He was previously throwing 102 MPH in independent ball."The Milwaukee Brewers have been more active in signing players from the independent leagues in recent years under the David Stearns regime Noah Syndergaard Jersey , and yesterday the club dipped into that talent pool once again and inked a flame throwing right-hander:Dula, 26, began his career as a 25th round pick of the Texas Rangers back in 2013. He possesses outstanding stuff but has had little idea where it’s going, and because of that he didn’t last too long in affiliated ball. Dula briefly reached Class A-Advanced in 2016, but was eventually released by the Rangers after that season. In 70 appearances and 82.0 innings in the lower minors, Dula worked to a 5.38 ERA with 84 strikeouts but a whopping 67 walks, 22 hit batters, and 25 wild pitches.Dula found work in the Atlantic and Frontier Leagues in 2017 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , but pitched in 2018 he pitched in a rung of pro ball so low that it isn’t even listed on Baseball-Reference. Dula suited up for the Utica Unicorns this past season, a squad in the four-team United Shore Professional Baseball League that plays in the greater Detroit metro area. In 35 games and 31 innings pitched, Dula punched out 49 batters, but he also yielded 39 walks and a 5.23 ERA.Dula set velocity records during his stint in the USPBL, touching 102 miles per hour during a game while regularly hitting triple digits. That’s not necessarily a skill that can be taught, but the Brewers will be hoping that they can instruct the now 26 year old Dula how to locate the strike zone more regularly. He was an infielder in college and only had five innings of experience under his belt when he was drafted, so there is still a bit of a learning curve for the right-hander. Still, Dula was praised by the USPBL’s director of baseball operations on his way out:Dula becomes the 26th player signed by an MLB franchise out of the USPBL since the league’s inception in 2016 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , and the second by the Brewers. They also inked pitcher Logan Gillaspie earlier in 2018, and he went on to post a 3.26 ERA and 16:4 K/BB ratio in 19.1 innings between the AZL and Pioneer League this year.The Brewers also announced the following minor league player releases:We wish the best of luck to these players in the future.Statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference and USPBL.com How many hits will the NL MVP front-runner have today?"Milwaukee Brewers OF Christian Yelich currently leads the National League in slugging percentage, OPS, and OPS+, and he largely has the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff to thank. His cycle on Monday in the series opener was his second such cycle against the Reds this season, which sets a new MLB precedent. All told, he’s managed 24 hits in 48 PA with 7 dingers against Cincinnati just this season, good for a behemoth .500/.556/1.104 (1.660 OPS) line that is so good it has decimals in places you don’t expect them to be and makes the entire thing look completely surreal.Well Jose Reyes Jersey , the Reds will try to retire he and his Milwaukee brethren in a bit more efficient fashion on Tuesday, or at least the Chicago Cubs and the rest of the teams fighting for NL playoff spots sure hope they will. And, they’ll turn to reliever Michael Lorenzen for the start, the first time since the 2015 season that the powerful righty will do so.Milwaukee will counter with Chase Anderson while boasting a 3.0 game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals for home field advantage in the first Wild Card spot. The Brewers enter play today 2.5 games behind the Cubs in the NL Central, too.First pitch is again set for 7:40 PM ET.Cincinnati LineupMilwaukee Lineup