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Jacob Misiorowski finds control on and off the mound in his tremendous start

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Jacob Misiorowski is the first pitcher in the last 125 years to start his MLB career with 11 hitless innings.

The 23-year-old has allowed just two runs on three hits in his first 16 innings in the Brewers ' Major League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes beat the reigning NL rookie of the year last week .

Misiorowski has as dynamic an arsenal of pitches as you will find.

His four -seam fastball has posted a 133 Stuff+ grade.

His curveball also has a 143 grade, and his slider has a 117 mark.

All three pitches are well above league average when it comes to raw stuff.

Misiorowski has had better luck getting strikeouts against lefties than righties.

The 6'7 " righty has an above-average 18.2% PutAway Rate and 12.5% SwStr%. His strikeout potential was never in question with his swing-and-miss upside.

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