The Brewers have designated right-hander Taylor Clarke for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster for newly acquired right-hander Aaron Civale. The right-hander did not pitch in the majors for Milwaukee after coming over from Kansas City in an offseason trade sending minor league right-hander Ryan Brady and minor league infielder Cam Devanney back to the Royals. The … [Read more...] about Brewers Designate Taylor Clarke For Assignment
Brewers Place Joey Ortiz On Injured List
The Brewers announced a series of roster moves today. Infielder Joey Ortiz was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 2, with neck inflammation. Right-hander Enoli Paredes landed on the 15-day IL due to right forearm tendinitis. Infielder Vinny Capra and right-hander Janson Junk were recalled in corresponding moves. Ortiz, 25, came over to the Brewers in the … [Read more...] about Brewers Place Joey Ortiz On Injured List
Elieser Hernandez Elects Free Agency
Right-hander Elieser Hernandez rejected an outright assignment from the Brewers after clearing waivers and is now a free agent, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. Milwaukee had designated him for assignment last week. The 29-year-old Hernandez allowed a pair of runs in six innings with the Brew Crew and also tossed 9 2/3 innings for the Dodgers earlier in the year. He was … [Read more...] about Elieser Hernandez Elects Free Agency
Checking In On 2024’s Reliever-To-Rotation Experiments: July Edition
About a quarter of the way through the 2024 season, I took a look at how the most prominent examples of teams’ attempts to turn an established reliever into a starter had progressed. At the time, the majority of these experiments were going well, by and large. At that mid-May juncture, most of the relievers making the switch had yet to reach their innings workloads from the … [Read more...] about Checking In On 2024’s Reliever-To-Rotation Experiments: July Edition
Rays Trade Aaron Civale To Brewers
9:09am: The Rays have formally announced the trade. Milwaukee has yet to do so, presumably due to the fact that they’re finalizing the corresponding 40-man roster move they’ll need to make to bring Civale into the fold. 8:25am: The Brewers are kicking off their summer trade season with a deal to bring in some much-needed rotation help, acquiring right-hander Aaron Civale from … [Read more...] about Rays Trade Aaron Civale To Brewers