Brewers become latest team to scoop up Braves 2021 playoff hero

For the second time in the last week, the Milwaukee Brewers have signed a position player with big league experience to a minor league deal. Last weekend it was infielder Bobby Dalbec. Today, it's left-handed hitting outfielder Eddie Rosario. The news was first announced on X by MLB.com Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy.

Rosario joins his third organization of the young 2025 season. He initially signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers just before spring training began, and remained in their organization until he was designated for assignment (DFA) on April 20. However, Rosario spent most of his time in the Dodgers organization with their Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma City Comets, appearing in just two games for the big league club before his DFA.

Later in the month, on April 28, Rosario signed with his former club, the Atlanta Braves, where he was a playoff hero back in 2021, as Brewers fans will sourly remember. He appeared in three games for the Braves before they too DFAd him. Now he lands with the Brewers, who are in need of upper-level minor league outfield depth. Perhaps he can tap into his former production and crack the Brewers big league roster, but with Blake Perkins and Garrett Mitchell set to return from their respective injuries sometime in the next month, Rosario's chance at the Brewers roster may be brief.

Brewers add minor league outfield depth with Eddie Rosario signing

Outfielder Jared Oliva, who appeared in games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020 and 2021, has been stellar for the Nashville Sounds, the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate. However, outside of Oliva, who's sporting an impressive .823 OPS in 2025, the Brewers don't have many exciting outfield depth options at the highest level of their minor league system. Both Jimmy Herron and Adam Hall, who have each spent more than seven seasons in the minor leagues without cracking a major league roster, are underperforming in the early goings of the 2025 season.

While the Brewers may seem flushed with outfield options at the big league level, they are one or two injuries away from having to tap into their minor league depth.

Rosario hasn't been a productive big leaguer in more than two seasons, but for a risk-free minor league signing, he's not a bad option. After all, during his time with the Yankees' Triple-A squad this season, he posted a .948 OPS.

Maybe the Brewers can catch lightning in a bottle with Rosario and gain a few weeks of production before Perkins and Mitchell return. More likely, he will serve as an insurance policy should another one of the Brewers' outfielders go down with an injury.