The Brewers optioned Lopez to minor-league camp Monday.
Lopez allowed just two earned runs in three appearances this spring and even picked up the save in his final outing with the big club Sunday, but he was always likely to begin 2016 in the minors, and the Brewers confirmed that Monday. Lopez is arguably the Brewers' top pitching prospect coming off a dominant 2015 campaign in which he made his big league debut, so chances are he will be back with the major league club at some point this season. His campaign will likely begin with Triple-A Colorado Springs.