We’re persevering with our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most dear gamers in 2024 with reliever Trevor Megill. Megill completed the season with 1.3 bWAR and 1.0 fWAR, good for fifteenth and twelfth on the staff, respectively.
Megill, turning 31 in December, has discovered a distinct segment throughout two seasons with Milwaukee after bouncing across the league previous to 2023. Between 2023 and 2024 with the Crew, Megill made 79 appearances, spanning 81 innings with a 3.11 ERA, 2.69 FIP, and 102 strikeouts.
He was particularly good in 2024, making a career-high 48 appearances and choosing up 21 saves within the absence of Devin Williams, totaling 50 strikeouts throughout 46 1⁄3 innings with a 2.72 ERA and a 3.10 FIP. His 1.3 bWAR in 2024 additionally gave him a constructive profession WAR for the primary time ever (0.1 profession WAR).
Whereas Megill’s stats might not bounce off the web page, he supplied consistency whereas Williams labored his method again from a again harm, whilst a number of different relievers (see: Abner Uribe, Elvis Peguero, Joel Payamps) struggled to fill that hole after being given early-season alternatives.
Megill’s 98.8-mph common fastball velocity ranks within the 99th percentile, and whereas he solely throws two pitches (a 4-seam fastball 71% of the time and a knuckle curve 29% of the time), he would have ranked within the eightieth percentile or higher in xERA, xBA, chase price, whiff price, and strikeout price had he certified for Baseball Savant’s rankings.
Coming into his first arbitration 12 months, Megill could also be a key a part of this Brewers’ bullpen for years to come back, particularly with Williams’ title being floated round in commerce talks this winter.
We’ll proceed our rankings of the ten most dear Brewers every Monday and Wednesday into early December. Come again on Monday to see who now we have at No. 8.
Trevor Megill (1.3 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR)
Sal Frelick (2.1 bWAR, 1.5 fWAR)
