Brew Crew Ball · Aug 18, 2020
Quick scouting report on Milwaukee Brewers call-up Drew Rasmussen
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesEric Lauer’s return to the Brewers’ rotation was disastrous. Justin Grimm’s attempt to pitch in relief for the Brewers has not worked out to this point. The result was a shake with Lauer going to Appleton and Grimm going on the IL with a blister. One of the pitchers coming to the big league club to take one of the spots vacated will be Drew Rasmussen.
Rasmussen’s story is one about overcoming adversity in the form of two Tommy John surgeries. The first came in March 2016. He recovered and returned to his college team, Oregon State. He pitched well enough to be drafted in the first round at #31 overall in the 2017 draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.