By Jon Heyman, SI.com

Veteran right-handed starter Jeff Weaver has agreed to a minor-league
contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, SI.com has learned. As part of
the deal, if Weaver is not called up the major leagues by June, he
can declare free agency.

Weaver, 31, pitched for the Mariners in 2007, going 7-13 with a 6.20
ERA. He has pitched for the Tigers, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and
Cardinals. In 2006, he won the clinching Game 5 of the World Series
for St. Louis. Once considered one of the game's top pitching
prospects, he has had just one winning season, going 14-11 for the
Dodgers in 2005.

He is the older brother of Jered Weaver of the Angels. The two were
teammates briefly in 2006 before Jeff was cut, partly to make room
for Jered in the rotation.

The Brewers' interest in Weaver was first reported by the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel.