The Brewers and right-handed reliever Peter Strzelecki are in agreement on a minor league contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The O’Connell Sports client opted out of a minor league deal with the Yankees late last week. He’ll head to the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville.
It’s Strzelecki’s third stint with the Brewers overall and his second this year alone. Milwaukee was the team to originally sign Strzelecki as an undrafted free agent back in 2018. He climbed through the system and made his big league debut with the ’22 Brew Crew, tossing 35 innings with a 2.83 ERA, 27% strikeout rate and 10% walk rate. Strzelecki’s run-prevention numbers took a step back the following year despite quality rate stats. The Brewers wound up trading him to the D-backs that summer for veteran lefty Andrew Chafin.
Strzelecki didn’t last long with Arizona. He only pitched 1 1/3 innings late in the season following that trade, and the D-backs shipped him to the Guardians the following spring in a cash swap. He’s since bounced to the Pirates, Rays, back to the Brewers and to the Yankees via a series of cash trades and minor league signings. He now finds himself where he began the ’26 season, with the Brewers’ top affiliate in Nashville.
Strzelecki hasn’t pitched in the majors this season. He’s logged 24 1/3 innings in Triple-A — just 4 2/3 innings with the Yankees — and posted a middling 4.81 ERA. His 28.2% strikeout rate and 45.3% grounder rate in the minors this year are strong, however, and his 4.9% walk rate is even better.
If Strzelecki ends up in the majors with Milwaukee, it’ll be his first big league stint since 2024 in Cleveland. Overall, the 6’2″ righty has a 3.44 ERA, 24% strikeout rate and 8.4% walk rate in 83 2/3 major league innings.
