The Brewers have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder/outfielder Dee Strange-Gordon, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Milwaukee will be the second straight National League Central organization for Strange-Gordon, who spent time with Cincinnati during the offseason and in the spring. The Reds ended up releasing him toward the end of March, and even though Strange-Gordon subsequently rejected minors offers from other teams, he’ll now settle for one a little more than a week into the season.
While the 32-year-old Strange-Gordon has an accomplished resume — two All-Star bids, an NL batting title, a Gold Glove Award and three seasons with at least 58 stolen bases — the former Dodger, Marlin and Mariner has struggled recently. From 2018-20 in Seattle, Strange-Gordon batted a meek .266/.293/.343 (good for a 73 wRC+) in 1,091 trips to the plate. Strange-Gordon stole 55 bags in that span and saw time in the middle infield and multiple outfield positions, but the Mariners made the easy decision to decline his $14M club option in favor of a $1M buyout after last season.
Now that he’s joining the Brewers, Strange-Gordon will give the team some middle infield depth behind Kolten Wong and Luis Urias after it dealt Orlando Arcia to the Braves on Tuesday. The Brewers’ outfield boasts Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Avisail Garcia as regulars, while Daniel Robertson and Billy McKinney are on their bench.
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