Brewers Pitching Coaches Use "Car Wash" Approach to Improve Pitchers

Manager Pat Murphy credits pitching coaches Chris Hook and Jim Henderson for transforming struggling pitchers into key contributors.

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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The Milwaukee Brewers have found success in recent years by putting their pitchers through an intensive training regimen that manager Pat Murphy calls the "H&H Car Wash". Pitching coaches Chris Hook and Jim Henderson work with pitchers like Quinn Priester, Tobias Myers, Trevor Megill, and Jared Koenig to transform them into effective major league contributors, even after they struggled elsewhere. Murphy says the Brewers' three-time NL Central division titles wouldn't have been possible without the work of the "H&H" duo.

Why it matters

The Brewers' ability to take pitchers who struggled elsewhere and turn them into key parts of their roster speaks to the team's strong player development system and the expertise of their coaching staff. This approach has helped the small-market Brewers remain competitive in the NL Central despite not having the resources of larger market teams.

The details

The "H&H Car Wash" refers to the intensive training regimen that pitching coaches Chris Hook and Jim Henderson put Brewers pitchers through. Examples include Quinn Priester, who the Brewers plucked from Boston's Triple-A roster and went on to win 19 consecutive games for Milwaukee, and Tobias Myers, who transformed from a pitcher who went 1-15 with a 7.82 ERA at Triple-A to winning the Brewers' Most Valuable Pitcher Award. Other pitchers like Trevor Megill and Jared Koenig also went from being on the edge of other teams' bullpens to becoming high-leverage arms for the Brewers.

  • The "H&H Car Wash" approach has been a key part of the Brewers' success over the past three seasons, during which they have won the NL Central division title.
  • The Brewers recently acquired left-hander Kyle Harrison in a trade with the Red Sox, and are now putting him through the "H&H Car Wash" to make tweaks to his game before his first Cactus League appearance on Tuesday.

The players

Pat Murphy

The manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, who has credited the team's pitching coaches for transforming struggling pitchers into key contributors.

Chris Hook

The Brewers' pitching coach, who works with pitchers as part of the "H&H Car Wash" approach.

Jim Henderson

The Brewers' pitching coordinator, who works with pitchers as part of the "H&H Car Wash" approach.

Quinn Priester

A pitcher the Brewers acquired from the Red Sox's Triple-A roster, who went on to win 19 consecutive games for Milwaukee.

Tobias Myers

A pitcher who transformed from struggling at Triple-A to winning the Brewers' Most Valuable Pitcher Award.

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What they’re saying

“We're making tweaks with a kid like Harrison. There's things that we're doing. We ran him through the H&H Car Wash.”

— Pat Murphy, Brewers Manager (mlb.com)

“The Brewers wouldn't be three-time defending NL Central champions, Murphy says, without their H&H duo.”

— Pat Murphy, Brewers Manager (mlb.com)

What’s next

Harrison is slated to make his first appearance for the Brewers during Tuesday's exhibition game against Great Britain's squad in the World Baseball Classic.

The takeaway

The Brewers' ability to transform struggling pitchers into key contributors through their intensive "H&H Car Wash" training regimen has been a major factor in the team's recent success and ability to remain competitive despite their small-market status.