Since that roughing-up at the hands of Chicago, one that raised questions of if Milwaukee would demote him and just what, exactly, it was doing giving up a valuable prospect and high draft pick for him, Priester has pitched to a 2.23 earned run average and 0.970 WHIP, 5.6% walk rate and 60% ground-ball percentage.

The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers made the first notable deal just over a month out from the MLB trade deadline, with starting pitcher Aaron Civale dealt to Chicago in exchange for first baseman Andrew Vaughn. That deal could have a domino effect on the MLB trade deadline in July, impacting multiple clubs.

Veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario decided to part ways with Milwaukee Brewers after not being called up to the majors.

First baseman Willson Contreras collided with Caleb Durbin on Saturday, leading the Milwaukee Brewers dugout to call out the St. Louis Cardinals first baseman.

Are you paying close attention? We did have an interesting trade occur in MLB on Friday afternoon. The deal of note saw right-hander Aaron Civale be traded over

Hoskins has an $18 million mutual option on his deal for next year, so acquiring him would be a low-risk investment for a Red Sox team that seems to be in need of some roster stabilization. Hoskins could also offer some clubhouse leadership for Boston's collection of budding rookie stars.