The Braves introduced Thursday that outfielder Eddie Rosario has been designated for project. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to right-hander Parker Dunshee, whose contract has been chosen from Triple-A Gwinnett. Atlanta additionally optioned lefty Dylan Dodd to Gwinnett and recalled outfielder Eli White.
The 2024 season has been the worst of the 32-year-old Rosario’s decade-long massive league profession. He’s break up the season between the Nats and Braves, tallying 319 plate appearances regardless of a disastrous .175/.215/.316 batting line — together with a .154/.181/.282 slash in 84 plate appearances since being launched in Washington and signing in Atlanta.
Rosario, the 2021 NLCS MVP has been in a free-fall on the plate for the majority of the previous 4 seasons. Whereas a well-timed surge following a commerce from Cleveland to Atlanta in ’21 helped gasoline the Braves’ World Sequence win that 12 months and set the stage for a two-year deal to return to Atlanta, that contract didn’t pan out as hoped.
Rosario spent the 2022-23 seasons drawing common taking part in time when wholesome, however he managed solely a .240/.289/.408 output on the plate in these two seasons. The Braves declined a $9MM membership choice over his 2024 season, and Rosario lingered on the free-agent market into March earlier than signing a minor league cope with the Nationals. He returned to Atlanta on one other minor league contract after being reduce free in D.C., however he hasn’t been in a position to recapture any of that late-’21 magic. With the commerce deadline now handed, Rosario shall be launched inside the subsequent couple days.
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