1 year agoThe Milwaukee Brewers declined to pick up their 2024 options on left-handed relievers
Andrew Chafin ($7.25 million) and
Justin Wilson ($2.5 million) on Thursday, making them free agents this offseason. The club also claimed infielder
Vinny Capra off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chafin will get a $725,000 buyout, while Wilson's buyout is worth $150,000. Chafin, 33, wasn't as effective in 2023 with the Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks, sporting a 4.73 ERA (4.02 FIP), 1.42 WHIP, a career-high eight saves and 63 strikeouts in 51 1/3 relief innings. He had a 5.82 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 17 innings for Milwaukee. Wilson, 36, didn't pitch at all in 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and also suffering a lat strain in the second half.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Adam McCalvy
2 years agoMilwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell confirmed that left-handed reliever
Justin Wilson (lat) is done for the rest of the season with a left-lat injury. The Brewers placed Wilson on the 15-day injured list last weekend, and he won't be ready to return for the rest of the year. The 35-year-old veteran southpaw had just returned from the 60-day injured list last Friday after coming back from Tommy John surgery, so it's a tough break for him. Wilson was injured getting ready to enter the game out of the bullpen just before making his 2023 debut. The good news is his lat injury isn't nearly as serious as Tommy John surgery, so he should be ready for spring training next year.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Todd Rosiak
2 years agoThe Milwaukee Brewers reinstated left-handed reliever
Justin Wilson (elbow) from the 60-day injured list on Friday and moved left-hander
Bennett Sousa (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Wilson is joining the Brewers and will be making his 2023 season debut when he gets into a game after having Tommy John surgery in June of last year. The 35-year-old veteran gave up one run in 6 1/3 minor-league rehab innings while striking out six and walking one. Wilson is unlikely to pitch in high-leverage situations for the Brew Crew bullpen, so he should remain well off the fantasy radar for the rest of the season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Brewers Twitter
2 years agoMilwaukee Brewers left-hander
Justin Wilson (elbow) joined the club for their road trip on Monday and will come off the injured this either Wednesday or Friday, according to MLB.com. The 35-year-old has yet to pitch in a Brewers uniform, as he underwent Tommy John surgery in June of last season. Wilson owns a career 3.41 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 25.9% strikeout rate with 18 saves over 11 seasons. The Brewers are set at closer with
Devin Williams, but if the southpaw pitches well, he could eventually see himself in a high-leverage role.
--Spencer SeguinSource: MLB.com
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