The Brewers have a brand new settlement with right-hander Jacob Waguespack on a minor league deal, in accordance with the MLB.com transaction log. He has been assigned to their Arizona advanced.
Waguespack was pitching at Triple-A Nashville when Milwaukee granted him his launch on Could 4. It appears he wished to gauge whether or not any staff was prepared to supply an MLB alternative. As soon as that didn’t materialize, he returned to the Brew Crew on a contemporary minor league contract. He’ll presumably head again to Nashville after a short tune-up within the Advanced League.
The 32-year-old righty final pitched within the Majors in 2024. Waguespack cut up final season between the Triple-A associates of the Rays and Phillies. He managed a strong 2.45 earned run common over 33 mixed frames however by no means obtained an MLB look with both staff. The Ole Miss product signed an offseason non-roster take care of Milwaukee and opened the 12 months in Triple-A.
Waguespack allowed eight runs (4 earned) by way of 16 innings. He struck out 23 of 68 opponents (34%) but additionally issued 11 walks. Waguespack doesn’t have enormous velocity regardless of the massive swing-and-miss charges. He’s averaging 92 mph on his fastball whereas working within the mid-80s along with his cutter and changeup.
