Brewers agree to one-year deal with Looper

Posted: Wed Feb 11 1:49 PM

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers and pitcher Braden Looper have reportedly agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported earlier this week that the deal is worth $4.75 million guaranteed and includes an option year. MLB.com said it would likely be finalized once Looper passes a physical.

Looper spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and has also pitched for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in an 11-year big league career.

After posting a record of 9-3 with a 3.56 earned run average pitching out of the bullpen for the Cardinals during their World Series championship season of 2006, he was converted into a starter and worked out of the rotation for the past two seasons.

The 34-year-old right-hander was 12-14 with a 4.16 ERA in 33 starts last season and owns a mark of 24-26 while making 63 starts the past two years.

Looper, who pitched exclusively as a reliever before 2007, has a career mark of 58-58 with a 3.93 ERA. He also has 103 saves and was the closer for the Marlins' World Series title team in 2003.