Article: BREWERS NOTES; Tavarez sent to minors; Struggling reliever clears room for Riske

The Milwaukee Brewers' roster move to make room for David Riske's activation from the disabled list was no surprise: Julian Tavarez was designated for assignment.

The Brewers still have to wait for the reliever to clear waivers, which won't happen until Monday, and if Tavarez accepts the assignment to Class AAA Nashville, he will do so as a starter, not a reliever.

The reason he and not Tim Dillard or Mark DiFelice was sent down was because manager Ned Yost was finding it difficult to find innings for the "rusty" Tavarez to get sharp.

"He needs to pitch," Yost said. "It's hard to get him innings here, so our thought process was to see if we could get him through waivers, send him to ...

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