MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers extended the first invitations to 2016 Spring Training on Friday after signing catcher Rene Garcia, infielder Hernan Perez and right-hander Hiram Burgos to Minor League contracts that included big league camp invites.
The agreements with Perez and Burgos had been previously reported, but the camp invite was a new detail. Perez spent most of the 2015 season playing off the Brewers' bench but was removed from the 40-man roster at season's end and briefly was a free agent. Burgos made six Brewers starts in 2013 before suffering a shoulder injury, but bounced back in the second half of 2015 to post a 3.