DL Hall Called Up By Orioles, Could Start Saturday
DL Hall has been called up to the big leagues and appears likely to make a start tomorrow against the Tampa Bay Rays. The top 100 prospect has shown elite swing-and-miss stuff in the minors this season, racking up 114 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched in Triple-A. That said, he has struggled mightily with control, walking 44 batters over those 70 innings and posting a WHIP of 1.49. He was scheduled to start tomorrow for Triple-A Norfolk, so it seems likely that the Orioles will keep him on that schedule. Hall provides as much upside as any pitching prospect this season, but he also comes with a lot of risk. If you can afford the risk, he is worthy of an add in deeper leagues and could be a useful streamer in all leagues.
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Baltimore Orioles top pitching prospect Source: Roch Kubatko
DL Hall Hits 60-Day Injured List
DL Hall (lat) on the 60-day injured list. This transaction opened a spot on the roster for Jose Quintana, who the team signed earlier this week. Hall was dealing with this lat strain before reporting to camp. Hall is scheduled to play catch later this week, but it appears the team will opt to slow down his recovery plan. Last season, the 26-year-old was only able to log 43 innings at the MLB level. He tallied 44 punchouts and held a high 5.02 ERA with a 1.60 WHIP. In 40 innings at Triple-A, Hall held a 3.83 ERA with a 1.53 WHIP. During the 2023 season, Hall flashed some upside in the majors as he posted a 3.26 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP and 23 punchouts in 19 innings of work. When Hall is cleared to return, fantasy managers should expect him to compete for a role in the bullpen.
Source: Adam McCalvy
The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-handed pitcher Source: Adam McCalvy
DL Hall Hopes To Be Cleared To Throw By Next Week
DL Hall (lat) still isn't playing catch four weeks after injuring his lat, but he hopes to be cleared to resume throwing next week, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Even if Hall doesn't suffer any setbacks as he builds his arm up this spring, he could be forced to open the 2025 regular season on the injured list. Before his lat injury, the Brewers were planning on stretching him out as a starter, but his latest injury could push Milwaukee to consider him in a relief role once again to open the year. The 26-year-old southpaw began last year in the rotation but was blown up for 14 earned runs in four starts before he injured his knee. He was much better later in the year after being sent to a relief role, although his velocity was down and he walked too many hitters. Hall must figure out how to stay healthy and improve his command in order to secure a permanent rotation spot in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Source: MLB.com - Adam McCalvy
DL Hall To Be Shut Down For A Few More Weeks With Lat Injury
DL Hall (lat) is dealing with a lat injury and will be shut down from throwing for several more weeks. The Brewers were hoping that Hall would come to spring training to compete for a starting rotation spot in 2025, but the 26-year-old southpaw's lat injury could force him back to a relief role after he finished the 2024 campaign in the bullpen. This doesn't mean that Hall won't make starts for the Brewers in 2025, but his most likely path to an Opening Day roster spot will now most likely be as a reliever. The former first-rounder struggled as a starter early last year before injuring his knee and finished with a 5.02 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with a career-high 44 K's and 21 walks in 43 innings over 13 outings (seven starts). Hall needs to get healthy before being considered a fantasy asset again in deeper leagues.
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Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said on Wednesday during his first media session of spring training that left-hander Source: MLB.com - Adam McCalvy
DL Hall Getting The Start On Sunday
DL Hall is listed as the team's probable start for Sunday's game at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sunday's outing will be Hall's seven start of the year and his first since Aug. 30, when he was excellent by tossing seven shutout innings with a walk and five strikeouts to beat the Cincinnati Reds. Since being called up when rosters expanded earlier this month, Hall has appeared out of the bullpen twice for the Brew Crew, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless frames with three walks and seven punchouts against the Cardinals and Giants. Hall has a 4.01 ERA and 1.54 WHIP on the year with 34 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings over his eight appearances in the big leagues this year. Against a Diamondbacks in the thick of the playoff hunt, Hall will be a shaky fantasy streaming option, albeit with upside as well.
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Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Source: MLB.com
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