SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- While David Stearns works the annual General Managers Meetings, the Brewers on Tuesday removed three more players from their 40-man roster, increasing the number of openings for prospect additions, waiver claims or other offseason acquisitions to six.
Right-handed relievers Yhonathan Barrios and Ben Rowen and catcher Josmil Pinto became free agents after they cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A Colorado Springs. Rowen and Pinto appeared in the big leagues for the Brewers in September; Barrios pitched for them in 2015 but spent all of '16 recovering from right shoulder surgery.