Minor League Baseball’s Opening Day took place yesterday, and in the run-up to that event teams were scouring the free agent market to find those last few players to fill out their rosters. The Milwaukee Brewers inked two minor league hurlers in the days leading up to Opening Day, announcing the signings of Johan Belisario and Justin Topa via their player development Twitter account @BrewersPD.
Belisario is a diminutive 25 year old right-hander who began his career back in 2009 when he was signed as an international free agent from Venezuela by the Tigers. He debuted in the now-defunct Venezuelan Summer League the following year in 2010 in what was his age-16 season, and struggled on that circuit for three seasons before taking a step forward with his command in 2013.