagues, but you can probably leave him to the waiver wire in mixed leagues to begin the 2023 season.
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