Milwaukee Brewers Grant .290-Hitting Outfielder His Release from the Organization

Milwaukee Brewers Grant .290-Hitting Outfielder His Release from the Organization

The Milwaukee Brewers have yet to have all of their preferred Major League outfielders all healthy at the same time this season. While Garrett Mitchell, their starting centerfielder on Opening Day, made it through Spring Training unscathed, he has been sidelined for the past few weeks with an oblique strain.

And, of course, Blake Perkins has yet to make his season debut after fouling a ball off his leg, fracturing his shin, during a Spring Training batting practice session.

With two of their top-four outfielders out, Milwaukee has primarily had Isaac Collins and Jake Bauers start in the corner outfield positions, and occasionally have used Daz Cameron.

The Milwaukee Brewers Need More Production from Their Outfielders

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Unfortunately, none of their three backup options have been consistently productive. Collins is hitting .234/.345/.339 with two home runs and seven RBI, which is not bad for a fourth or fifth outfielder, but is not ideal for a player that a team relies upon to start as much as he has.

Bauers is hitting .229/.330/.438 with five home runs and 18 RBI, which again is not bad for a bench player.

However, neither is an everyday starter, and both have been getting more playing time than they might have if Mitchell and Perkins were healthy.

What is more, the Brewers have not gotten much out of Cameron, who is hitting .200/.220/.330 with a home run and three RBI.

Cameron went on the paternity list over the weekend, and Milwaukee called up Drew Avans to take his spot on the roster. Avans was hitting .308/.357/.385 with no home runs and an RBI in three games for the Nashville Sounds at the time he was called up. He previously was part of the Athletics organization, where he hit .328/.414/.444 with four home runs and 34 RBI in 48 games for their Triple-A club. In seven Major League games with the A’s, he hit .133/.133/.133.

The Milwaukee Brewers Have Granted Eddie Rosario His Release

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For the past month, the Brewers have had former Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Minnesota Twins (as well as other clubs) outfielder Eddie Rosario playing for the Sounds. In 20 games since signing with Milwaukee on a minor league deal, Rosario has hit .290/.373/.449 with two home runs and 11 RBI.

A clause in his contract, though, stated that if he was not called up by the Brewers within a month of his signing, he could elect to return to free agency.

Sunday marked one month since his signing and, obviously, he was not called up by Milwaukee. And so, he has elected to become a free agent again:

In five Major League games for the Dodgers and Braves this season, Rosario is hitting .125/.125/.125. Last season, which he split between the Braves and Washington Nationals, he hit .175/.215/.316 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 91 games.

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