{"id":754373,"date":"2026-06-23T05:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/754373\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:14:24","slug":"brewers-release-luis-rengifo-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/754373\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Release Luis Rengifo &#8211; MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brewers have placed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rengilu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luis Rengifo<\/a> on release waivers, reports <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamMcCalvy\/status\/2069190525719117934?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adam McCalvy of MLB.com<\/a>. He\u2019ll almost certainly go unclaimed and become a free agent within the next 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee signed Rengifo to a $3.5MM reclamation contract in February. The switch-hitting infielder was coming off a .238\/.287\/.335 season in his final year with the Angels. The Brewers hoped he\u2019d rebound to something closer to his .273\/.323\/.431 batting line between 2022-24. They added Rengifo shortly after trading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/durbica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Caleb Durbin<\/a> to the Red Sox to get\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harriky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Harrison<\/a>, hoping the veteran could cheaply replace some of their lost production at third base.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Brewers surely have no regrets about that trade, the follow-up signing didn\u2019t pan out. Rengifo\u2019s bat tanked even further, as he hit .205\/.280\/.254 without a home run in 209 plate appearances for Milwaukee. He had the best strikeout walk and profile of his career, but most of his contact was weakly hit on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee\u2019s third base situation has accordingly been an issue all season. They\u2019re hitting .237\/.304\/.301 with an MLB-worst one homer through 299 trips to the plate. That\u2019s mostly due to Rengifo, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hamilda03,hamilt006dav&amp;search=David+Hamilton&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">David Hamilton<\/a> has a serviceable .294\/.341\/.388 line while playing the hot corner. Hamilton hasn\u2019t played as well as a shortstop and has a below-average .236\/.317\/.326 slash overall. He\u2019s now in a platoon with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ortizjo06.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joey Ortiz<\/a>, who was pushed off shortstop by the promotion of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/prattco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cooper Pratt<\/a>. It\u2019s the weakest point in Milwaukee\u2019s starting lineup and something they could try to augment at the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming he clears waivers, Rengifo will remain on Milwaukee\u2019s books for the remainder of the season. They\u2019ll cover his $1.5MM salary and pay him a $2MM option buyout at the end of the year. A signing team would pay him the prorated $780K minimum for any time he spends in the Majors. Rengifo might nevertheless be limited to minor league offers, as he\u2019s a .229\/.285\/.313 hitter in his past 750 trips to the dish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brewers have placed\u00a0Luis Rengifo on release waivers, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. 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