MILWAUKEE -- After pitching for Tampa Bay's Triple-A team last season, 33-year-old reliever Jim Miller has followed his former farm director to Milwaukee by agreeing to a Minor League contract with the Brewers.
Miller has pitched in the Majors for the A's, Orioles, Rockies and Yankees, including a 33-game stint with Oakland in 2012. His new deal did not include an invitation to Major League Spring Training, but the right-hander will take part in the Brewers' invitation-only Minor League minicamp.
According to a source, Miller picked the Brewers over three other teams in large part because of his relationship with Milwaukee's new assistant general manager, Matt Arnold, who was formerly the Rays' director of player personnel.