The Oakland A’s acquired pitcher Aaron Brooks from the Brewers on Monday, the team announced. In exchange they sent cash considerations to Milwaukee. To make room on the 40-man roster, reliever Danny Coulombe was designated for assignment.
This is the second time that Brooks has joined the A’s organization. He was previously acquired in 2015 from the Royals, alongside Sean Manaea in the trade that sent Ben Zobrist to Kansas City. He threw 51 innings for Oakland to finish out that summer, but hasn’t appeared in MLB since.
Brooks, 2015 OAK: 6.71 ERA, 51 ip, 35 Ks, 14 BB, 9 HR, 5.