The Brewers have added a veteran starter to their rotation, as Milwaukee traded for St. Louis Cardinals’ righty starter Dustin May, per The Athletic. The Brewers are also receiving reliever JoJo Romero in the deal. May signed a one-year deal for 2026 with the Cardinals this past offseason, and possesses a 4.38 ERA in 109 innings and 21 starts. The 6-foot-6 hurler is striking out a career-best 8.8 batters per nine, but has had some poor luck with the defense behind him: his batting average on balls in play is .322, and the result of that is an adjusted ERA of 3.14 – the Brewers are hoping playing in front of a better team will mean better real-world results. Romero has been an effective reliever for St. Louis, with the lefty posting a 3.35 ERA after a career-best 2025 with a 2.07 ERA. Romero is striking out a batter per inning and 2.7 times as many batters as he’s walking, giving the Brewers another reliable option out of the bullpen. May has a $20 million mutual option with a $500,000 buyout for 2027. May was also dealt at the 2025 trade deadline, from the Dodgers to the Red Sox in exchange for prospect James Tibbs.
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