The Brewers are adding a familiar arm as they try to shore up their pitching depth before the trade deadline.
According to Robert Murray of Fansided.com, Milwaukee is set to sign free-agent right-hander Bryse Wilson after recent stops with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. Murray reported, "Free-agent pitcher Bryse Wilson and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a contract, according to sources familiar with the deal,"
Wilson gives the Brewers another option as they continue looking for help on the mound. He has thrown 9.2 innings this season and owns a 6.52 ERA with eight strikeouts over three games.
In two appearances with the Cubs, he posted an 8.22 ERA across 7.2 innings. His lone outing with the Phillies was cleaner, as he logged 2.0 scoreless innings and a 0.00 ERA.
The right-hander has logged 166 big league games in his career, going 20-23 with a 4.86 ERA, 341 strikeouts and a 1.41 WHIP over 470.2 innings. He also spent time with Milwaukee in 2023 and 2024, when he put up a 2.58 ERA in 76.2 innings and a 4.04 ERA in 104 innings.
Wilson’s path has also included the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates, and he posted a 6.65 ERA with the Chicago White Sox in 2025. In the minors this year, all with Philadelphia’s Triple-A affiliate, he recorded a 6.29 ERA in 12 games, 11 of them starts, over 54.1 innings.
The Cubs designated Wilson for assignment on July 4, and now Milwaukee is bringing him back as it looks to add pitching depth a few days before the All-Star break and a few weeks before the deadline.
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