Boy, oh boy has it been a wild ride for Aaron Ashby and the Milwaukee Brewers ever since he signed that extension in 2023. He’s now under control through at least the 2027 season (with club options for ’28 and ’29), but he’s also thrown just 8.2 innings at the big league level post-extension.
Injuries are a crazy thing in baseball, and there’s never a “right” time for them to strike. The left-hander underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder last year and didn’t throw a pitch in the majors.
This year, his return to action had the potential to be an underrated storyline for the Brewers. Ashby was going to have the opportunity to raise his value and get back in the good graces of followers of the team. Instead, it’s gone about as poorly as it could. In The Show, he’s got a 6.23 ERA with seven walks and five strikeouts in those 8.2 frames, which earned him a ticket right back down to the minor leagues…