Craig Counsell was the bearer of some disappointing news this weekend. Right-handed pitching prospect Dylan File will be sidelined while he recovers from surgery to repair a right elbow stress fracture. The surgery has kept him from throwing in Spring Training and will keep him off the mound for the next few months.
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This is an early blow to the Brewers’ pitching depth. File is a surprising prospect replete with potential but is far from tested at the major league level. In 2020, COVID-19 sent him to the alternate training site rather than the Triple-A assignment he earned in Double-A Biloxi.