15 Strikeouts on 95 Pitches: Why Jacob Misiorowski's Unhittable Arm is a Problem for the Entire NL

Holy smokes, folks, are you seeing what’s happening in the National League right now? It’s only June, but two young guns out there just absolutely went off, making history and reminding everyone that baseball is wild. The Milwaukee Brewers, yeah, those guys, just pulled off something we haven't seen since August 2024: they had a pair of teammates snag the NL Player of the Week award, together!

Chourio's Insane Comeback After Missing a Month

First up, let's talk about Jackson Chourio. This kid, only 22, just nabbed his first-ever Player of the Week award, and it's well deserved. He missed over a month of the season, but you'd never know it looking at his numbers this past week. The man went 13-for-29 at the plate, cranking out five homers, driving in 10 RBIs, and scoring eight runs in just six games. Think about that for a second. He hit safely and brought a run home in every single one of those games. Every. Single. Game.

And it's not just a hot streak, either. Even with that missed time, Chourio's season numbers across 35 games are looking insane: he’s batting .322 with a .370 on-base and a .572 slugging percentage. Nine dingers, 11 doubles, 26 RBIs, 27 runs, and five steals. He's already stacked up 2.0 bWAR, which is practically matching his entire 2.2 bWAR from 131 games last year! This dude is making up for lost time faster than a Ballard bridge opening during rush hour.

Misiorowski's Cy Young Campaign is Heating Up

Now, if Chourio’s week was impressive, Jacob Misiorowski's was just… otherworldly. This 24-year-old right-hander, already with two Player of the Week awards this season, his first was in late May, just put on one of the most dominant pitching clinics we've ever seen. Picture this: a complete game shutout against the Phillies on Friday night. He allowed ONE hit. Zero walks. FIFTEEN strikeouts. On just 95 pitches! And get this, 58 of those bad boys were clocked at 100-plus mph. He even faced the minimum batters thanks to a slick fourth-inning double play. That's not just good pitching, that's cheat-code level stuff.

It’s no surprise that Misiorowski is already looking like the favorite for the NL Cy Young award. He's not just leading the majors in ERA at a ridiculous 1.34, he's also tops in strikeouts with 131, FIP at 1.69, and WHIP at 0.736 across 14 starts. The man has a 3.9 bWAR over 87 innings. These aren't just good numbers, they're "shut down the league" numbers. This guy is a straight-up problem for every hitter he faces, and the league is definitely noticing.

Honestly, with performances like this, it's a no-brainer. Both Chourio and Misiorowski are looking like locks for the All-Star Game happening in Philadelphia next month. These two young studs are bringing the heat, and it's going to be wild to see what they do next. Get ready, baseball world, because these guys are for real!

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