What It Means:

At this point in time, the Brewers find themselves in a tie with the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. At that, the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals are just 2.5 and 4 games back, respectively, so it might be now or never for Milwaukee to make a move or two.

So far this season, the Brewers rank 20th in FIP (4.36) and 24th in home run per fly ball rate (14.1%) among all MLB bullpens. The 31-year-old Swarzak has a 2.34 FIP and has allowed just 3.9% of fly balls to leave the park.