This offseason the Brewers traded their former closer, Devin Williams to the Yankees for Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin. But even after that move there were some question marks about who would take the fifth spot in the rotation, especially while the Brewers wait and hope for Brandon Woodruff to return. Woodruff is recovering from shoulder surgery, but he threw a successful bullpen last week and is slated for a minor league start early next week.
That had previously led to speculation that Aaron Ashby might claim the fifth starter spot, especially with DL Hall on the sideline with a strained lat. However, Ashby was shut down for at least two weeks with an oblique issue, so it's not all that surprising the Brewers and
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