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Brewers sign lefty Milone to 1-year contract
- Updated: December 15, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Already flush with starting pitchers, the Brewers added another on Wednesday by striking a one-year deal with free agent Tommy Milone, a finesse left-hander who has pitched in the Majors for the Nationals, A’s and Twins over six seasons.
Milone is 44-33 with a 4.14 ERA in 129 career games, including 118 starts. He posted a 3.92 ERA in 128 2/3 innings for the Twins in 2015, but was not as effective last season, going 3-5 with a 5.71 ERA in 19 games (12 starts), and receiving a demotion to Triple-A Rochester early in the year.
Milone will compete for a spot in the rotation with the Brewers, who finished last season with six starters: Junior Guerra, Zach Davies, Jimmy Nelson, Wily Peralta, Chase Anderson and Matt Garza. All are under club control for 2017, as is former first-round Draft pick Taylor Jungmann, who started Milwaukee’s third game of 2016 but had a down year. The Brewers also have prospects Josh Hader, Jorge Lopez and Brandon Woodruff nearing the Majors.
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