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Milwaukee Brewers Trade Veteran Relief Pitcher Thyago Vieira to Baltimore Orioles

The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to trade veteran Thyago Vieira and teenager Aneuris Rodriguez to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor leaguer Garrett Stallings.
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May 13, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Thyago Vieira (49) walks off the mound during a pitching change in the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at American Family Field.
May 13, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Thyago Vieira (49) walks off the mound during a pitching change in the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at American Family Field. | Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

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The Milwaukee Brewers have traded relief pitcher Thyago Vieira to the Baltimore Orioles, the Orioles announced Saturday afternoon.

Minor league pitcher Garrett Stallings is headed back to Milwaukee as part of the deal. Pitching prospect Aneuris Rodriguez, meanwhile, is joining Vieira in going from the Brewers to the Orioles.

Vieira made 16 appearances out of Milwaukee's bullpen this season. The 31-year-old Brazilian had a 5.64 ERA, 1.701 WHIP, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and -0.1 WAR.

He most recently took the mound on May 19 against the Houston Astros.

Vieira previously played for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox, back before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Orioles' bullpen features two big names in late-inning roles in Craig Kimbrel and Yannier Cano. All-Star closer Félix Bautista, meanwhile, is out for the year.

Beyond their high-leverage relievers, Baltimore has gotten solid contributions out of veterans Keegan Akin, Jacob Webb, Danny Coulombe, Mike Baumann and Dillon Tate. With Cionel Pérez struggling and Albert Suárez filling in as a starter amid other injuries, though, there is room for the Orioles to make moves around the margins.

Bringing in a19-year-old righty Aneuris Rodriguez also gives Baltimore a flier, as well as some depth at the lower levels of their organization. He is 2-3 with a 3.67 ERA, 1.248 WHIP and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings in his minor league career, only making appearances at the Rookie levels.

To land Vieira and Rodriguez, the Orioles had to part ways with Stallings. The 26-year-old was 0-1 with a 5.67 ERA, 1.630 WHIP and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings with Triple-A Norfolk this season.

In 88 career minor league outings – 64 of which have been starts – Stallings is 27-23 with a 5.41 ERA, 1.373 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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