{"id":677522,"date":"2026-04-17T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677522\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:03:36","slug":"diamondbacks-trade-hard-throwing-reliever-to-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677522\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Trade Hard-Throwing Reliever to Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">The Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers have made a trade, according to both teams&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/dbacks\/roster\/transactions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transaction logs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Diamondbacks traded RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/658551\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a> to Milwaukee Brewers<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kpc0pdfg06gwen5qjy.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks Junior Fernandez poses for photo at MLB Media Day, Salt River Fields, Feb 18, 2026\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks Junior Fernandez poses for photo at MLB Media Day, Salt River Fields, Feb 18, 2026\" width=\"3936\" height=\"2214\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6y\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 18, 2026; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Junior Fernandez (53) poses for a photo for MLB media day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-Imagn Images | Allan Henry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">Fernandez was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/diamondbacks\/onsi\/arizona-diamondbacks-news\/diamondbacks-sign-former-cardinals-reliever-fernandez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed by the D-backs<\/a> to a minor league contract and given an invite to spring training. At the time he was part of an effort by the team to bring in a number of &#8220;high-octane&#8221; arms, hoping to find a Diamondback in the rough. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">He will now move on to Milwaukee in exchange for cash considerations. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Fernandez appeared in four Cactus League games, but was ineffective, allowing seven runs on 11 hits and three walks while retiring just nine batters. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces and sent over to minor league camp on March 8, Fernandez was then transferred to the development list on March 27. He never made it into an Aces game. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">The 29-year-old Fernandez had some major league experience with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates between 2019 and 2022. In 54 innings he posted a 5.17 ERA with 35 walks and 47 strikeouts. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">The journeyman has since been in five more MLB organizations, including the Diamondbacks, and even spent an injury-shortened year in the Japanese minor leagues. He&#8217;s not made it back to the majors since 2022, however.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Fernandez will now try to continue his pursuit of a major league career with the Brewers, a team that has turned more than a few projects into useful pitchers. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers have made a trade, according to both teams&#8217; transaction logs. 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