After surrendering a near no-hitter to Dustin May, the Milwaukee Brewers now welcome his stellar arsenal to the clubhouse.
A pair of Milwaukee Brewers had nothing but great things to say about the team's recent acquisition of St. Louis Cardinals starter Dustin May.
May had a memorable start against the Brewers earlier in the year when he nearly threw a no-hitter against them.
Now, the 28-year-old will be pitching for Milwaukee in a move that required the Brewers to give up a pair of top 13 prospects.
For what it's worth, they also landed left-handed reliever JoJo Romero, and he now has a chance to join forces with another reliever they acquired, Antonio Senzatela.
Jake Bauers on nearly being no-hit by May
The Brewers' current home run leader, Jake Bauers, has been on a heater lately, but not even he could forget how dominant May looked back on Wednesday, May 27.
"He cut us up pretty good a couple times. I’m sure our pitching coaches are excited to get a hold of him," Bauers said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg. "Sinker’s good. Four-seamer has good angle. Sweeper seems like it’s coming from left-center.”
Milwaukee ended up winning that game, 2-1, and May somehow picked up the loss after going seven innings where he allowed just two hits and a pair of runs, though only one was earned. He managed to strike out nine Brewers in that game, which is tied for his season high.
Kyle Harrison adds his thoughts
Manager Pat Murphy expects to have Kyle Harrison back for the Brewers next series, but the team could always give him a few extra days off and slot May into the starting rotation, should that be necessary.
According to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy, Harrison called May "a great guy with great stuff."
The two spent some time together in Boston, so it'll be great to see what a potential new dynamic starting pitching duo looks like for a Brewers team that lost both Brandon Woodruff and Quinn Priester to season-ending injuries.
"It’s just wicked sweepers, wicked sinker [with] arm side movement, changeups that fall off the table. He’s a fun guy to bounce ideas off of, and his stuff is nasty," Harrison said.
May checks all the boxes
May last pitched on Wednesday, July 29, so it should only be a few days before he's set to join the Brewers' rotation.
He's only recorded a decision in one of his last seven starts, but he's gone at least five innings in each of his last three. This Brewers team needs their starters to go deep into ballgames, but they're also looking for guys with experience, and May has started 78 games in his big league career, so he brings a ton of that to the table on what has become an extremely young Brewers pitching staff.
