After a disastrous start, Trevor Megill has evolved into a dominant force, retiring 30 of his last 31 batters to anchor the first-place Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen.
There's a serious conversation that needs to be had regarding the Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill.
Megill was horrendous to start the year, and even that may be an understatement. Manager Pat Murphy had to pull him from his ninth-inning role, but since that incident, he's been lights out.
Megill just picked up his 23rd save of the season, and while that's not even good for the top 10 in all of baseball, he's simply been unhittable in quite a large sample size.
The 32-year-old threw 11 of his 13 pitches for strikes on Thursday, Aug. 20. He retired the side in order, something isn't surprising to Brewers fans as that's become normalized these past few months.
To further prove that point, Megill has retired 30 of his last 31 batters faced, and it's worth noting the only batter to reach base in that sample size was when the Brewers issued an intentional walk to Fernando Tatis Jr. on Aug. 12.
Clearly, that's no fluke. If anything, his struggles at the beginning of the year were a fluke. Now, he's among the best closers in all of baseball and has been as reliable as it gets for the team with the best record in all of baseball.
Megill has converted 15 straight save chances
This statistic doesn't mean he has 15 straight saves in his last 15 appearances; rather, when he's in the game in a save situation, he's gotten the save.
Again, he's up to 23 on the year, which officially puts him tied for 12th in the major leagues. For what it's worth, Megill also has seven holds, and he's 2-2 after he jumped out to an 0-2 start on April 10.
Megill's year started with him recording a save, taking a loss, making two more saves, and then losing a game and blowing another save. That stretch was horrendous, to say the least, but he's simply been in another gear since June 16 when he picked up his ninth save of the season.
One of the best in all of baseball
To put things into perspective, Edwin Díaz is making $69 million over his next three seasons, and he has an ERA in the double digits. Megill could've let his 14.40 ERA get to him on April 14, but instead, he locked in and has taken the world by storm.
Now, Megill's ERA is down to 2.39 with an incredible 0.82 WHIP. This is a guy who's making just $4.7 million here in 2026, and to say he's worth every penny would be an understatement.
