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Eddie Rosario To Opt Out Of Minors Deal With Brewers

By Mark Polishuk | June 15, 2025 at 10:08am CDT

Eddie Rosario signed a minor league deal with the Brewers on May 14, and has yet to be called up to the big leagues.  Rosario will therefore enact a June 15 opt-out clause in his contract and become a free agent, according to reporter Francys Romero.

The 2021 NLCS MVP has hit .290/.373/.449 with two home runs over 83 plate appearances with Triple-A Nashville, which comes on the heels of an even more impressive .339/.406/.542 slash line in 69 PA with the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate earlier this season.  While these numbers indicate that the 33-year-old has something left in the tank, Rosario’s subpar production in the majors over the last two seasons likely gave the Brewers some pause about bringing him up to the active roster.

Since Opening Day 2024, Rosario has hit only .174/.212/.311 over 327 Major League plate appearances with the Nationals, Dodgers, and two separate stints with the Braves.  His 2025 output consists of only five games and eight PA, as he has only briefly played with the Dodgers and Braves while spending the bulk of the year in Triple-A.  Even dating back to the start of the 2021 campaign, consistency has been an issue for Rosario, though his highs were epic — most notably a red-hot stretch for Atlanta late in the 2021 season and through the playoffs, helping the Braves win the World Series.

The Milwaukee lineup has been average at best in 2025, and power has been in short supply since the Brewers’ 64 homers rank only 24th of 30 teams.  An argument can be made that the Crew wouldn’t have lost much in giving Rosario a shot, especially since the team’s outfield ranks were thinned by injuries to Blake Perkins and Garrett Mitchell, plus Christian Yelich has mostly been a DH this season with only a handful of appearances in left field.

With Yelich, Jackson Chourio, and the emerging Sal Frelick all getting everyday at-bats, however, Rosario’s only real avenue into the lineup would’ve been as part of the left field mix with Isaac Collins and Jake Bauers.  The Brewers might’ve simply preferred to roll with their present options rather than bring Rosario aboard, especially if the team thought Rosario’s Nashville numbers may have been the product of an inflated .340 BABIP.

Rosario will now hit the open market again in search of another team.  There are plenty of clubs with more clear openings in the outfield than Milwaukee, so it might not be long before Rosario lands elsewhere on another minor league deal.

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19 Comments

  1. Johnny81913

    1 month ago

    He’ll be back in ATL tomorrow

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    • LonnieB

      1 month ago

      Prayers AA doesn’t see this.

      1
      Reply
    • Cardinals are good

      1 month ago

      He’ll be there for maybe a month then go overseas

      Reply
    • sad tormented neglected mariners fan

      1 month ago

      AA loves bringing the 2021 gang back around

      If the rangers release pederson he might come back

      Reply
  2. Cardinals are good

    1 month ago

    Bye Bye Mr. Overrated guy

    Reply
  3. NashvilleJeff

    1 month ago

    Ridiculous. Profar’s back in a couple of weeks. They won’t sign Rosario.

    1
    Reply
    • Scapegoat

      1 month ago

      Well, I mean you said yourself they don’t have Profar for weeks. “Stop-gap”

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      • NashvilleJeff

        1 month ago

        They already tried him as a “stop gap” last month. Eli White, Alex Verdugo, and Stuart Fairchild are their current 3/4/5 of’ers and one of them has to go when Profar’s back. Rosario won’t ever play for the Braves again.

        Reply
  4. Boston’s Alignment

    1 month ago

    Dear AA

    I’m hanging on
    You’re all that’s left to hold onto
    I’m still waiting
    I’m hanging on
    You’re all that’s left to hold onto

    1
    Reply
  5. Never Remember

    1 month ago

    Pathetic player. Just needs to accept he is done and allow us to never see his name again.

    Reply
  6. mp9

    1 month ago

    Padres, Mariners

    2
    Reply
    • Scapegoat

      1 month ago

      Pads fan here… heck yea we could use him!

      Reply
  7. Acoss1331

    1 month ago

    Time to go to the Mexican Baseball League…

    Reply
  8. Whopper Head

    1 month ago

    Maybe there’s more to this story?

    Reply
  9. jbeerj

    1 month ago

    He should be up instead of Drew Avans.

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    • douglasb

      1 month ago

      why?

      Reply
  10. Rsox

    1 month ago

    The problem isn’t hitting AAA pitching, it’s hitting Major League pitching, which he hasn’t done this year at all and has struggled periodically to do for the past few seasons

    Reply
    • douglasb

      1 month ago

      since 2021 he’s had 1,525 plate appearances and a .671 OPS. I’d say his struggles have been fairly consistent.

      Reply
  11. BigBopper

    4 weeks ago

    He’s the perfect player to go abroad and find success. KBO and he might be a Wiz…..

    Reply

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