PT TOMORROW: NL Central - Players under pressure entering 2023

Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers unquestioned strength entering 2023 will be its rotation, which is headlined by the dominant duo of Brandon Woodruff (RHP, MIL) and Corbin Burnes (RHP, MIL). The team also boasts impressive depth, meaning that some combination of Wade Miley (LHP, MIL), Adrian Houser (RHP, MIL), and Aaron Ashby (LHP, MIL) won’t begin the season as a starter -- barring injuries to others ahead of them on the depth chart.

Ashby is unproven but has clearly established his upside only 139 innings into his career. He received the coveted “UP’ tag in the Baseball Forecaster, and his 12.9 SwK and 27 K% offer a pretty clear picture of why. Ashby’s 2022 results won’t stand out, but he suffered from bad luck in 2022 (4.44 ERA, 3.29...

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