Craig Counsell confirmed in a radio interview on 105.7 FM in Milwaukee that Aaron Wilkerson would be joining the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend, so it came as no surprise when the team announced that they had officially purchased his contract earlier this afternoon. The corresponding move to clear a spot on the 40 man roster, however, wasn’t the obvious one:
Wilkerson, 28, came to Milwaukee last summer as a part of the Aaron Hill trade with Boston. He got a late start to his career after undergoing Tommy John surgery while pitching collegiately at Cumberland University, pitching in the independent leagues in 2013-14 after a stint as a department manager at a grocery store in his hometown.