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The Milwaukee Brewers have demoted Mike Fiers to Triple-A and purchased the contract of young right-hander Hiram Burgos, reports Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Burgos will make his major-league debut on Saturday with a start against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
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Fiers, 27, began the year as the Brewers' fifth starter, but performed so badly in his first outing of the year -- 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER -- that the club opted to skip his spot in the rotation the next two times through, eventually giving him a few innings out of the bullpen. Fiers didn't do well there either, so the club has opted to give him some time in Nashville to figure things out.
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Selected in the sixth round of the 2009 Draft, the 25-year-old Burgos made slow progress through the Brewers' minor-league system before rocketing through three levels in 2012, finishing the year with a stellar 1.95 ERA and 8.1 K/9 in 171 innings between High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A ball. Burgos got his first taste of the national (and international) stage this spring with a strong showing for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, helping lead the squad to a runner-up finish.
The right-hander was off to a good start thus far this season at Nashville, posting a 2.70 ERA and 8.1 K/9 in 16⅔ innings over three starts.
