PITTSBURGH -- When the Brewers plucked Quinn Priester from Boston’s Triple-A roster in early April, it was out of desperation. Milwaukee had six pitchers who came to Spring Training as starters on the injured list, and veteran lefty Jose Quintana, who’d signed midway through camp, wasn’t quite ready.

Someone had to cover innings, so GM Matt Arnold made a trade that cost MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 Brewers prospect (outfielder Yophery Rodriguez), the 33rd overall pick in the upcoming Draft and a player to be named who turned out to be a good pitching prospect himself in right-hander John Holobetz.

Five months later, that trade looks really good. The Brewers have the best record in the Majors and can’t seem to lose when they have Priester on the mound.

They won again on Friday, 5-2 over the P

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