The Brewers announced Wednesday that theyve signed left-hander to a one-year, major league contract. Hes a client of SSG Baseball. Fellow southpaw , whos recovering from Tommy John surgery, has been placed on the 60-day injured list to clear space on the 40-man roster. Alexander will earn a guaranteed $1MM on the contract, . He can earn an additional $1MM worth of incentives based on innings pitched. That breakdown is as follows: $50K for 40 innings, $100K for 60 innings, $125K for 80 innings, $150K for 90 innings, $175K for 100 innings, and $200K for both 110 and 120 innings. Alexander, 30, has pitched in parts of six big league seasons between the Tigers and Rays. He owns a career 4.55 ERA over the life of 449 frames. That includes a 5.10 mark in a career-high 107 2/3 innings with Tampa Bay last year. Lionel Messi Jersey The Rays non-tendered him back in November rather than pay a projected $2.8MM salary in his final season of club control ( ). A second-round pick by the Tigers out of TCU back in 2015, Alexander has spent the bulk of his career in a swingman role, oscillating between long relief, occasional spot starts and some bulk work behind openers. He doesnt throw hard, averaging just 89.6 mph on his four-seamer and 89.7 mph on his sinker in 2024, but he has excellent command and typically manages at least a pa sable strikeout rate. Alexander has only walked 5.2% of the 1900 batters hes faced in the majors. His 19.1% strikeout rate is about three percentage points shy of league-average, but thats skewed a bit by a career-low 14.3% mark in 2022. He punched out 20% of his batters faced prior to that season and has fanned 21.1% of his opponents since that time. Back in 2020, Alexander made headlines and history by punching out nine consecutive batters against the Reds. The veteran Alexander gives the Brewers some much needed depth in the rotation and a potential long man in the bullpen. That need was even before todays revelation that fellow lefty will be . Between that and the po sibility that , still building back up after major shoulder surgery in October 2023, may not be ready for Opening Day, the Brewers only had four clear-cut members of the rotation: , , and . Alexander likely joins southpaw and inexperienced righties , , and as competitors for that final rotation spot. Its always po sible that the Brewers could add another more established arm to solidify the group, but Alexander is the first fully guaranteed free agent signing of the winter for GM Matt Arnold & Co. Theyve been up against an extreme payroll crunch and havent been able to spend anything to this point. That casts some doubt on the front offices ability to further augment the group at least via free agency. The trade market could open other avenues, either in the form of an inexpensive (likely pre-arbitration) starter or perhaps by shedding a contract from the current roster thatd free up some money for a different veteran pursuit. Asia Jersey