{"id":849610,"date":"2026-11-09T21:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/849610\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:27:14","slug":"brewers-little-known-catcher-exits-milwaukee-after-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/849610\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Little-Known Catcher Exits Milwaukee After 3 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8e\">We&#8217;re at a point in the Major League Baseball offseason when minor league transactions are plentiful, but needle-moving big league transactions are few and far between. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8j\">For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/two-brewers-first-base-options-if-jake-bauers-cuts-ties-with-milwaukee-pat3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, that certainly has been the case. Lefty Jared Koenig elected free agency after being outrighted down to Triple-A. Outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/brewers-quietly-lost-5-year-outfielder-to-nl-central-rival-pirates-pat3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Akil Baddoo was claimed off waivers<\/a> by the Pittsburgh Pirates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/brewers-abruptly-lose-nine-year-veteran-hurler-to-free-agency-shaun3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Veteran reliever Bryse Wilson<\/a> elected free agency after being outrighted down to the minors. 32-year-old lefty Thomas Pannone also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/two-brewers-veterans-elect-free-agency-after-world-series-run-pat3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">elected free agency<\/a> from the organization. Milwaukee declined options for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/brewers-cut-ties-with-two-veterans-including-fan-favorite-slugger-pat3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Antonio Senzatela and Gary Sanchez<\/a>, among other moves as well. Another minor league move that went under the radar was 28-year-old catcher Ramon Rodriguez electing free agency from the organization. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">Rodriguez elected free agency from Milwaukee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/ramon-rodriguez-670232\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">per his official MLB.com profile. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Former Brewers Catcher Is A Free Agent<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/01m712sgqak0ntqhds0y.jpg\" alt=\"Milwaukee Brewers catcher Ramon Rodriguez \" title=\"Milwaukee Brewers catcher Ramon Rodriguez \" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"95\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 20, 2026; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Milwaukee Brewers catcher Ramon Rodriguez poses for a portrait during photo day at American Family Fields of Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">Rodriguez isn&#8217;t someone who may be a household name, even among Brewers fans. He was a depth backstop for the organization who made it up to Triple-A, but hasn&#8217;t made the jump to the big leagues just yet. Rodriguez spent three years in the Brewers&#8217; organization after signing as a free agent on a minor league deal back in 2024. In 2026, Rodriguez played in 56 games with Triple-A Nashville and slashed .236\/.299\/.313 with three home runs and 18 RBIs. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9g\">Rodriguez&#8217;s professional career began back in 2016 in the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; organization as a 17-year-old. He has spent time with the Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles and now most recently the Brewers&#8217; organization. Now he will look for his next opportunity. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9l\">For Milwaukee, it&#8217;s going to be just fine. The Brewers are loaded behind the plate. In the majors, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/william-contreras-isn-t-going-anywhere-in-major-brewers-update-pat3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brewers had William Contreras<\/a> and Sanchez. Down in Triple-A, the Brewers had No. 11 prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/news-feed\/brewers-reportedly-calling-up-exciting-23-year-old-prospect-jackson3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jeferson Quero<\/a> and Rodriguez in Triple-A. Plus, the Brewers acquired<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/guardians\/onsi\/cleveland-guardians-trade-away-bo-naylor-in-first-move-ahead-of-trade-deadline-01kyyrw7sfzh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Bo Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians<\/a>. The Brewers still have Contreras, Quero and Naylor. Sanchez is a free agent and now Rodriguez is as well. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">Rodriguez is 28 years old and it wouldn&#8217;t be shocking at all to see him land a minor league deal somewhere on the sooner side. Teams can never have too much catching depth near the top of the minors. It actually would&#8217;ve been nice if Rodriguez stuck around in the organization. He spent three years with the club and is one step from the majors. But he&#8217;s out there in free agency now. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-BfTVl_4I.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"9w\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re at a point in the Major League Baseball offseason when minor league transactions are plentiful, but needle-moving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2401],"tags":[5,136,843,59,4280,4],"class_list":["post-849610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-brewers","tag-baseball","tag-brewers","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-milwaukeebrewers","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117588606792177020","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}