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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Brewers signed reliever David Riske to a three-year deal believed to be worth $13 million. Riske, 30, went 1-4 with a 2.45 ERA with the Royals in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milwaukee, which needed to replace Scott Linebrink, who went to the White Sox for $19 million over four years, still hopes to add a closer and a left fielder.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"His durability and consistency will be a great asset to our ballclub,\" Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin told the Associated Press.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The signing of the right-hander comes after the departures of free agents Scott Linebrink to the Chicago White Sox and Francisco Cordero to the Cincinnati Reds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In his career, Riske is 19-18 with a 3.40 ERA and 20 saves in 393 relief appearances with Cleveland, Boston, the White Sox and Royals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Brewers designated outfielder Laynce Nix for assignment.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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