I've been busy lately but Jimmy Nelson's strong start in his 2014 debut was not lost on me. Called up from AAA-Nashville to make one start in place of the injured Yovani Gallardo, Nelson lived up to expectations. He has been absolutely dominating in the minors this year going 5-1 with a 1.71 ERA. The way Nelson handled himself in his start did more than justify him being the Brewers top minor league prospect. He was given more run support than Matt Garza has seemingly gotten all season as the Brewers laid out a 7-run and 14-hit onslaught of former, sometimes abysmal Brewers starting pitcher Randy Wolf. That was plenty more than Nelson needed as he gave up just one run and rung up six Marlins in 5.2 innings. Nelson seemingly jumped Mike Fiers as the rotation replacement if one was needed but it's hard to say how the Brewers will approach the situation. More than likely he won't be back to the majors until he has a spot in the rotation, not to be a bullpen hand like former starter Tyler Thornburg. Seeing the Brewers get healthy young arms to be productive in the majors is exciting to watch and gives a lot to look forward to.
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