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The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Thursday that outfielder Sal Frelick, catcher Brian Navarreto, outfielder Joey Wiemer and left-hander Robert Gasser have received non-roster invites to major-league spring training. Frelick (No. 2), Wiemer (No. 3) and Gasser (No. 10) are among the team's top prospects, per MLB Pipeline. Frelick, 22, hit an impressive .331/.403/.480 with 11 homers and 24 steals in 119 games at three minor-league levels in 2022 and should make his MLB debut in 2023. Wiemer, 23, hit .256 with 21 homers, 71 RBI and 31 stolen bases in 127 games at Double-A and Triple-A in 2022. Gasser, 23, began the year with the San Diego Padres before joining Milwaukee and making it up to Triple-A. He finished with a combined 7-12 record, 3.94 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 27 starts over three levels.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent right-hander Robert Stock to a minor-league deal on Thursday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training. Stock pitched in South Korea in 2022 after previously appearing in the big leagues for the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets from 2018 to 2021. The 33-year-old had a decent 3.60 ERA, 138 strikeouts and 83 walks over 29 starts and 165 innings for the Doosan Bears last year. In four years in the majors he wasn't nearly as good, going 2-4 with a 4.71 ERA (3.97 FIP), 1.61 WHIP and 23.1 percent strikeout rate in 55 appearances (three starts) covering 72 2/3 innings. Stock throws hard, but he'll have to show better control with Milwaukee as bullpen depth if he wants to make it back to the big leagues in 2023.
The Milwaukee Brewers and free-agent third baseman/outfielder Brian Anderson reached an agreement Tuesday, pending a physical, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 29-year-old had a disappointing 2022 season with the Miami Marlins, slashing .222/.311/.346 with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 383 plate appearances while missing time with a left shoulder strain. However, Anderson is a strong defensive player and has a respectable career .256/.341/.410 slash line. He will be joining a better lineup and now becomes an interesting late-round fantasy pick if he enters the season healthy with a starting role.
The Milwaukee Brewers and infielder Keston Hiura avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.2 million deal. Hiura was once one of the Brew Crew's better infield prospects, but the 26-year-old just hasn't been able to put much together after his rookie season in 2019 when he hit .303 and clubbed 19 home runs in 84 games. In 2022, he slashed .226/.316/.449 with a .765 OPS, 14 home runs, 32 RBI, 34 runs scored and five stolen bases in 266 plate appearances over 80 games. He struck out over 40 percent of the time and should open the 2023 campaign as a bench bat with pop for Milwaukee, leaving him little fantasy value outside of NL-only leagues.
The Milwaukee Brewers and starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $10.8 million deal on Friday, according to a source. Woodruff continues to be one of the better pitchers in baseball after going 13-4 with a 3.05 ERA (3.08 FIP), 1.07 WHIP and 30.7 percent strikeout rate in 27 starts over 153 1/3 innings pitched last season. Injuries are a concern for the 29-year-old right-hander -- he's never topped 179 1/3 innings in his six major-league seasons -- but aside from those concerns, he's been very solid for fantasy managers. Woodruff has never had an ERA above 5.00 in any of his seasons and has only been over a 4.00 ERA once, in his rookie season in 2017.
