'You’ve Got to Be Joking;' Milwaukee Brewers Furious After History-Making Pitcher Demoted to Triple-A

After their starting rotation suffered a plethora of injuries, leaving Freddy Peralta as the only healthy starter after the first month of the season, Milwaukee turned to its farm system to provide some band-aids while they waited for their veterans to return.

This decision has resulted in the pleasant rises of rookies Chad Patrick and Logan Henderson. The latter of these, Henderson, has been on an historic run since first being called up to the Majors.

Through four starts, he is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA. While he pitched five innings and struck out six in his most recent start, a no-decision in the Brewers win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, he has been impressive every time he has taken the mound.

After his third start, Henderson became the first pitcher in the baseball’s modern era to earn a win and strike out at least seven batters in each of his first three appearances. With 29 strikeouts and just four runs allowed through four starts, Henderson is just the second pitcher since 1901 to meet or exceed those numbers as a rookie in his first four starts. The other was Peralta in 2013.

The Milwaukee Brewers Have Sent Logan Henderson to Triple-A

Despite his brilliance, though, the Brewers have made the decision to option Henderson back to Triple-A Nashville. To take his spot on the roster, Milwaukee has activated DL Hall from the 60-day injured list.

And Milwaukee’s fans are understandably livid:

Hall has been out all season with a lat strain he suffered in Spring Training. Last year, his first season with Milwaukee, he was 1-2 with a 5.02 ERA in 13 games (seven starts).