The Brewers and Red Sox have announced a trade sending right-hander Quinn Priester from Boston to Milwaukee. In return, the Sox receive prospect Yophery Rodriguez, a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick in this year’s draft and a player to be named later or cash considerations. Milwaukee cleared a roster spot by designating left-hander Grant Wolfram for assignment and … [Read more...] about Brewers Acquire Quinn Priester
Brewers Place Nestor Cortes On 15-Day IL Due To Flexor Strain
The Brewers announced that left-hander Nestor Cortes has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a flexor strain in his throwing elbow. Southpaw Grant Wolfram was called up from Triple-A to take Cortes’ spot on the active roster. This is now the second time in eight months that a flexor strain has sent Cortes to the IL, as a similar injury sidelined him last September … [Read more...] about Brewers Place Nestor Cortes On 15-Day IL Due To Flexor Strain
Jose Quintana Agrees To Optional Assignment; Jake Bauers Makes Brewers’ Roster
The Brewers are wrapping up their final decisions on the Opening Day roster. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that veteran lefty Jose Quintana has consented to be optioned to Triple-A Nashville to finish building up. The 36-year-old signed midway through spring training and has thus far only pitched five official spring frames (in addition to side sessions and work on the back … [Read more...] about Jose Quintana Agrees To Optional Assignment; Jake Bauers Makes Brewers’ Roster
Brewers Place Aaron Civale On Injured List
The Brewers are placing right-hander Aaron Civale on the 15-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain, manager Pat Murphy announced this morning (via Andrew Wagner of Freeman Sports and 105.7 The Fan). There’s no immediate timetable for his absence. Right-hander Grant Anderson is up from Triple-A Nashville in his place. It’s yet another major blow to a pitching staff that … [Read more...] about Brewers Place Aaron Civale On Injured List
Brewers’ Tyler Black Out Six To Eight Weeks With Hamate Fracture
Top Brewers prospect Tyler Black will miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after suffering a hamate fracture in his right hand, reports Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Black competed for a roster spot in spring training but was optioned on March 22. Black, 24, was the No. 33 overall pick in the 2021 draft and made a brief MLB debut last season, hitting … [Read more...] about Brewers’ Tyler Black Out Six To Eight Weeks With Hamate Fracture