Jeff Passan, ESPN
The Milwaukee Brewers obtained first baseman Carlos Santana from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, making an attempt to shore up a tepid offense as they attempt to conserve onto first playground within the Nationwide League Central, resources advised ESPN.
Santana, 37, used to be dealt to a contender for the second one consecutive season nearest going from Kansas City to Seattle terminating 12 months. Lengthy regarded as a clubhouse chief, Santana will fill in to start with bottom for Rowdy Tellez, who, moment convalescing from a forearm shock, tore a fingernail on a chain-link fence moment shagging batting follow.
In change for Santana, who’s hitting .235/.321/.412 with elite protection to start with bottom, the Pirates will obtain 18-year-old shortstop Jhonny Severino, who signed with Milwaukee for $1.23 million terminating 12 months and is recently enjoying within the Arizona Complicated League.
The do business in used to be first reported by way of the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette.
At 57-46, the Brewers have clawed again into the NL Central pole place regardless of scoring simply 423 runs — 3 fewer than their top-notch pitching workforce has allowed. Moment a resurgent Christian Yelich has paced the offense, just one alternative season-long familiar, catcher William Contreras, has an OPS above .700.
Milwaukee, which shipped nearer Josh Hader to San Diego on the business time limit terminating season and blew a three-game category govern, used to be anticipated so as to add gamers at the margins in lieu than travel nearest bigger-name gamers.
Santana is owed round $2.5 million for the extra of the season.
