The Brewers selected Henderson's contract from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Henderson pitched at four different levels in 2024, finishing the year at Nashville. He threw 81.1 innings between the four stops, collecting a 3.32 ERA and impressive 104:15 K:BB. The 22-year-old is smallish in stature and his 81.1 frames in 2024 were a career high, but if he can stay healthy in 2025, he could make his major-league debut.
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Brewers' Logan Henderson: Hits skid at Triple-A
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Henderson has a 5.49 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB in 19.2 innings through five starts for Triple-A Nashville.
His first two starts went well, but Henderson has given up 11 earned runs in 9.2 innings over his last three starts. Armed with one of the best changeups in the minors, Henderson logged a 2.69 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 76:7 K:BB in 60.1 innings across 12 starts from May 31 through Aug. 15, with the bulk of that work coming for Double-A Biloxi. It's rare for a righty who is primarily fastball-changeup to find success as a starter, and even rarer when that pitcher is 5-foot-11 like Henderson. He has been trying to mix in a third-pitch cutter to little effect against Triple-A hitters after not needing a third pitch to get lower-level hitters out. Henderson's elite control should keep buying him opportunities to start, but in addition to needing a third pitch, he'll also need to show he can handle a starter's workload, as his 78.2 innings in 2023 still represent a career high.
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Brewers' Logan Henderson: Healthy at High-A
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Henderson (oblique) was reinstated from High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list Friday and gave up one earned run on one hit and two walks while striking out three over 2.2 innings.
Henderson's fastball sat around the 93-to-96 mile-per-hour range in his season debut for Wisconsin, and he mixed in a devastating changeup and a quality low-80s slider. He was a fringe prospect when he was sitting in the upper-80s and scraping 92 mph, but since adding a couple ticks to his fastball, Henderson could be poised to shoot up prospect rankings in 2024.
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Brewers' Logan Henderson: Opens year on IL
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Henderson (oblique) will open the year on the injured list with High-A Wisconsin, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.
Henderson, a righty, exited a March 17 Spring Breakout game with left oblique discomfort. He displayed increased velocity this spring prior to the injury, but we will have to wait a few weeks before seeing if he can hold that mid-90s fastball velocity deep into starts. Last year, Henderson had a 2.75 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 106:26 K:BB in 78.2 innings as a command specialist with low-90s fastball and a plus changeup at Single-A.
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Brewers' Logan Henderson: Leaves game early Sunday
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Henderson left Sunday's Spring Breakout game versus Kansas City due to left oblique discomfort, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Henderson began his outing by giving up a solo home run to Royals prospect Trevor Werner. Henderson then faced a second batter but was taken out of the game when the trainer went out to the mound after he threw a pitch.
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Brewers' Logan Henderson: Held back to manage innings
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Henderson is being held back in extended spring training in an effort to manage his workload this season, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.
Henderson was limited to 13.2 innings in the lower minors late last season after undergoing elbow surgery in spring training, so he wasn't going to be able to pitch a full season this year anyway. He is currently pitching in extended spring training and will reportedly join a rotation at Single-A or High-A later this spring.
