MILWAUKEE -- Fourteen years after he last threw pitch in the Brewers organization, Tom Wilhelmsen is back.
Two sources said the Brewers signed the hard-throwing righty reliever to a Minor League contract after he was released by the D-backs on Monday, reuniting Wilhelmsen with the organization that drafted him out of high school in 2002. Wilhelmsen is expected to join Triple-A Colorado Springs in New Orleans on Thursday for the start of a four-game series.
If he performs, he has a chance to quickly advance to Milwaukee. With Wily Peralta's poor showing Monday night, Brewers relievers have surrendered 1.