CHICAGO -- The Brewers called up hard-throwing pitching prospect Damien Magnifico on Tuesday after reliever Michael Blazek finally succumbed to a right elbow injury that he revealed has been bothersome for several weeks.
Blazek was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the second time this season, though the problem area now is the flexor tendon in his right forearm, he said, and not the impingement behind the elbow that sidelined Blazek for three weeks in May and June.
"Over the last couple of weeks, every day it's gotten harder and harder to loosen up," Blazek said.