In a much-anticipated move, Logan Henderson is finally back with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The team's latest roster move on Thursday, July 9, sees Henderson being re-instated from the 15-day Injured List. In the corresponding move, Garrett Stallings has been optioned back to Triple-A Nashville.

Stallings did quite well in his brief stint in the big-leagues, and there's no doubt the Brewers can call him back whenever they so choose. 

Now though, all eyes are on Henderson as he makes his first start for the Brewers since Friday, May 22.

Going on the 15-day IL doesn't always mean a pitcher is only going to be out for those two weeks. In this case, Henderson needed roughly a month and a half to get back to where the team thought he needed to be. Knowing this is his last start before the All-Star break, it was a smart move to bring him back now to see what he truly has to offer.

Currently 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA, Henderson is set to make a career-high sixth start with the Brewers. Remember, he only made five starts a year ago, but was a perfect 3-0 and had a 1.78 ERA to go along with a stellar 0.99 WHIP.

Knowing he's started five games each of the last two seasons, it's fun to compare his WAR and WHIP. Here in 2026, his WHIP is slightly up, though it sits at 1.04 which is still incredible. As for his WAR, it's currently 0.8 which is only a few ticks down from the 1.0 it was in his true rookie season.

It always hurts seeing a promising reliever be sent down, but the Brewers felt like they had no choice this team around. Instead of burning an option on someone else for no reason, the only logical move to be made was to demote the 29-year-old.

Stallings likely knew his time in the big leagues wasn't going to last forever, but again, he'll earn future chances in due time. 

The Virginia native threw 3.0 innings in two games, allowing just one hit. That hit came in his major-league debut on Thursday, July 2, and he's coming off a 2.0-inning relief appearance yesterday where he struck out three of the six batters he faced. 

So far, Stallings has four strikeouts to one walk. In a pair of relief appearances, he's thrown 42 pitches to record nine outs.

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