{"id":84860,"date":"2024-09-03T19:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=84860"},"modified":"2024-09-03T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:16:12","slug":"brewers-option-bryan-hudson-triple-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/03\/brewers-option-bryan-hudson-triple-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Send Reliever to Triple-A for Refresher Before Stretch Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MILWAUKEE \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/murphpa99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Murphy<\/a> has had a lot of difficult conversations this season, but the most difficult conversation took place early Tuesday afternoon. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While his team got ready to take on the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers\u2019 manager was in his office, explaining to left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudsobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryan Hudson<\/a> why, despite being one of the team\u2019s most valuable relievers all season, he was being optioned to Triple-A Nashville.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cToughest one this year,\u201d Murphy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the surface, the move is certainly a bit of a head-scratcher. Hudson has been terrific for Milwaukee this season and a major reason why the Brewers hold the largest cushion of any of MLB\u2019s six divisional leaders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 43 appearances, Hudson is 6-1 with a sparkling 1.73 ERA and 62 strikeouts with just 17 walks in 62\u2153 innings of work. In addition, Hudson has a 0.722 WHIP and has held opponents to a .135 batting average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LHP Hoby Milner reinstated from the 15-day injured list.<\/p>\n<p>LHP Bryan Hudson optioned to Triple-A Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>RHP Bryse Wilson placed on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain, retro 9\/2.<\/p>\n<p>RHP Elvis Peguero recalled from Triple-A Nashville. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u3BC6MpeRB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/u3BC6MpeRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brewers\/status\/1831060511569690772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brewers Option Bryan Hudson to Triple-A<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So why would Milwaukee send Hudson down? Well, there are a couple of factors, starting first and foremost with the fact that he is one of the few Milwaukee relievers with minor-league options remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, there\u2019s the matter of workload. Including three innings of work during a recent minor league <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/12\/bryan-hudson-returns-to-brewers-pen-dl-hall-headed-back-to-triple-a\/\" target=\"_self\">rehab assignment<\/a>, Hudson has already surpassed his total innings from last season, spent primarily at Triple-A in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Though his production hasn\u2019t seemed to suffer, there has been a slight drop in his fastball velocity. The hope, Murphy said, is that by following a more structured usage schedule, Hudson can get a bit of a breather, regain the few lost ticks of velocity, and come back at full strength for the home stretch and a long postseason run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBryan\u2019s been a huge part of this and I believe he deserved to be an All-Star,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;But because he has options and because we haven\u2019t exactly liked everything we\u2019ve seen about how the ball is coming out and how he\u2019s responding and that type of thing, when you look at the actual stuff that\u2019s going on, we\u2019re hoping we can get him a little bit of a refresher and get him back to where he was earlier in the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We felt like because we have so much depth on our pitching staff, this would be a good time &#8230; so he can come back as strong as he was in the beginning of the season.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Following Peguero&#8217;s Path<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a similar process to the one Milwaukee utilized with right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pegueel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elvis Peguero<\/a>, who the Brewers recalled from Triple-A Tuesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Hudson, Peguero had been a workhorse for Milwaukee this season, going 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 49 appearances before getting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/19\/brewers-option-elvis-peguero-trevor-megill-return\/\" target=\"_self\">sent down<\/a> on August 19. He also had some things to work on, primarily preventing inherited runners from scoring, and also had minor league options remaining at a time when the Brewers needed to add a fresh arm to the bullpen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBoth those pitchers are a big part of our future and we&#8217;re trying to care for them the best we can,\u201d Murphy said. &#8220;We&#8217;re trying to be mindful of what&#8217;s best for them and what&#8217;s best for the team.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the moves involving Hudson and Peguero, the Brewers also activated left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/milneho01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoby Milner<\/a> from the injured list while placing right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsobr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryse Wilson<\/a> on the 15-day IL with a right oblique strain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Michael McLoone-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2013 Pat Murphy has had a lot of difficult conversations this season, but the most difficult conversation took place early Tuesday afternoon. 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