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Ethan Small
- Nashville Sounds - AAA
- SP
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- Bats: L / Throws: L
- Age: 27
- Rule 5 Eligible: On 40-Man Roster
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
The Brewers' 2019 first-round pick, Small, is best described as having decent stuff and a profile that has always been driven by pitchability and command. He still shows plenty of flashes of the pitchability, though his command has regressed dramatically as he climbed the organizational ladder. He’s a data-driven pitcher with a fastball that plays well up in the zone and knows how to use it. His changeup is his best pitch, and it could still be a big weapon for him. He has been working to find a breaking ball for years and can’t seem to find the right one yet. Small made his MLB debut during the 2022 season. As far as debuts go, it could’ve been worse, as he went 2.2 IP with 2 ER (though he did walk four as well). That outing was always expected to be a “one and done” situation, and he would return to AAA after the game. Once Small did return to AAA, the results were not very good. The command issues reared their ugly head in a major way, and he was never able to get back on track. From the start of June through the end of the season, Small posted a 5.89 ERA and walked 5.15 per 9 innings in AAA. Many viewed Small as having reliever risk, even going back to that 2019 draft, due to a lower velocity fastball and concern over hitters seeing him multiple times. Barring the command he showed at the lower levels making a sudden reappearance, the multi-inning reliever route does feel like his best chance at a prolonged MLB career.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring Position | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .267 | 1.25 | 0.60 | |
| Second Half | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .275 | 1.30 | 0.31 | |
| Batting Second | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1.80 | 1.00 | |
| Batting Third | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | 1.80 | 0.50 | |
| Batting First | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .625 | 5.00 | 1.00 | |
| Leading Off | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .385 | 2.25 | 0.00 | |
| vs Right | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2 | 9 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .225 | 0.94 | 0.58 | |
| Away Games | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .286 | 1.13 | 1.00 | |
| Bases Loaded | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | -.-- |
| Day Games | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 2.00 | 0.67 | |
| Runner at 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Runner at 3rd | A-GIA | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Behind in Count | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .400 | 3.00 | 0.50 | |
| Bases Empty | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1 | 8 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .267 | 1.23 | 0.50 | |
| Reliever | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .275 | 1.30 | 0.31 | |
| Runner at 1st | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0.60 | 1.00 | |
| Home Games | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .241 | 1.17 | 0.33 | |
| Seventh Inning | SAC | -- | -- | 0.00 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| Eighth Inning | SAC | -- | -- | 0.00 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .100 | 0.67 | 0.25 |
| Fifth Inning | -- | -- | 3.38 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | 1.13 | 0.33 | |
| On Grass | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .260 | 1.15 | 0.57 | |
| Sixth Inning | SAC | -- | -- | 108.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .800 | 12.00 | -.-- |
| vs Left | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .400 | 2.14 | 0.50 | |
| Ninth Inning | SAC | -- | -- | 9.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Late / Close | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 1.80 | 0.00 |
| Night Games | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .244 | 1.00 | 0.55 | |
| First Inning | A-GIA | -- | -- | 3.00 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0.67 | 4.00 |
| August | SAC | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .250 | 1.20 | 0.36 |
| One Out | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .143 | 0.75 | 0.50 | |
| Ahead in Count | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .136 | 0.45 | 0.50 | |
| July | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .278 | 1.07 | 1.33 | |
| Two Outs | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | 0.50 | 1.00 | |
| Starter | A-GIA | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0.67 | 4.00 |
| No Outs | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 9 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .409 | 2.00 | 0.33 | |
| Batting Sixth | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Batting Seventh | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Batting Fourth | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .125 | 0.75 | 3.00 | |
| Batting Fifth | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -.-- | -.-- |
| Batting Eighth | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Batting Ninth | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | SAC | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 0 | 2 | 0.86 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 325 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | .151 | 0.71 | 0.13 |
| 2019 | A-BRG | AZL | ROK | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | WIS | MID | A | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 304 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | .172 | 0.83 | 0.15 |
| 2021 | 3 teams | - | Minors | 4 | 2 | 1.98 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | 55 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1274 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 92 | .203 | 1.25 | 0.91 |
| 2021 | A-BRG | ACL | ROK | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | BLX | AA S | AA | 2 | 2 | 1.96 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 675 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 67 | .184 | 1.14 | 0.66 |
| 2021 | NAS | AAA E | AAA | 2 | 0 | 2.06 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 592 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 24 | .216 | 1.37 | 1.11 |
| 2022 | NAS | INT | AAA | 7 | 6 | 4.46 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 82 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 1841 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 114 | .217 | 1.36 | 0.86 |
| 2023 | NAS | INT | AAA | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 51.0 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 808 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 61 | .212 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| 2024 | 3 teams | - | Minors | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .260 | 1.15 | 0.57 |
| 2024 | A-GIA | ACL | ROK | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0.67 | 4.00 |
| 2024 | SJ | CAL | A | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | SAC | PCL | AAA | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .278 | 1.33 | 0.33 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-16 | A-GIA | @ A-RED | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2024-07-20 | A-GIA | @ A-ATH | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| 2024-07-23 | A-GIA | vs A-ATH | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0.67 | 4.00 |
| 2024-07-27 | SJ | vs MOD | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024-07-30 | SAC | vs RNO | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024-08-02 | SAC | vs RNO | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | 1.80 | 0.33 |
| 2024-08-04 | SAC | vs RNO | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | 2.25 | 0.17 |
| 2024-08-06 | SAC | @ ABQ | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.33 | 0.17 |
| 2024-08-10 | SAC | @ ABQ | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 2.50 | 0.25 |
| 2024-08-14 | SAC | vs SL | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | 2.00 | 0.25 |
| 2024-08-16 | SAC | vs SL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1.83 | 0.22 |
| 2024-08-20 | SAC | @ TAC | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | 1.57 | 0.20 |
| 2024-08-23 | SAC | @ TAC | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | 1.38 | 0.27 |
| 2024-08-27 | SAC | vs LV | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | 1.33 | 0.33 |
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