While the Brewers did not acquire a big-name reliever, David Stearns and Matt Arnold made some additions to bolster their bullpen depth. From the right side, John Curtiss was brought in on trade deadline day, and the club linked up with the Detroit Tigers to acquire lefty Daniel Norris a few hours earlier.
A former second-round pick back in 2011, Norris was one of the major pieces that went to Detroit as part of the David Price trade in 2015. After an encouraging start to his time in the Motor City, he limped to a 4.96 ERA and 4.