The Brewers intend to select Daz Cameron onto the major league roster, reports Francys Romero. Milwaukee had acquired him from the Orioles for lefty reliever Grant Wolfram a few weeks ago. They’ll need to create a 40-man roster spot to finalize the promotion.
That seems to be tied to Garrett Mitchell’s status. Milwaukee’s center fielder departed tonight’s loss in St. Louis after experiencing tightness in his left side. Manager Pat Murphy told reporters (including Todd Rosiak of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) that Mitchell will go for an MRI on Saturday. Any kind of oblique strain would lead to an injured list placement.
While the injury opened an outfield spot, Cameron has certainly earned the call. He has been on fire at Triple-A Nashville since the trade. Cameron has connected on five homers while hitting .372 in 10 games. The former supplemental pick and top prospect has a career .253/.341/.436 batting line over seven minor league campaigns.
Cameron has yet to find much success against big league competition. He’s a .201/.263/.330 hitter with 10 homers through 430 major league plate appearances. The 28-year-old appeared in a personal-high 66 games with the A’s a year ago. He hit .200 while striking out at an elevated 27.4% rate. Cameron can play all three outfield spots and provide some right-handed power off the bench.
Switch-hitting Isaac Collins replaced Mitchell in center field after the injury. He has hit .163 with a near-35% strikeout rate over 46 major league plate appearances. Collins had a strong year in Nashville in 2024, batting .273/.386/.475 with 14 longballs and 24 stolen bases. An extended absence for Mitchell could open up his first real opportunity for regular playing time. Milwaukee could also slide Sal Frelick over to center field if they’re comfortable with Christian Yelich taking regular work in left field. They’ve been cautious with Yelich’s defensive workload so far. He has made 20 starts at designated hitter and only five in the outfield.
Has there ever been a larger discrepancy between the careers of father and son in baseball history? Mike Cameron is a Hall of Very Good charter member. Daz Cameron is, at best, a fifth outfielder.
Maybe George and Dick Sisler.
Sure, my friend Logan’s dad Don August pitched for the brewers and Logan never even played college ball. Crazy…
well played
Kody Clemens just went to the twins after a dfa. Not baseball but Michael Jordan’s kid was awful. There’s probably dozens of more examples of all star athletes decendents not working out who don’t even make the pros. It’s hard to make it to the pros even with great genetics.
Pete Rose’s kid didn’t amount to much, and currently Roger Clemens kid isn’t doing much
Tony Gwynn Jr. was pretty awful. Had a little bit of value because of his defense, but his hitting was terrible.
As a type 1 diabetic, I hate that Mitchell can’t stay healthy. It’s a big reason he slipped in the draft. Diabetes sucks. Daz, welcome to the club, looking forward to seeing your dad watch you play where he used to.