Brewers Sign Mike Rivera Another Head Scratcher

The Milwaukee Brewers resigned catcher Mike Rivera who played with The Yankees, Marlins, and Dodgers after he left the Brewers in 2009.  The 34-year-old posted a .756 OPS in Milwaukee from 2006-09 as the Brewers’ backup catcher. The Brewers are hoping Mike Rivera will be a good backup when they need one with a good stick off the bench. Now this is a real head scratcher and it makes you wonder what GM Doug Melvin is thinking or where he is getting his advice from. Rivera is a decent player, but in reality Jonathan Lucroy and George Kottaras will see most of the playing time. Bringing Rivera makes no sense, but again this is the Milwaukee Brewers and they never do things that make sense anymore it seems.