The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Nick Mears from the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in exchange for fellow right-handers Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera.
Mears, 27, went 1-4 with a 5.56 ERA in 41 relief appearances for Colorado this season. He is in his fifth major league season, coming out of the bullpen in 93 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2020-22) and Rockies (2023-24).
In those outings, Mears has gone 2-5 with a 4.93 ERA.
The 23-year-old Blalock was Milwaukee’s No. 17 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He made his major league debut with the Brewers on June 20, pitching a scoreless inning in his only appearance.
Blaylock went 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 16 starts at Double-A Biloxi this year.
Herrera, 20, spent time with low Class-A Carolina and high Class-A Wisconsin this season, compiling a 9-1 record with a 2.91 ERA in 16 appearances (nine starts). He has not yet appeared in the majors.