{"id":583470,"date":"2026-04-05T08:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583470\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:54:50","slug":"brewers-notes-frelick-pratt-zastryzny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583470\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Notes: Frelick, Pratt, Zastryzny"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick<\/a> left Saturday\u2019s matchup with left side tightness, the team announced. Frelick received a visit from the trainer after a base hit in the fourth inning of the night game against the Royals. He was ultimately replaced by Brandon Lockridge<\/a>. Frelick grimaced and jogged to first on the single, per Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frelick has started all eight of Milwaukee\u2019s games so far. He walked and singled in the first game of today\u2019s doubleheader against Kansas City. Even with the hit in the nightcap, he\u2019s still hitting under .200 this year. Lockridge, Blake Perkins<\/a>, and recent trade acquisition Luis Matos<\/a> are candidates to pick up more reps if Frelick is forced to miss time.<\/p>\n

The Brewers have dealt with a handful of key injuries early in the year. Outfielder Jackson Chourio<\/a> began the campaign on the IL due to a fractured hand suffered in the World Baseball Classic. First baseman Andrew Vaughn<\/a> went down with a hamate bone injury on Opening Day.<\/p>\n

The pitching staff hasn\u2019t been immune to the injury bug. Quinn Priester<\/a> is working through a nerve issue in his shoulder. Craig Yoho<\/a> is out with a strained calf. Rob Zastryzny<\/a> was rehabbing a shoulder injury and suffered a setback. The veteran lefty reinjured himself and is headed back to Milwaukee for further testing, per Rosiak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zastryzny joined the organization on a minor league pact ahead of the 2024 season. He delivered a pristine 1.17 ERA in nine games with the club that year. Zastryzny bounced around last offseason, ultimately landing with the Yankees. He returned to the Brewers in a May 2025 trade. Zastryzny provided 22 innings of a 2.45 ERA last season.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee doesn\u2019t currently have a clear need for another lefty in the bullpen. Manager Pat Murphy has four at his disposal, with Jared Koenig<\/a> and Angel Zerpa<\/a> on hand for high-leverage spots and DL Hall<\/a> and Aaron Ashby<\/a> capable of covering multiple innings. The Brewers came into today\u2019s action leading the league in bullpen xFIP and SIERA.<\/p>\n

On a more positive note, prospect Cooper Pratt<\/a> shared details about the decision to ink an eight-year, $50.75MM extension<\/a>. The deal came as a surprise for multiple reasons, including Pratt\u2019s inexperience and the fact that his agent, Scott Boras, isn\u2019t known to pursue extensions. \u201cThey brought it up in spring training, and it just worked out to happen early into the season,\u201d Pratt told reporters, including Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>. \u201cBut I feel like we made a good decision. I feel like, in my heart, I made a good decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pratt was the driving force behind the extension, and he convinced Boras by pointing out that the security of the contract would allow him to grow and develop with less pressure, relayed Hogg. \u201cAnd when I heard that, we will end up with a better player on both sides, and a more advanced player and potentially a star-level player,\u201d Boras said. \u201cWhich, then, will justify the contract concerns I have when you are essentially doing a contract like this that will have substantial economic benefits for the team and delay free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brewers took Pratt with a sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft. He posted a 123 wRC+ in his first full season of professional ball. The infielder spent last season at Double-A. Pratt slashed .238\/.343\/.348 in 120 games with Biloxi. He began the 2026 campaign at Triple-A. The news of the extension emerged a few games into Nashville\u2019s season. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to change anything on how I want to perform,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cI\u2019m still going to want to go 5-for-5 every night. It\u2019s just that thought in the back of your head disappears.\u201d<\/p>\n

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