Brewers add towering lefty reliever from Rangers organization to 40-man roster

The Milwaukee Brewers have multiple avenues to upgrade their roster this winter, but it remains to be seen just how active they'll be. To this point, a whole slew of players have been signed to minor-league contracts, Willy Adames was lost to the Giants, Hoby Milner was non-tendered, and a relief pitcher was swiped from the Cardinals in the Rule 5 Draft.

According to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Brewers have woken from their month-long slumber to sign left-handed pitcher Grant Wolfram to a one-year, major-league contract. The 6-foot-8 behemoth will have a spot on the Crew's 40-man roster.

The addition of Wolfram to the Brewers' 40-man roster gives them a whopping eight left-handers currently occupying a spot, with six of them fighting for a spot on the Opening Day roster. Their search to replace Milner in the 'pen is running deep.

Brewers sign gigantic reliever to one-year contract as potential Hoby Milner replacement

In Wolfram, the Brewers are getting a minor-league veteran who throws 96mph from the left side and pairs it with a mid-80s slider. He uses both pitches to strike a ton of batters out (11.0 K/9 in his minor league career) and seems to be a prime candidate for the Brewers to work their magic on.

Historically, Milwaukee has done a great job of taking players off of other organizations' proverbial "trash heaps" and helping them uncover some untapped potential in their arsenals. Wolfram, a seven-year veteran from the Texas Rangers system, could very well be the latest to join that group.

The left-hander initially joined the Rangers as an 18th-round selection in the 2018 MLB Draft. He abandoned the starting pitcher experiment in 2021 and has been strictly used in relief since. This past season, he made 46 appearances between Double- and Triple-A, posting a 3.13 ERA across 60.1 innings, striking out 69 while walking 27.

Year in and year out, Wolfram does a great job of limiting home runs and striking out a ton of batters. He's got a two-pitch mix the Brewers must be intrigued by, so it wouldn't be a shock to see his long-awaited MLB debut come in the upcoming season out of the Crew's bullpen.