Hoby Milner made his first appearance with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday after the Brewers sent Eric Lauer to the minors. There Lauer will get accustomed to a starter’s role and a starter’s routine in order to prepare the left-hander to join a starting rotation of six.
It’s a strategy the Brewers plan to employ across some game sets this season, including the upcoming run of fourteen games across fifteen days. To execute such a plan, the Brewers need another lefty bullpen presence. Enter Hoby Milner.
Milner pitched seven shutout innings with the Crew in Spring Training (three hits, two walks, nine K’s) and two shut-out innings with the Sounds to earn the callup.