<div id="subtitle">Dodgers make another deal, trade RHP Claudio Vargas to Brewers for minor league catcher</div><div><p>The Milwaukee Brewers reacquired reliever Claudio Vargas from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.</p><p>The Dodgers got minor league catcher Vinny Rottino in the trade between playoff contenders. The deal was completed hours before baseball's non-waiver deadline.</p><p>The 31-year-old Vargas was 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA in eight games for the NL West-leading Dodgers. The right-hander was on the disabled list for nearly three months because of elbow tendinitis, and was activated July 3.</p><p>Vargas went 11-6 with a 5.09 ERA for Milwaukee in 2007 and was released before the start of the 2008 season. He is expected to join the Brewers on Saturday in San Diego.</p><p>It was the second deal in two days for the Dodgers, who upgraded their bullpen Thursday by obtaining former All-Star closer George Sherrill from Baltimore for two minor leaguers: third baseman Josh Bell and right-hander Steve Johnson, both of whom were at Double-A Chattanooga.</p><p>"We had a roster spot problem a little bit and he wasn't going to get a chance to pitch here except in mop-up type roles," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "And Milwaukee had a need for him and a history with him. So we thought we'd clear up a roster space and give him a chance to pitch some place else and increase his opportunity to contribute."</p><p>Milwaukee entered Friday tied for third in the NL Central, four games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.</p><p>The 29-year-old Rottino has made brief appearances in the majors for Milwaukee each of the past three seasons. He is slated to report to Chattanooga.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=55926628&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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