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Brewers Outright James Meeker

By Darragh McDonald | June 15, 2024 at 8:55pm CDT

TODAY: Meeker has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A, according to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

June 11: The Brewers announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Carlos Rodriguez, a move that was reported last week. To get him onto the active roster, righty Kevin Herget was optioned to Triple-A Nashville. To open a 40-man spot, righty James Meeker was designated for assignment.

Meeker, 29, was just added to the club’s roster on Friday. He made his major league debut that night, tossing one scoreless inning before getting optioned the next day when the club signed Elieser Hernández.

Though it’s surely tough to lose his roster spot so quickly, the fact that he even made it at all is something for Meeker to be proud of, given his long and unusual path to the majors. He went undrafted in 2018 and then spent a few years in Indy Ball. He got a minor league deal with the Brewers in 2021 when he was already 26 years old.

He spent the past few years climbing up the ladder, including 27 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this year. He has a 2.67 earned run average on the farm so far this year with a 27.3% strikeout rate and 10.9% walk rate. He’s generally been a ground ball pitcher throughout his time in the minors, keeping batted balls on the dirt roughly half the time.

The Brewers will now have a week to trade Meeker or pass him through waivers. Players with three years of service time or a previous career outright can reject an outright assignment and elect free agency, but Meeker doesn’t meet either of those requirements. If he passes through waivers unclaimed, he’ll stick with the Brewers as a depth arm without taking up a roster spot.

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  1. nitnontu

    1 year ago

    “Though it’s surely tough to lose his roster spot so quickly, the fact that he even made it at all is something for Meeker to be proud of, given his long and unusual path to the majors.”
    Well said!

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  2. Edp007

    1 year ago

    And the Meek shall inherit … AAA

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  3. mustache101

    1 year ago

    I’m excited to see Rodriguez he may struggle but I like to see the kids play!!!! He’s got potential if the crew can get maybe four innings 3 runs I would call that a success!!! But you never know rookie pitchers don’t have a book yet he could surprise

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  4. mustache101

    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t be shocked if he goes one but I also wouldn’t be shocked if he goes six will be fun to watch

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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      1 year ago

      shocked, Shocked!

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  5. BaseballBrian

    1 year ago

    Nobody is spared, neither the Meeker the mild.

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  6. Dumpster Divin Theo

    1 year ago

    “Fortune favors the bold.” M. Damon. The meeker get dumped from cheeseheadland

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  7. mustache101

    1 year ago

    Meeker is back!!!! He cleared waivers….. how could the rest of the league allow this to happen!!!!! He’s only 29 with a 10.9% walk rate!!!!

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  8. MacGromit

    1 year ago

    Southpaw,Kent Mercker is still throwing? that’s awesome, Bravos should bring him in to relieve his 90’s glory days.

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