Fansided · Dec 28, 2018
Milwaukee Brewers: Analyzing Jimmy Nelson’s Return in 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers were without one of their better starting pitchers for the entirety of last season in Jimmy Nelson. Nelson partially tore his labrum along with straining his rotator cuff while diving back to first base back in September of 2017 and was originally expected to try to pitch last year, but he never did make it back.
Based on Jimmy Nelson’s 2017 season, the Milwaukee Brewers really could have used him in 2018. In 175.1 innings, Nelson had a 3.45 ERA, 199 strikeouts, and just 48 walks. The most impressive part of his season though was seeing how his stuff had developed.