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 brief stops with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs this season.
"Free-agent pitcher Bryse Wilson and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a contract, according to sources familiar with the deal," Murray reports.
Wilson gives the Brewers another option on the mound, even if his recent numbers haven’t exactly jumped off the page. In three big league games this season, he has thrown 9.2 innings and posted a 6.52 ERA with eight strikeouts. His two outings with the Cubs covered 7.2 innings and came with an 8.22 ERA, while his lone appearance with the Phillies lasted 2.0 innings and ended with a 0.00 ERA.
Over his major league career, Wilson has gone 20-23 with a 4.86 ERA, 341 strikeouts and a 1.41 WHIP in 166 games and 470.2 innings.
Milwaukee knows him well. Wilson pitched for the Brewers in both 2023 and 2024, putting up a 2.58 ERA over 76.2 innings one year and a 4.04 ERA across 104 innings the next.
He has also spent time with the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in 2025 he logged a 6.65 ERA with the Chicago White Sox. In the minors this season, all with Philadelphia’s Triple-A affiliate, he posted a 6.29 ERA in 12 games, 11 of them starts, over 54.1 innings.
After the Cubs designated him for assignment on July 4, Wilson is now headed back to Milwaukee as the Brewers look for help heading into the All-Star break and the weeks leading up to the deadline.
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