{"id":86152,"date":"2024-09-20T20:17:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T00:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=86152"},"modified":"2024-09-20T20:17:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T00:17:35","slug":"brewers-bullpen-shakeup-bypass-bryan-hudson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/20\/brewers-bullpen-shakeup-bypass-bryan-hudson\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Add Much-Needed Depth But Bypass Hudson in Bullpen Shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not even 48 hours after his stealing the show with his dance moves during the Milwaukee Brewers&#8217; clinching celebration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pareden01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enoli Paredes<\/a> became the odd man out when the team needed to add a fresh arm to its bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee designated Paredes for assignment Friday afternoon, clearing a roster spot for right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hergeke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Herget<\/a> to return from Triple-A Nashville.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Enoli Paredes, NL Central champion and dance floor champion <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v5I4oQf9XY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/v5I4oQf9XY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Gasper (@dgasper24) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgasper24\/status\/1836606829607919876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paredes appeared in 17 games for Milwaukee, going 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA, but had a 4.50 mark in three outings since returning from a two-month stint on the injured list for forearm tendinitis.<\/p>\n<p>Herget, meanwhile, posted a 2.08 ERA in five appearances for the Brewers earlier this season, covering 8 2\/3 innings. His ability to work multiple innings made him a valuable addition for Milwaukee as it heads into the final week hoping to get some of its regular relievers some rest ahead of the postseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RHP Kevin Herget recalled from Triple-A Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>RHP Enoli Paredes designated for assignment. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jW7l3frsX7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jW7l3frsX7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brewers\/status\/1837230934002684236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brewers Shake Up Bullpen, Bypass Bryan Hudson<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t empty the tank every night,&#8221; Brewers manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/murphpa99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Murphy<\/a> said. &#8220;It&#8217;s still about &#8216;win tonight&#8217; but at the same time, we&#8217;re not going to put ourselves in danger of injuring a guy or anything like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Brewers&#8217; choice to recall Herget to their bullpen bypassed left-hander <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudsobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryan Hudson<\/a>, who Milwaukee <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/03\/brewers-option-bryan-hudson-triple-a\/\" target=\"_self\">optioned to Nashville<\/a> on Sept. 3 despite going 6-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 43 appearances. That move was intended to get Hudson a bit of a breather heading into the postseason. It was also an attempt to iron out a few things Milwaukee&#8217;s coaching staff thought Hudson needed to work on in order to get back to his early-season form.<\/p>\n<p>He has made seven appearances for Nashville, compiling a 2.57 ERA with 10 strikeouts in seven innings of work, but has also given up nine hits and a pair of walks in those outings.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the issue was a slight dip in Hudson&#8217;s fastball velocity, but there was a noticeable drop with some of his other pitches, most notably his sweeper which had lost about 5 MPH from earlier in the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s more to it,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;If you bring Hudson (back) you don&#8217;t have any real length options &#8230; he&#8217;s more of a leverage guy and he&#8217;s working on stuff and it&#8217;s going in the right direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Murphy said despite being passed over, he anticipates Hudson being back with the team before the regular season wraps up next weekend. &#8220;This kid is important to us, he&#8217;s important to our future,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;One might not understand why he&#8217;s not here but there&#8217;s a method to the madness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Benny Sieu-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not even 48 hours after his stealing the show with his dance moves during the Milwaukee Brewers&#8217; clinching celebration, Enoli Paredes became the odd man out when the team needed to add a fresh arm to its bullpen. 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