The Brewers are planning to non-tender first baseman Rowdy Tellez, reports Robert Murray of Fansided. Tellez was projected by MLBTR’s Matt Swartz for a $5.9MM salary in his final trip through arbitration this offseason.
The 28-year-old Tellez smacked a career-high 35 home runs for the 2022 Brewers but was unable to replicate that production at the plate in 2023. This past season saw the slugger turn in a career-worst .215/.291/.376 batting line with just 13 home runs — a stark decline from the prior year’s offensive output.
Perhaps the Brewers might’ve been willing to give him another chance or find a trade partner if Tellez were a standout defender, but the 6’4″, 270-pound slugger is limited to first base and designated hitter only and draws below-average marks for his glovework. Tellez also generally requires a platoon partner; he hit just .174/.269/.261 against left-handers this year and owns a tepid .236/.308/.386 batting line in 438 career plate appearances versus same-handed opponents.
As his 2022 campaign showed, Tellez has the capability to be a source of booming power in the middle of a lineup, but his margin for error is rather slight, given the lack of defensive versatility and on-base issues. Now that he’s a free agent, a club with openings at first base and/or designated hitter and in the market for some low-cost power upside figures to take a look.
Not surprising
I know I’ve suggested pirates a lot recently, but it’s non-tender season in Pittsburgh and Rowdy Tellez adds another option to a paper-thin 1B market
Bad half hour for 300 Lb. 1st Baseman.
There’s some burrito shops in Queens and Milwaukee that are gonna lose a TON of business
ESPN airs professional cornhole, frisbee- tag and miniature golf leagues. Tellez and Vogelbach should start their own professional belly-bucking league.
No surprise, he wasn’t the same player in 2023 after injury. But today’s deal with the Yankees still leaves a hole at 1B.
Rowdy Roddy is not paying the Piper Tellez
Vogelbach and Rowdy about to form a WWE tag team.
Off to Japan; Baseball by day, Sumo by night!
Rowdy is already trademarked by WWE. He would need a new name
Natural Disasters 2.0. Blizzard and Avalanche.
Psst Mets are looking for a DH now lol
wonder if the giants go in on this with how much farhan loves his local guys
No, don’t! The Giants ARE supposedly interested in “big” signings this offseason :_(
Stay in the NL. We can’t have the red Sox killer playing us more again!!
The Miller Lite drinking got the best of him. He was trying really hard to emulate Gorman Thomas
tangerine: Don’t knock one of my heroes, a guy who hit a gazillion HRs in a minor league park with a left field fence 200 feet away.
His replacement…. Mike ford
His batting line was not as rowdy as advertised.
With 3 plus defenders in their OF mix with Weimer, Mitchell, and Frelick, and another one knocking on the door in Churio.. They have to find another position for Yelich. The logical fit with his length, athleticism, and back issues is first base. Until Rowdy didn’t show up this year, I expected Yelich to be our DH for one year, while learning 1B, but this just moves up that time line.