Brewers add pitchers Wade Miley, Bryse Wilson
Wade Miley of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park on Oc. 13, 2018. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers and veteran left-hander Wade Miley agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Miley can make additional $1.5 million in incentives, and there is a $10 million mutual option for 2024. The person confirmed the move to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been announced. The Athletic first reported Miley's deal.
Miley started 16 games with the Brewers in 2018, going 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA. He appeared in four postseason games that season, allowing just two earned runs over 14-plus innings.
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Miley, 36, went 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in nine appearances with the Chicago Cubs last season. He missed the start of the season with elbow inflammation, and he also was sidelined by a strained throwing shoulder.
He was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati after he went 12-7 with a 3.37 ERA in 28 starts for the Reds during the 2021 season, including his first career no-hitter. Miley owns a career record of 99-94 with a 4.13 ERA in 292 appearances, including 285 starts.
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Milwaukee also acquired right-hander Bryse Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash earlier Wednesday – a week after the Pirates designated him for assignment.
Wilson, 25, went 3-9 with a 5.52 ERA in 25 appearances last season, including 20 starts. He struck out 79 and walked 32 in 115 2/3 innings. He owns a career record of 9-17 with a 5.54 ERA in 56 games, including 43 starts. Wilson has 162 strikeouts and 79 walks in 232 1/3 innings.
Bryse Wilson delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Sept. 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Pittsburgh acquired Wilson and right-hander Ricky DeVito from Atlanta in a July 2021 trade that sent right-hander Richard Rodriguez to the Braves.
The Brewers made room for Wilson on the 40-man roster by designating right-hander Trevor Kelley for assignment. Kelley, 30, went 1-0 with a 6.08 ERA in 18 relief appearances last season.