Jimmy Nelson, Milwaukee Brewers
The 2017 season was a legitimate breakout for Jimmy Nelson before it was cut short by injury. His strikeout rate (27.3%) and walk rate (6.6%) were at or near career-high levels, while his 3.49 ERA and 3.42 SIERA were career bests. After missing all of 2018 because of a shoulder injury that he suffered sliding back into first base, regaining his presence could feel the same as making a huge free-agent acquisition for Milwaukee.
Nelson isn’t currently expected to have limitations heading into spring training. However, it’s unknown exactly how rusty he’ll be upon getting back onto a mound, or if he’ll eventually have any kind of restrictions with regard to innings pitched.
That process will begin once he reports to the Brewers’ spring-training complex and starts toeing the rubber.
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