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Right-hander Jacob Junis and Brewers finalize 1-year contract – Winnipeg Free Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Right-hander Jacob Junis has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes a mutual option through 2025.

Junis, 31, went 4-3 with a career-best 3.87 ERA in four starts and 36 relief appearances for San Francisco last season, striking out 96 and walking 21 in 86 innings. He is 38-45 with a 4.64 ERA in 110 starts and 57 relief appearances in seven seasons with Kansas City (2017-21) and the Giants (2022-23).

Junis is another option for the NL Central champion Brewers as they try to rebuild their starting rotation after trading 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burns to Baltimore and allowing two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff to become a free agent.

FILE - San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jacob Junis throws out at the plate against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Denver. Jacob Junis signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes a mutual option through 2025. The Brewers announced the signing of Junis on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
FILE – San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jacob Junis throws out at the plate against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Denver. Jacob Junis signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes a mutual option through 2025. The Brewers announced the signing of Junis on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Freddy Peralta leads the 2021 All-Star rotation. The Brewers also return left-hander Wade Miley and right-hander Colin Rea. They acquired DL Hall, a left-hander with relief and starting experience, in the Burns trade.

The Brewers hope to bring back left-hander Aaron Ashby after he missed the 2023 season with a shoulder injury. They also added former Washington right-hander Joe Ross, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery and hasn't pitched in a major league game since August 2021.

Robert Gasser, one of the players acquired in the 2022 trade that brought San Diego closer Josh Hader, could be ready to compete for a spot in the rotation after going 9-1 with a 3.79 ERA for Triple-A Nashville last season.

Left-hander Clayton Andrews was designated to open the roster by the Brewers on Wednesday.