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Phoenix – The Milwaukee Brewers added some more competition to their bullpen mix on Friday afternoon, signing left-hander Franklin Morales to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league camp according to a report from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.

General manager David Stearns wouldn't confirm the signing after the Brewers' 5-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners at Maryvale Baseball Park, presumably because Morales hasn't yet completed his physical.

Morales, 30, is coming off a solid 2015 season in which he went 4-2 with a 3.18 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances out of the bullpen for the Kansas City Royals. He struck out 41 in 62 1/3 innings.

He also has 47 starts to his credit among his 300 career major-league appearances. Over nine seasons, Morales has compiled a 23-29 record an a 3.52 ERA while also pitching for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.

Morales, a native Venezuelan, is the second lefty added to the Brewers' bullpen in three weeks, joining waiver claim Sean Nolin. All told, the Brewers have three lefty relievers in camp and two lefty starters. Two of those, Nolin and Will Smith, are on the 40-man roster.