Robert Gasser is back in Milwaukee and will start against the Twins today after the Brewers called him up from Triple-A and opened a spot on the 26-man roster by designating Peter Strzelecki for assignment.
Gasser was already on the 40-man roster, so the move was less about paperwork than timing. Milwaukee needed another arm, and the left-hander, a second-round pick in the 2021 draft, got the ball after making his 2026 debut in a spot appearance today.
The roster shuffle came one day after Strzelecki was selected to the Brewers’ roster and less than a month after he signed a minor league contract with the club this past winter. The right-hander, who had a 4.12 ERA over 19 2/3 innings for Triple-A Nashville, last pitched in the majors for the Guardians on Aug. 12, 2024, and that remains his last official big league appearance.
For Milwaukee, the move fits a pattern it has leaned on for years: reaching into the system when the rotation thins out. Brandon Woodruff and Quinn Priester were both on the injured list, and the Brewers were already digging into depth for help when Coleman Crow was called up from Triple-A to make a spot start in Friday’s game.
Gasser’s return carries real weight because he was once viewed as a top-100 prospect before his big league debut in 2024. His brief major league resume already includes a 2.67 ERA over 33 2/3 innings, helped by a 47.3% grounder rate and strikeout and walk marks of 24.7K% and 4.9BB% in the facts available for his career line. He also missed most of the 2024-25 seasons recovering from Tommy John surgery, which turned what could have been a quicker rise into a long reset.
That is what makes today different for Milwaukee. The Brewers are not just patching a hole; they are asking a pitcher coming off a major surgery recovery to cover a spot start against the Twins while they wait for healthier options to return. If Gasser gives them a clean outing, the club gets another reminder that its pitching pipeline can still absorb the strain when the rotation takes damage.
