DL Hall DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said on Wednesday during his first media session of spring training that left-hander DL Hall (lat) is dealing with a lat injury and will be shut down from throwing for several more weeks. The Brewers were hoping that Hall would come to spring training to compete for a starting rotation spot in 2025, but the 26-year-old southpaw's lat injury could force him back to a relief role after he finished the 2024 campaign in the bullpen. This doesn't mean that Hall won't make starts for the Brewers in 2025, but his most likely path to an Opening Day roster spot will now most likely be as a reliever. The former first-rounder struggled as a starter early last year before injuring his knee and finished with a 5.02 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with a career-high 44 K's and 21 walks in 43 innings over 13 outings (seven starts). Hall needs to get healthy before being considered a fantasy asset again in deeper leagues.

Milwaukee Brewers left-hander DL Hall is listed as the team's probable start for Sunday's game at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sunday's outing will be Hall's seven start of the year and his first since Aug. 30, when he was excellent by tossing seven shutout innings with a walk and five strikeouts to beat the Cincinnati Reds. Since being called up when rosters expanded earlier this month, Hall has appeared out of the bullpen twice for the Brew Crew, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless frames with three walks and seven punchouts against the Cardinals and Giants. Hall has a 4.01 ERA and 1.54 WHIP on the year with 34 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings over his eight appearances in the big leagues this year. Against a Diamondbacks in the thick of the playoff hunt, Hall will be a shaky fantasy streaming option, albeit with upside as well.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher DL Hall is being promoted to the major leagues. The 25-year-old made the opening day roster out of spring training but struggled with a poor 4.82 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP through 28 innings of work. At Triple-A Nashville, the southpaw held a 3.83 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and a 25:35 BB:K ratio across 40 innings. Hall will likely operate as a long relief option in Milwaukee, as the Brewers currently have five healthy starting pitchers in their rotation. However, he could given a handful of spot starts during the stretch run and could be worth streaming in deeper NL-only formats in favorable matchups.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher DL Hall made his first start since coming off the injured list on Sunday. The left-hander struck out nine batters while allowing three runs in 4 2/3 innings of work in a no-decision. His last start came in late April so it's surprising that the Brewers let Hall throw 92 pitches in his first game back. The expectation was that Hall would be on a shorter leash but the Brewers felt he was ready for the challenge. The nine strikeouts is great to see, so we'll see if he can build on this performance going forward.

The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated left-hander DL Hall (knee) from the 60-day injured list on Sunday and placed left-hander Hoby Milner (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 9) with a left-shoulder impingement in a corresponding move. The team also moved right-hander Enoli Paredes (forearm) to the 60-day IL. Hall will make his fifth start of the year, and first since April 20 against the St. Louis Cardinals, on Sunday against the visiting division-rival Cincinnati Reds. There's a good chance the 25-year-old southpaw will be a bullpen piece for the Brew Crew down the stretch as long as their current starting rotation stays healthy. We wouldn't recommend Hall as a viable streaming option in his return to the big leagues, either, as he had posted a 7.71 ERA and 2.27 WHIP in 16 1/3 innings for Milwaukee in his four starts before his knee injury.