Jason Rogers DFA

[markedman5]

.@Pirates claim RHP Nefi Ogando off waivers from @Marlins; designate INF Jason Rogers for assignment.

[adambr2]

Might have been worth a flyer on a cheap reclamation project if we had nothing else going at 1st at this point in the offseason. But no point now with Thames as the guy. Hope Rogers lands on his feet somewhere.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Wow what a trade that was for the Brewers!

[MNBrew]

He could still be good target as a MiLB/NRI signing for AAA depth. Don't we lack a solid 1B for Colorado Springs? Ideally he's not a guy we'd hope to see in MIL, but kinda like K-Rod and Jeffress, I think there could well be a comfort factor about Milwaukee & the Brewers' organization that could be beneficial.

 

At minimum, Rogers strikes me as a RH & better (i.e., more productive at the plate, not nearly as many holes in his bat) version of Kirk Nieuwenhuis -- not that we need another RH bat or backup OF type, but he does have something of a track record at the MLB level that might make him a decent fall-back option & bench guy vs. having prospects sit on the bench.

[MillerParkSouth]

Rogers for Broxton and Supak, just a tremendous trade. Huge win for Stearns and co already.

[brewmann04]

Yes boy it looks like a lot of people overvalued Jason. Great trade for the Crew and Stearns

[brewcrewdue80]

Yes boy it looks like a lot of people overvalued Jason. Great trade for the Crew and Stearns

 

I don't know if you could really say overvalued at the time. Pittsburgh traded for him before they acquired John Jaso. Broxton is/was a below .800 OPS OF stuck behind the stars of McCutchen, Marte, and Polanco, with Austin Meadows on the rising ranks. Josh Bell was on the cusp, appearing to become a long-term 1b that I'd assume they didn't want to bring up for either loss of team control year, nor the Super 2 cutoff. Allowing them to use Rogers at 1b for near half season, while Bell's status became what they wanted. But then they added Jaso. I dunno maybe they believed he wasn't going to sign with them prior to the trade. But his veteran signing resulted in Rogers losing his playing time. I don't Rogers was ever believed to become a 1st team type 1b starter. Just a solid 2nd teamer who gets you by. You go to 2nd team's and Min. has Mauer. Cincy has Votto. Tampa has a use for him. SD has Wil Myers. Atl-Freddie Freeman. Oak Yonder Alonso better being lefty. Arz-Goldschmidt Philly-finally moved on from Howard. Seen success with a Tommy Joseph. Angels-CJ Cron. Finally the Rockies, who could use him. That's only 2 teams plus only some invites with insurance behind current 1b.

It was not like Keon Broxton was a shining star in the minors and most certainly not with his start for 2016.

 

We got lucky to this point. Now you hope Broxton continues his breakout.

 

I could see Milw reacquiring Rogers because we are one of few 2nd teams who could use a 1b fillin.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Yah, at the time the Broxton for Rogers part made a lot of sense for both teams. Broxton was a blocked wild card and Pittsburgh needed a first baseman who could get them by until the longterm answer was ready (How it ended up, with the Pirates trying to acquire every semi-decent first baseman they could get their hands on, is another matter). The contending team took a higher floor guy who put together good at-bats and had some big league success, and the rebuilding team got a blocked high-ceiling, low-floor prospect. Broxton looks like he will work out, but this was the type of trade that made sense for both teams.

 

Getting a pitching prospect as intriguing as Supak along with Broxton, however, was a nice piece of work.

 

As for bringing Rogers back, it might make some sense if they are going to be going with five bench bats, as he'd probably be a better pinch-hitting option than Sogard or Rivera, but I've got a feeling they will be keeping 13 pitchers this season.

[AKCheesehead]

I agree with Brewcrewdue80. I'd have no problem with seeing Rogers back in the fold with the hopes he can put together a better season at AAA and for 1b insurance and/or ph duties. He had a tough 2016 but I really liked the bat skills he showed in 2015. Hopefully he hooks on with a good opportunity somewhere, he's one of those guys I just have to root for.

[TURBO]

This seems like a no brainer to me... Why not?

[pacopete4]

I would rather we give Cooper full playing time at AAA and Rogers doesn't belong in the majors. Pass.

[brewmann04]

its not a bad move but not sure he get anything more than an invite.

[Mass Haas]

Rogers cleared waivers, and was outrighted by Pittsburgh to AAA.

 

I may be mistaken, but because Rogers has seven pro years, he should have the right to refuse the outright and become a free agent. That should take a week or so to be worked out.