Jake Cousins was recently called up from AAA Nashville to pitch out of the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen. In his debut outing, he was impressive. Covering two innings in relief on June 21 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he gave up nothing while striking out 5. If that is what we can expect from the 26 year old righty then the Brewers’ front office will have found one more diamond in the rough to make a significant contribution to this team.
Cousins' route to the major leagues has had its disappointments for him. Originally drafted in the 20th round in 2017 by the Washington Nationals, he suffered a lat strain in 2019.