Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester is on the sidelines for the postseason as he recovers from the thoracic outlet surgery he underwent in June. The procedure came with an eight to ten-month recovery timeline. He appears to be on the short end of that timeline, as Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that Priester is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
The 26-year-old Priester broke out last year after coming over in an early-season trade with the Red Sox. He covered 157 1/3 innings for Milwaukee, making 24 starts and chipping in five relief appearances. He held opponents to a 3.32 earned run average and posted a 20.2% strikeout rate against a 7.7% walk rate. Those strikeout and walk numbers were nothing exceptional, but Priester thrived by inducing ground balls at an elite 56.1% clip, good for fifth-best among big league pitchers with at least 150 innings. Priester’s 4.01 FIP and 3.96 SIERA were a bit higher than his actual ERA, but still plenty good for a mid-rotation arm. FanGraphs credited him with 1.8 wins above replacement.
Unfortunately, Priester was unable to build on that breakout due to the thoracic outlet symptoms. He experienced wrist discomfort in the second half of 2025 and battled a nerve issue in Spring Training this year. The Brewers attempted a rehab assignment from late April to early June, and it did not go well. Priester surrendered 28 earned runs in 16 innings across three levels of the minor leagues. Milwaukee paused the rehab assignment on June 12th, and Priester underwent TOS on June 22nd, officially ending his season.
A ten-month recovery might have ruled Priester out for the Opening Day roster. Since he’s on the shorter side of the time frame, he’d ideally get a full Spring Training ramp-up. Of course, all of that could change due to the impending lockout. Setting aside the possible cancelation of games, teams will be unable to communicate with players on their 40-man rosters until the lockout ends. Presumably, the Brewers and Priester will formalize the latter’s rehab plan before the lockout begins so he can continue building up on his own if Spring Training is interrupted.
When the season finally starts, likely NL Cy Young winner Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson will occupy the top two spots in the Brewers’ rotation. Priester, Robert Gasser, and Shane Drohan could fill out the rest of the group. Priester, who earned major league service time while on the 60-day IL this year, is projected to earn $1.3MM in his first trip through arbitration, per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz.
He’s one of the cheaper members of the Brewers’ 16-player arbitration class, which Swartz estimates will earn $59.1MM in total. The most expensive members of the class will be Trevor Megill ($8MM), Andrew Vaughn ($8.5MM), Brice Turang ($9.5MM), and William Contreras ($14.6MM or a $14.5MM club option). MLBTR’s Payroll Tracker has Milwaukee at $117.7MM in cash payroll for 2027, along with a $136.3MM luxury tax figure. The team would need to increase payroll if the next CBA includes a salary floor, although some amount of higher spending should be in store regardless, given the team’s current run to the World Series.
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