Brewers acquire pitchers Dustin May, JoJo Romero from St. Louis Cardinals

[p]In exchange, the Cardinals are receiving outfielder prospects Alexander Frias (Single-A) and Josiah Ragsdale (Double-A).[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/may-dustin/E9QYLECn/"]May[/a], 28, is coming off a one-hit, five-inning shutout against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Chicago Cubs[/a], only allowing one run over his last 12 innings pitched. [/p][p]The 2020 World Series champion has a 4.38 ERA this season with 106 strikeouts and 35 walks through 109 innings this season.[/p][p]Romero,  29, has a 3.35 ERA through 44 games this season. The veteran reliever has finished each of the last three seasons with an ERA below 3.70, including a career-best 2.07 in 2025.[/p][embed guid="d8996bc6-b034-4cac-ad16-2f14189f3d0f" url="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/2084358561443062071?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]May spent the first five-and-a-half seasons of his career with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-dodgers/nwPDBpVc/"]Los Angeles Dodgers[/a] before the team traded him to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Boston Red Sox[/a] last season. The vet tossed his first complete-game shutout earlier this season in a win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-diego-padres/8poQN9Ud/"]San Diego Padres[/a]. [/p][p]He needs just 18 more strikeouts to set a new single-season high. [/p][embed guid="23453e14-1b5e-4af9-83e6-1dfeeee151a3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldsxhj40snI&pp=ygUYRHVzdGluIE1heSBjb21wbGV0ZSBnYW1l" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Cardinals' return[/h2][p]Frias, 18, is hitting .342 with a .980 OPS, eight home runs, 62 RBI, and 19 stolen bases through 60 combined games between rookie ball (32) and Single-A (28). [/p][p]Ragsdale, 22, is slashing .316/.441/.581 with 19 home runs, 51 RBI, and 31 stolen bases through 86 minor league games (60 - High-A, 26 - Double-A).[/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]