Speaking at the winter meetings in Dallas on Monday, Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto provided solid injury updates on pitchers Matt Brash and Jackson Kowar.Dipoto said that Matt Brash is ahead of schedule on his recovery from TJ. Jackson Kowar is on schedule for his return. OF prospect Jonny Farmelo won't be back till midseason.
Dipoto said that Matt Brash is ahead of schedule on his recovery from TJ. Jackson Kowar is on schedule for his return. OF prospect Jonny Farmelo won't be back till midseason.For Brash, this news is consistent with everything that we've heard recently. The team expects that he could be back as early as late April, and when he does come back, he'll be a major weapon for the bullpen.
Though he'll have to be eased into a workload, and will be carefully monitored, his presence alone should help provide theThe 26-year-old Brash is one of the nastiest pitchers in all of baseball, complete with a triple-digit fastball and a wicked slider. He went 9-4 in 2023 for Seattle with a 3.06 ERA and led baseball in appearances with 78. He made his major league debut in 2022 and made five starts before heading to Triple-A and resurfacing as a dynamite reliever.
As for Kowar, he was part of the return from the Atlanta Braves last offseason in the deal that sent Marco Gonzales and Jarred Kelenic to Atlanta. A first-round pick out of the University of Florida, he's appeared in 39 major league games over three seasons. He's gone just 2-6 with a 9.12 ERA but the Mariners are clearly banking on the talent. If the M's are able to develop him in the way they've developed Paul Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, Collin Snider and Justin Topa before him, then they could have another solid bullpen arm.