The Brewers have designated infielder/outfielder for a signment, per . His roster spot will go to right-hander , whose signing is now official. Jones, 26, signed with the Brewers in July of last year. He spent most of the rest of the season on optional a signment, only getting into seven big league games, hitting .200/.273/.300 in those. He exhausted his final option year in the proce s and is now out of options, which was going to make it challenging for him to hang onto a roster spot going forward. A second-round pick of the Angels back in 2015, Jones was once a top 100 prospect but has generally struggled to take his strong minor league work up to the majors. He got a brief cup of coffee with the Halos in 2020 before being for in February of 2021. He got into 26 games as an Oriole in 2021 but then required Tommy John surgery in May of 2022. Luis Barrera Jersey He was later designated for a signment and released, as injured players cant be put on outright waivers. That led to a two-year minor league deal with the Dodgers, though he opted out of that pact last summer before signing with the Brewers. Amid all those jersey swaps, hes hit .179/.233/.226 in a tiny sample of 90 plate appearances in the big leagues. But hes been much more impre sive on the farm, hitting .254/.378/.441 over the past three years. That includes a line of .268/.413/.466 last year between the systems of the Dodgers and Brewers, drawing walks in 18.7% of his plate appearances while only striking out in 21.8% of them. That production was 22% better than league average by measure of wRC+. Jones also stole 12 bases in the minors last year and lined up defensively at second base, third base and the outfield corners. His time at third was minimal, just nine innings, but hes also played center field in previous seasons. The Brewers will have one week to trade Jones or try to pa s him through waivers. He could garner interest based on his past prospect pedigree, strong offense in the minors and defensive versatility. However, since he is now out of options, hell have le s roster flexibility going forward. Sal Bando Jersey