Brewers acquire lefty Claudio from Rangers

Milwaukee sent its Competitive Balance pick in next year’s Draft — No. 40 overall — to the Rangers for 26-year-old left-handed reliever Alex Claudio, who offers multi-inning flexibility and comes with three years of club control, plus at least one Minor League option. He filled a need after Milwaukee opted to non-tender lefties Dan Jennings and Xavier Cedeno last month.