MILWAUKEE -- Venezuelan baseball fans were abuzz Thursday after Junior Guerra told reporters he would make a pair of starts in that country's winter league playoffs.
Not so fast, the Brewers say.
Contrary to the suggestion made in Venezuelan news reports, the Brewers have not endorsed Guerra's participation with Tiburones de La Guaira, according to a source, and are discussing the matter with Guerra's agent, Peter Greenberg.
As a 31-year-old rookie, Guerra posted a 2.81 ERA in 121 2/3 innings for Milwaukee in 2016, after working 26 2/3 innings for Triple-A Colorado Springs. He missed most of August with an elbow injury, and made three September starts before the Brewers shut him down as a precaution, content that he had proven he was healthy.