The Brewers’ deadline shuffle created one more casualty on the roster: Carlos F. Rodriguez has been designated for assignment.
That move comes in the middle of Milwaukee’s busy deadline haul, and it was driven more by roster math than by one player alone. The club had already had to reroute Codi Heuer to the Baltimore Orioles in a separate deal just to make room for the additions of Dustin May, JoJo Romero, and Antonio Senzatela.
Rodriguez’s exit is a reminder that not every prospect story ends the way the hype suggests. He was a two-time Minor League Pitcher of the Year for Milwaukee, including Southern League Pitcher of the Year honors in 2023, but that success has not carried over to the majors.
Over the last three seasons, the right-hander has appeared in 11 big league games and posted a 6.03 ERA with a 4.96 FIP. Walks have been a problem, with a 10.7% walk rate, and he has not missed enough bats to cover for the runners he has allowed. Even so, the Brewers have also dealt with some bad luck on balls in play, as Rodriguez has been hit with a .370 BABIP despite generating low exit velocities.
There’s still a chance another team takes a shot on him, hoping for a return to the form he showed in 2022-23, when he put up a sub-three ERA while moving from Low-A to Triple-A. He is 24 now and no longer viewed the same way he once was, but Milwaukee clearly valued him enough to keep him on the 40-man roster for a long stretch.
If Rodriguez clears waivers, he could be outrighted back to Nashville and stay in the organization as non-40-man depth. That may be a long shot, though, and if nobody claims him, he would remain with Milwaukee for a few more months before becoming a minor-league free agent after the season.
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