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Milwaukee Brewers Acquire Lefty Reliever Xavier Cedeno From White Sox

While most Brewers fans were hoping for another starting pitcher, GM David Stearns instead acquires a reliever according to Ken Rosenthal.

#Brewers acquiring LH reliever Xavier Cedeno from #WhiteSox, sources tell The Athletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 31, 2018

The 32 year old Cedeno figures to take the place of Dan Jennings in the Brewers bullpen as the situational lefty. Jennings left Thursday’s game with an injury but he won’t require a DL stint. There’s still the issue of creating space on the 40 man roster since rosters expand tomorrow.