Jacob Misiorowski wasn't content being MLB's hardest-throwing starter. Now he also might be the best

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski isn’t content with merely being the game’s hardest-throwing starting pitcher.He’s intent on becoming the best. He already may be there.The 24-year-old is hitting unprecedented velocities for a starter in MLB's pitch-tracking era that began in 2008. Over the last month, he's dominated unlike any pitcher in the last century.Misiorowski has allowed just one run over his last eight starts heading into his Friday matchup with the Atlanta Braves. He says he can’t come up with a specific moment or decision that sparked this surge.“It’s more that it finally clicked,” said Misiorowski, who is 8-2 with a 1.34 ERA and 131 strikeouts to lead the majors in the latter two categories. “Everything started settling in and feeling good.”The fact Misiorowski used the word “finally” to describe an emergence in his first full major league season underscores his exacting standards.Misiorowski's rise has Brewers manager Pat Murphy comparing him to Forrest Gump