MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers tinkered with their bullpen depth Thursday by acquiring right-hander Grant Anderson from the Rangers for Minor League lefty Mason Molina.

Anderson, 27, posted a 6.35 ERA and a 21.5 percent strikeout rate in 49 appearances in the Majors for Texas over the past two seasons, all as a reliever. He¡¯d been designated for assignment by the Rangers on Monday.

To make room on their full 40-man roster for Anderson, the Brewers designated left-handed reliever Tyler Jay for assignment. Jay, acquired from the Mets in July, pitched only twice in the Majors for Milwaukee last season.

TRADE DETAILS
Brewers get: RHP Grant Anderson
Rangers get: LHP Mason Molina

Molina, meanwhile, was Milwaukee¡¯s seventh-round Draft pick last year out of the University of Arkansas.

In Anderson, the Brewers picked up a pitcher with a four-pitch mix (he throws a slider, four-seam fastball and a sinker that each averaged 92.2 mph last season, and a changeup) who has a Minor League option remaining. That flexibility is valuable for a team with as many moving pieces in the bullpen as the Brewers, who set a club record with 12 pitchers earning a save last season.