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Brewers Designate Ariel Hernandez, Select Aaron Brooks

By Steve Adams | August 30, 2018 at 10:19am CDT

The Brewers announced Thursday that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Aaron Brooks from Triple-A Colorado Springs and designated fellow righty Ariel Hernandez for assignment to open a space on the 40-man roster. Milwaukee also recalled Jacob Barnes from Triple-A and optioned right-handers Freddy Peralta and Taylor Williams.

The series of roster moves comes on the heels of a 10-inning, 13-12 slugfest last night, during which the Brewers burned through six pitchers, including both Peralta (the game’s starter) and Williams (who has now pitched on consecutive days). Both Peralta and Williams figure to be back with the club in the very near future.

Hernandez, 26, has bounced from the Reds to the Dodgers to the Brewers so far in 2018, showing a definitive knack for missing bats but also the same alarming control problems that have prevented the flamethrowing righty from making an impact at the big league level. Hernandez averaged 98 mph on his fastball last season in a 24-inning cup of coffee with the Reds, during which he racked up 29 punchouts but also issued 22 walks.

It’s been much of the same this year in the minors, as he has a 54-to-40 K/BB ratio in 55 1/3 innings of work across three organizations and two minor league levels. He’d only landed in Milwaukee via waivers about three weeks ago and appeared in just five games with their Triple-A affiliate before being designated once again today.

As for Brooks, the 28-year-old will be returning to the big leagues for the first time since the 2015 season with today’s promotion. Back in 2015, he was traded alongside Sean Manaea as the second piece traded sent from the Royals to the A’s in exchange for Ben Zobrist. Brooks spent a season-plus with the Cubs before the Brewers picked him up, and he’s enjoyed a solid 2018 campaign despite pitching in an enormously hitter-friendly environment. Through 99 1/3 frames in Colorado Springs, he’s notched a 3.35 ERA with 6.7 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 0.72 HR/9 and a 55.1 percent ground-ball rate.

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  1. nmendoza7

    4 years ago

    Brooks and Manaea were traded together for Zobrist and they’ve had such split careers compared to each other, jeez.

    Reply
    • Steve Adams

      4 years ago

      To be fair, Manaea was always the clear headliner of that deal. A recent top 50 pick in the draft (who’d been in the mix in the top five before a minor injury dropped his stock) and clear top 100 prospect.

      Brooks had enjoyed some success in the upper minors but was more or less viewed as a fifth starter/swingman, at best.

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  2. dray16

    4 years ago

    Is he going to play SS?

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    • pinkerton

      4 years ago

      2B

      Reply
      • lesterdnightfly

        4 years ago

        …or not 2B.

        Reply
  3. jorge78

    4 years ago

    Who’s picture is that? And what team is he playing for?
    Please advise….

    Reply
    • ReverieDays

      4 years ago

      Ariel Hernandez and the Reds, obviously.

      Reply
      • jorge78

        4 years ago

        Thanks. Didn’t recognize the hat. I don’t have cable…..

        Reply
    • siddfinch1079

      4 years ago

      Did you just use “Please advise” in an MLBTR article comment? We’re not at work, bud.

      Reply
      • bleacherbum

        4 years ago

        Right? It’s a free site. If you don’t like what they do or how they do it. Please advise, when you’ll be moving on to something else.

        The picture was from when the gentleman being mentioned in the article played for his former organization since his last two stints have been so brief. What’s so wrong with that? Give theses guys credit. Steve Adams, Jason Martinez, Jeff Todd, everyone on this site is an absolute blessing to die-hard baseball fans to have this content and sound board for free.

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        • jorge78

          4 years ago

          Sorry! It wasn’t a criticism. I just didn’t recognize the hat.
          And sorry my English is a little formal. I didn’t know that was a bad thing now. My apologies for having offended you.

        • bleacherbum

          4 years ago

          No offense taken. There are just a lot of people that knit-pick and complain about grammatical errors, way things are worded, etc. It just gets old to the consistent readers to see peoples displeasure with a free product.

          Every other major baseball news/dialogue platform requires a subscription and some sort of monthly app fee. Enjoy this. It’s as good as it gets for none of your hard earned money.

          My only point.

        • jorge78

          4 years ago

          No worries! I love this site and am very grateful for it!

  4. Vanilla Good

    4 years ago

    Hey Steve, it doesn’t seem like the Brewers articles are showing up on the team feed. I’m on the app. Thanks!

    Reply
  5. bobtillman

    4 years ago

    There’s a picture of Stormy Daniels where it says “Steve Adams”….Puter might have a virus……

    Reply
  6. stubby66

    4 years ago

    I’m surprised those guys were sent down. I would have optioned Guerra down before Peralta. I wonder if the brewers will bring up Dubon so he can be put on 60 day dl after September 1, then you could bring up Betancourt. I wish they would dfa Albers. I hope they bring up Thompson, Derby, Williams, Knebel Davies, Peralta , Quinton Torres, Houser,Wilkerson, Woodruff, Betancourt, Nottingham, Orf, Saladino ,Santana , and Broxton but if they do that they will have to get rid of 2 on the 40 man

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    • stubby66

      4 years ago

      Oops forgot about Nottingham too.

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    • twentyforty

      4 years ago

      There is a below zero chance anyone brings up 15-16 guys. You don’t know how it works if you think any team stuffs its entire 40-man into the dugout/clubhouse in September.

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      • stubby66

        4 years ago

        No kidding but in my opinion these are guys who have earned a possible call up. Derby obviously won’t be called up at all because he is going to be pitching in the AFL. But they are in a pennant race and it will be good exposure for them. Also you do have guys on the 25 man who will need some rest like Williams and Houser who are coming back from major surgery. Then you are going to have guys that are now on a very short leash because of lack of performance like Guerra, Barnes, Albers, Jennings, they aren’t probably be seen much if they don’t get better. Now Santana and Broxton will called up to try and show them off some same as Orf who I really like the guys heart but there is a good chance he loses his 40 man this winter so he could go either way. My post were from the fan side of me so get over it .

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  7. stubby66

    4 years ago

    During the game the announcers said the Brewers were going to bring up another catcher on Saturday but it wasn’t going to be Nottingham cause he isn’t ready so I wonder if that means its Betancourt.

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