Brewers To Acquire Dustin May, JoJo Romero
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The St. Louis Cardinals are trading starter Dustin May and reliever JoJo Romero to the Milwaukee Brewers, with multiple prospects including Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale heading to St. Louis.
- Dustin May, a 28-year-old starter on a one-year, $12.5 million deal, has posted a 4.38 ERA over 109 innings and is expected to bolster Milwaukee's rotation, likely displacing Robert Gasser in the short term.
- JoJo Romero, a 29-year-old left-handed reliever recovering from an appendectomy, will add depth to the Brewers' bullpen and is expected to be ready by the postseason, slotting behind Aaron Ashby in the lefty relief hierarchy.
- Both players are impending free agents, with May owed over $4 million remaining this season plus a buyout, and Romero earning about $1.26 million for the rest of the year; the Brewers' payroll is projected to rise to around $140 million after the trade.
- The Cardinals are acquiring multiple prospects in return, aiming to strengthen their farm system as they trade established pitchers to a contending Brewers team.
