Last week the Milwaukee Brewers signed right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez to a MLB deal. In order to make room for him on the 40-man roster JB Bukauskas was designated for assignment. Bukauskas has since cleared waivers and accepted an assignment in Triple-A.
JB Bukauskas cleared waivers and will be a non-roster invitee to the Milwaukee Brewers big league camp
The former 15th overall selection in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros, JB Bukauskas, has cleared waivers. He then had the choice to accept an assignment to Triple-A or decline and become a free agent. Bukauskas elected to remain in the Brewers organization and he will be a non-roster invitee to big league camp.
Injuries have plagued JB Bukauskas the past few seasons
Last year a LAT injury limited Bukauskas to just 12 total innings between the major and minor leagues. In 2023, when Milwaukee initially claimed him off of waivers, a finger tendon issue sidelined him towards the end of the season and a cervical issue beforehand. One silver lining throughout all of these injuries is that he was granted a fourth minor league option prior to the start of the 2024 season, and he managed to retain that heading into 2025.
Don’t rule out the possibility of JB Bukauskas pitching for the Brewers in 2025
Should his health not play a factor next year, there is a real chance that the Milwaukee Brewers could utilize JB Bukauskas in 2025. He’s been effective when in the big leagues, but over the past two seasons its been a small sample size of 13 innings where he’s allowed just two earned runs. His slider has late break and is absolutely devastating to hitters, so it’s quite surprising that he went unclaimed.
Babe wake up it’s JB Bukauskas time pic.twitter.com/qK70yHMA19
— Brett 🙈 (@SaladinoWRLD) April 3, 2024
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