Brandon Woodruff DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) had another successful rehab start on Tuesday with Triple-A Nashville. Woodruff pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with six strikeouts over 83 pitches. The 32-year-old has now made two starts with High-A Wisconsin and three with Nashville, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 22 hits, seven walks, and 22 strikeouts in 23 1/3 IP. Woodruff missed all of the 2024 season due to right shoulder surgery, but he has been trending in the right direction to making his 2025 debut. While he has been a fantasy ace in the past, fantasy managers may want to temper expectations even though he has pitched well in his rehab assignment.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) is making another minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Nashville against Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday night, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Todd Rosiak. Woodruff has looked good in his four rehab starts to this point with High-A Wisconsin (two starts) and Nashville (two starts), allowing six runs (five earned) on 15 hits while walking six and striking out 16 in 18 1/3 innings. The 32-year-old made it through 5 2/3 frames in his last outing last Wednesday, and if everything goes well on Tuesday night, he might need just one more minor-league outing before coming off the injured list to make his 2025 debut for the Brewers. Woodruff has been an ace in the past, but fantasy managers might want to temper expectations initially after he missed all of the 2024 campaign due to right-shoulder surgery.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) made his fourth minor-league rehab start on Wednesday for High-A Wisconsin and allowed an unearned run on three hits while walking one and striking out three in 5 2/3 innings for the win. In his first three rehab starts, the 32-year-old veteran allowed five earned runs on 12 hits while walking five and striking out 13 in 12 2/3 innings pitched. The Brewers are taking their time with Woodruff after he missed the entire 2024 season following surgery on his right shoulder capsule in September of 2023. His performance on Wednesday was very encouraging, and Woodruff might only need one or two more rehab starts on the farm before he's cleared to make his major-league debut in early May. Woodruff deserves to be stashed in all fantasy leagues, but temper expectations initially upon his return.