{"id":599313,"date":"2026-03-01T05:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/599313\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T05:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:12:14","slug":"milwaukee-brewers-brandon-sproat-talks-recent-outing-new-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/599313\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Brewers’ Brandon Sproat Talks Recent Outing, New Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>\u2019 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox<\/a> on Friday, Brandon Sproat played a small role in his team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Sproat \u2014 who was acquired by the Brewers as part of the seismic trade that sent Freddy Peralta to the New York Mets<\/a> on Jan. 21 \u2014 pitched 1 1\/3 innings in Milwaukee\u2019s win to usher in the weekend. In his outing, Sproat logged three strikeouts while allowing three hits, an earned run, and a walk.<\/p>\n

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It was far from a perfect outing for the 25-year-old, but he understood what was required of him despite getting pulled from the game earlier than he would have liked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, just go out there and go as hard as you can,\u201d Sproat told the media after the game. \u201cBut in the back of your mind, know that, OK, I’ve got a job to do today with a certain number of pitches, whatever it might be, go out there and just try to get working.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that’s pretty much all you can do,” Sproat said. “I mean, it’s difficult as a competitor to get pulled like that. But you also know that it’s spring training and that, hey, we’re not gonna just throw you out there with a high pitch count. So just keeping that down and staying to it is the big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Overall, Sproat expressed encouragement from the outing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was good, a lot of good things from it,\u201d Sproat said. \u201cI thought the cutter today was new, or not new, it was good because it’s new. But yeah, I mean, a couple of player hits here and there. But I mean, part of the game, it happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut no, I thought it was really good, it’s definitely something to build off of,” he said. “Keep moving forward and we’ll watch a video on it tomorrow and go over it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Sproat\u2019s Baseball Savant profile, he employs a six-pitch profile. However, he also began utilizing a cutter, which he expanded on after Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year \u2014 well, I started throwing it last year towards the end of the year,\u201d Sproat said. \u201cIt was basically my short slider, but we kind of turned it into a cutter. It was good but wasn’t fully convicted behind it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then over the offseason and coming into here this year, we’ve turned it into a true cutter now,” Sproat continued. “So, it’s been fun to learn that pitch and throw it. Thought I had good success with it today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For Sproat, the origin of throwing a cutter resulted from the Mets wanting him to add it to his pitch selection. Simultaneously, it is something he has wanted to work on.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I mean, it’s something that I wanted to refine myself,” Sproat said. “The Mets wanted me to work on it in the offseason until I got traded, and so, I still kept working at it. Cause I’m like, OK, this is a pitch I could use, and I enjoyed throwing it in the offseason during my bullpens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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