Dodgers outfield depth option picked up by former team after electing free agency

When the Dodgers signed former NLCS MVP Eddie Rosario to a minor-league deal, it was immediately clear what his role was going to be. With a number of outfield options already on the roster, Rosario was never going to break camp. He was basically at spring training to show the team that he could still be a semi-decent call up in the event of an injury to any of those aforementioned outfield options.

And that's basically the capacity in which Rosario got his only four major league at-bats with the Dodgers under his belt. Shohei Ohtani went onto the paternity list on April 18 during LA's series against the Rangers, and the Dodgers chose Rosario as their fill-in. He was promptly DFA'ed when Ohtani returned two days later and cleared waivers before electing free agency on Saturday.

It didn't take long for him to find a new home. Well, new to his 2025 season, anyway.

On Monday, the Braves — who Rosario was with for two seasons and some change and won a World Series with — re-signed him to a major league deal and sent Jarred Kelenic to Triple-A.

Braves take Eddie Rosario back after brief minor league stint with Dodgers

After the Braves declined their club option at the end of the 2023 season, Rosario signed a minor-league deal with Nationals and appeared in 67 major league games before being DFA'ed and released when the Nats called up top prospect James Wood. Rosario went back to Atlanta and played a stopgap role for just over 20 games before he was DFA'ed, cleared waivers, and elected free agency.

He signed another minor-league deal with the Mets in August 2024 but was released after less than two weeks. He then spent most of the offseason looking for another job before the Dodgers gave him a minor-league deal in mid-February.

In his four major league at-bats for LA, he picked up just one hit (a single) before being DFA'ed again. If you haven't been counting, that's four DFAs since early July of last year.

The Braves, currently tied for last in the NL East despite being projected as the early winners of the division, are looking to recapture any kind of magic from their not-so-distant glory days. It's more likely than not that Rosario isn't going to be the guy for them, but he did bat pretty well in Oklahoma City, so anything's possible.