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What to know about fast-rising Brewers pitching prospect Craig Yoho
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Craig Yoho wasn’t on the radars of many coming into the year, but he sure is now.
The Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect has had a whale of a 2024 season, working his way through three levels of the minor leagues and now is in the discussion for a late-season call-up to the majors.
Yoho began his first year of pro ball this season with Class A Wisconsin, where he gave up one earned run and struck out 37 in 20⅓ innings, and has continued that dominance all the way through Class AAA Nashville, where he is currently pitching.
Here’s what to know about the fast-rising prospect.
When did the Brewers draft Craig Yoho?
The Brewers selected Yoho in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB draft out of Indiana University. He signed for $10,000, the fourth-lowest signing bonus of any player taken in the 20-round draft.
Where is Yoho from?
Yoho is from Fishers, Indiana, and attended Fishers High School. He also attended the University of Houston before transferring to Indiana.
How old is Yoho?
Yoho is 24 years old.
How tall is Yoho?
Yoho is 6 foot 3.
Where is Yoho ranked as a prospect?
The Journal Sentinel ranked Yoho as the No. 12 prospect in the system earlier this season, though he has certainly made a case to move higher in the rankings since that update. MLB.com ranks him as the organization’s 20th-best prospect, as does Baseball America.
What is Yoho’s best pitch?
Yoho’s best pitch is his changeup, which has drawn plenty of attention in the minors for its heavy movement, both horizontally and vertically. He also throws a 92-93 mph four-seam fastball, a mid-70s slider/curveball and a cutter in the upper-80s.
What is Yoho’s injury history?
Yoho has had two Tommy John surgeries, one in 2019 and the other in 2021, both performed when he was in college. He also dislocated a kneecap in 2022 and had to undergo surgery to repair it.
How has he performed in the minor leagues?
Yoho has taken the minors by storm in his first year of pro ball. In 39 games and 48⅔ innings out of the bullpen, he has a 0.74 ERA and 0.822 WHIP. He has struck out 92 batters while allowing only 15 walks.
When will Yoho make his MLB debut?
It’s possible that the Brewers give Yoho a look down the stretch in the 2024 season, though based upon the crowded bullpen mix they have it’s just as likely he’ll have to wait until early 2025 to make his debut.
What is Yoho’s long-term outlook?
Yoho is viewed as a relief-only prospect, in part because of his injury history. He does feature a true four-pitch mix but projects to be an important piece of the Brewers bullpen for years to come.
Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam talks greater involvement, Giannis future
Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam says that he will have a greater involvement with the team and that includes the decision on if to re-sign Giannis Antetokounmpo.
In his first press conference to discuss on-court basketball matters with the Milwaukee Bucks, one in which the organization introduced Taylor Jenkins as its new head coach on May 6, co-owner Jimmy Haslam didn’t waste any time in providing a bit of clarity with the direction of the franchise the Haslam Sports Group bought into in 2023.
Haslam, who said he anticipates being around the Bucks more often going forward, flatly stated the team will decide either trade superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo or continue to build the team around him by the NBA draft, which will be held June 23-24.
It was a stark departure from the last calendar year, when the organization and locker room navigated through a consistent barrage of trade speculation about the two-time Most Valuable Player.
“I just think before the draft is a natural time, right, because if Giannis does play somewhere else we ought to get a lot of assets,” Haslam said. “And that’s [general manager] Jon [Horst’s] job to do. And if he’s here, you build the team differently.”
Haslam then took a beat to add, without a prompt, “I just want to stress though, that our relationship with him – despite what is reported by certain ESPN writers – is very positive.”
Questions about Antetokounmpo’s future with the organization didn’t entirely dominate Jenkins’ reintroduction to Milwaukee, as the former Bucks assistant and Memphis Grizzlies head coach was able to lay out some aspects of his vision for the team, his partnership with Horst and how he seeks to re-establish a winning culture.
But Jenkins did acknowledge the looming decision on which direction the team is going to take with – or without – Antetokounmpo was a key point in the hours long discussions he had with co-owners Haslam and Wes Edens, as well as Horst.
“It’s a big one,” Haslam said of the decision over the future of its franchise cornerstone. “It’s a big one. And you gotta get it right. And Jon knows it and Wes knows it. And we didn’t hold back with Taylor. We just said, listen, he may or may not be with us, so don’t come because of that because you want to be straight up with people.”
Horst added that Antetokounmpo did not meet with Jenkins in the interview process, but the head coach and the star have spoken.
And, Antetokounmpo gave an endorsement on the hire to the Journal Sentinel.
“I think he’s an incredible person,” Antetokounmpo said. “Obviously, he’s an incredible coach. I was able to be with him in 2019 and we made the Eastern Conference finals.
“After that he left, he was one of the first coaches that left the coaching staff and went to Memphis and he had an incredible six years in Memphis. He made them contenders in the West. He had incredible culture in Memphis.
“I had the conversation. I don’t think Milwaukee is just getting just a good coach, I think they’re getting a good person. And that’s where it starts with. Having a good person around that’s gonna be able to set the tone, that set the culture and what Milwaukee Bucks basketball is all about. He’s a really good coach.”
As for the prospect of being coached by Jenkins, Antetokounmpo said, “We’ll see.”
And clearly that is the approach the organization is taking as well.
“Giannis has brought Milwaukee its second championship and the first in 50 years,” Haslam said. “He’s a phenomenal player. He’s a phenomenal person. He’s arguably one of the best basketball players in the world and we will do what’s best for Giannis and what’s best for the organization.
“We don’t know whether Giannis will stay with us or not, but we’ll work through that with Giannis in the coming weeks.”
For his part, Antetokounmpo addressed how he was going to approach his immediate future with the team on April 12.
“Nothing – phone on do not disturb,” he said after the Bucks’ season finale in Philadelphia. “Working hard every single day to improve my game, be in the best physical shape that I can be and just stay away from it – all of it.
“I feel like this season, not just because of the way it went, it was draining for me for sure and how everybody approached my situation and the Bucks situation. But again, if it was draining for me, it was definitely draining for the team and for the organization, but I feel like sometimes people just don’t listen.
“They listen to the sources, and the main source is me. It is what it is. So again, do not disturb phone, go about my day, improve and come back better.”
MILWAUKEE – This week marks Teacher Appreciation Week and, as many teachers are honored throughout the week, one local educator is in the running for one of the nation’s top honors.
America’s Favorite Teacher
What we know:
Tina Gleason, a teacher at Golda Meir School in Milwaukee, is in the running to become “America’s Favorite Teacher” and needs the support of the community to earn the title.
Gleason is going up against thousands of teachers nationwide. But each week, that list narrows down.
This week wraps up the quarterfinals – where Gleason will rely on public vote to move on.
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Gleason has been teaching for 31 years. Almost half those years have been catered to STEM and sustainability education.
“I think it’s just an honor to be recognized,” said Tina Gleason. “I’m just excited to be in the running at all, I had no idea I’d make it to the quarterfinals.”
How to vote
What you can do:
Voting for the quarterfinals ends on May 7 at 9 a.m. A single vote is free – while a larger quantity requires a donation to The Planetary Society.
Help Tina Gleason become America’s Favorite Teacher by casting your vote here.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by America’s Favorite Teacher.
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