The price to acquire righty reliever Joakim Soria wasn’t too high — a true lottery ticket in Wilber Perez and a former first round pick whose potential has been more intriguing than his results. Milwaukee has an experienced, effective relief pitcher with very good control and closing chops, adding depth to an already deep pen that is also getting back Matt Albers.
The timing is good. Two of Milwaukee’s ‘A’ relievers have looked a bit more human lately; over the past month, Jeremy Jeffress hasn’t been bad, just a step or two below his performance to start to the season.