So long, farewell, yet again, Eddie Rosario
Well, Eddie Rosario had his time in the proverbial sun with the Braves over the last few days, getting a bizarre end-of-game pinch-hitting appearance on Wednesday, and then scoring a key run as a pinch-runner on Thursday night. Now, it’s time to bid him farewell, adieu, so long, once again:
The #Braves today selected INF Luke Williams to the major league roster and designated OF Eddie Rosario for assignment.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 9, 2025
This was either his third or fourth stint with Atlanta depending on how you count him re-signing after the 2021 season; he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in this most recent go-around.
The addition of Luke Williams does little other than re-up his roster barnacle status. Williams has -0.4 fWAR and a 59 wRC+ in 315 career PAs, and that comes with him outhitting his xwOBA, which is more than a little dire. He’s played every position but catcher in a major league game, but hasn’t really excelled defensively, either. He had a 2 wRC+ (lol) in 83 PAs at Gwinnett before the call-up and basically just gives the Braves another pinch-runner/defensive replacement option, but should never grab a bat if things are going even remotely well. Or maybe he’s the team’s new designated bunter, who knows.