The Brewers announced that right-hander Peter Strzelecki‘s contract has been selected from Triple-A Nashville. Strzelecki fills the open spot on Milwaukee’s 40-man roster, and he’ll take the 26-man spot of right-hander Coleman Crow, who was optioned to Triple-A.
Crow heads back to Nashville after his second Major League start, as the Brewers have now twice called on the 25-year-old for spot duty this year. Crow has looked quite impressive in delivering a 2.61 ERA over his first 10 1/3 MLB innings, with seven strikeouts against just one walk. Milwaukee will surely call on Crow again before 2026 is over, though the righty may not get an extended look just yet because the Brewers are so deep in rotation options.
With Crow down on the farm, the Brewers will bring a fresh arm up to their bullpen and Strzelecki is in line for his first big league game since 2024. Strzelecki broke into the majors with Milwaukee in 2022, and he has a 3.44 ERA, 24% strikeout rate, and 8.4% walk rate over 83 2/3 career innings with the Brewers, Diamondbacks, and Guardians from 2022-25
These okay but unspectacular numbers weren’t enough to keep the Guards from designing Strzelecki from assignment after the 2024 campaign, and Strzelecki’s lack of remaining minor league options surely also factored into Cleveland’s decision. The righty struggled to an ugly 9.41 ERA over 22 Triple-A innings with the Pirates’ and Rays’ top affiliates in 2025, but after signing a minors deal with Milwaukee this past winter, Strzelecki has seemingly gotten on track with his former team.
Strzelecki has a 4.12 ERA, 24.7K%, and 4.9BB% over 19 2/3 innings in Nashville, and his 47.3% grounder rate is also much higher than his career norms. The Brewers will give him a look in the majors to see if Strzelecki has potentially unlocked something at age 31, but his out-of-options status means that the righty could find himself designated for assignment again if the Crew need another roster slot.
