HEADLINE

Report: Brewers sign P Gonzalez to one-year deal

Field Level Media

April 24, 2019 at 4:54 pm.

The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing back a familiar face to help a struggling pitching staff.

The team agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with free agent left-hander Gio Gonzalez on Wednesday, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported.

The deal includes $2 million in performance bonuses for the 33-year-old veteran, who was released from his minor-league contract with the New York Yankees on Monday.

Last season, Gonzalez joined Milwaukee in an Aug. 31 trade with Washington and went 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in five regular-season starts. He also allowed two runs on three hits in three innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

The Brewers entered Wednesday with a National League-worst 5.34 team ERA through 25 games.

Right-hander Zach Davies is 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA through five starts, but the rest of the Milwaukee staff has struggled. Right-hander Freddy Peralta is on the 10-day injured list with shoulder inflammation.

Gonzalez was 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts this season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The two-time All-Star is 127-97 with a 3.69 ERA in 11 big league campaigns.

Gonzalez’s best season came in 2012 when he went 21-8 with a 2.89 ERA for the Nationals.

He began his career with the Oakland Athletics in 2008 and was traded to Washington after the 2011 season.