After Failing to Land Tarik Skubal, Brewers Get Dustin May and 2 Relievers in Trade-Deadline Deals
The Brewers added a starter and a late-inning reliever while giving up two pitching prospects in a deadline deal, sources said.
- On Monday, August 3, 2026, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-handed pitcher Dustin May and left-handed reliever JoJo Romero from the St. Louis Cardinals in an intra-division trade.
- After missing out on Tarik Skubal when Detroit sent him to the Dodgers, the Brewers prioritized pitching depth; the division-leading club sits 6.5 games up in the NL Central.
- Milwaukee sent outfield prospects Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale to St. Louis to secure the pair. Both prospects are rising talents; Frias, 18, is batting.342 and Ragsdale has 19 homers this season.
- Both May and Romero are pending free agents, making them essentially rentals for the remainder of the season. Romero is recovering from an appendectomy but is expected to return this month.
- Brewers manager Pat Murphy expressed confidence in the front office, saying, "I trust our front office," and emphasized the club remains committed to being aggressive despite the rental nature of both acquisitions.
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