The Brewers and Haase avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.35 million contract Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Haase had been in his second year of arbitration eligibility. The 31-year-old slashed .273/.304/.515 with five homers in 30 games with the Brewers this season and is slated to open the 2025 campaign as William Contreras' backup.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Goes yard Sunday
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Haase went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Haase did damage in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to left off of Kevin Ginkel. It was his second time with three hits in a game this season and second home run over his last three starts. He's made just three starts since the beginning of September and is up to five homers, 13 RBI and nine runs scored for the year.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Seeing limited run at catcher
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Haase remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Haase has started just once in the Brewers' last 12 games and is the clear No. 3 catcher on the roster behind All-Star William Contreras and Gary Sanchez. Until the Brewers formally clinch a spot in the postseason and their playoff seeding is locked in, Haase is unlikely to receive steady at-bats.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Goes deep twice
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Haase went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI Sunday against the Twins.
Haase picked up his sixth start with the Brewers since having his contract selected from Triple-A on June 26 and posted his first multi-homer game since 2022 when he was with the Tigers. In just 21 at-bats, Haase has a .429 average with three dingers and eight RBI. He does have a 20-homer season to his credit from back in 2021, so while it's unlikely that he'll maintain this pace, his offensive reemergence could afford the Brewers the opportunity to give William Contreras a little extra rest and help keep him fresh through the second half of the season.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Gets sixth start of season
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Haase will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Twins.
Haase has now started in just six of the Brewers' 19 games since he was called up from Triple-A Nashville on June 26. Though his playing time is expected to remain sparse while All-Star catcher William Contreras is healthy, Haase has made the most of his limited opportunities thus far, going 6-for-17 with a home run, a walk, five RBI and two runs through his first five games with Milwaukee.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Gets call to majors
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The Brewers selected Haase's contract from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Haase will serve as the Brewers' backup at catcher to William Contreras while Gary Sanchez (calf) is on the 10-day injured list and could see occasional starts at designated hitter versus left-handed pitching. The 31-year-old has an .870 OPS with nine home runs in 165 plate appearances at Nashville this season.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Brewers outrighted Haase to Triple-A Nashville on Monday after he cleared waivers, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Haase could have declined the assignment and become a free agent, but that would have meant forfeiting his $1 million salary. Instead, he will report to Nashville, where he will give the club quality catching depth.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: DFA'd by Crew
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The Brewers designated Haase for assignment Thursday.
Haase turned a lot of heads during camp this spring, slashing .395/.465/.868 with five homers and 14 RBI across 43 plate appearances. However, the Brewers didn't want to carry a third catcher behind William Contreras and Gary Sanchez, so the team will instead attempt to pass Haase through waivers. The 31-year-old backstop only managed a .201 average and .528 OPS with the Tigers and Guardians last season, but other organizations may be willing to take a chance on him after his monster spring.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Unlikely to make roster
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Wednesday in an interview with 97.3 The Game Milwaukee that the team is leaning toward carrying two catchers, which would leave Haase without a roster spot.
Haase has had a terrific spring, but he's a difficult fit on Milwaukee's roster with William Contreras and Gary Sanchez around. The Brewers could draw interest in Haase via trade, but otherwise Milwaukee could try to pass him through waivers and stash him at Triple-A Nashville.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Pushing for roster spot
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Haase went 15-for-38 (.395) with five home runs, three doubles, 14 RBI, 11 runs and a 5:6 BB:K over 18 games this spring.
Haase joined the Brewers over the offseason after splitting the 2023 campaign with the Tigers and Guardians, and he made just about as good of an impression as he could during the exhibition season. Fellow backstops William Contreras and Gary Sanchez are locked in, the Brewers would need to open the season with three catchers to get Haase onto the 26-man roster. However, given the way he hit this spring, they may opt to do just that.
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Brewers' Eric Haase: Signs with Milwaukee
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Haase agreed to a one-year contract with the Brewers on Wednesday.
Haase was outrighted off Cleveland's 40-man roster in early December and elected free agency after the season, and he's now found a home for 2024. The 31-year-old also has two years of club control beyond the upcoming campaign. He struggled to a .201/.247/.281 slash line last year but had a .746 OPS across the prior two seasons. Haase should serve as Milwaukee's No. 2 catcher behind starter William Contreras.
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Eric Haase: Elects free agency
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Haase elected to become a free agent Tuesday.
Haase tallied 36 home runs in 208 games for the Tigers between the 2021-2022 seasons, but the 30-year-old catcher and corner outfielder stumbled to a .201/.247/.281 batting line across 293 major-league plate appearances in 2023.
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Guardians' Eric Haase: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Haase cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
Haase lost his spot on the Guardians' 40-man roster, but it appears he will stick around in the organization. The 30-year-old has managed just a .528 OPS with four home runs in 89 games between the Tigers and Guardians in 2023.
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Guardians' Eric Haase: Jettisoned from 40-man roster
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Haase was designated for assignment by the Guardians on Thursday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
The Guardians needed to clear a couple spots on their 40-man roster for their recent waiver claims, and Haase is one of the victims. Haase lasted barely over a week with Cleveland after being claimed off waivers from the Tigers.
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Guardians' Eric Haase: Scooped up by Cleveland
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The Guardians claimed Haase off waivers from the Tigers on Monday.
After Detroit moved him off its 40-man roster last week, Haase will stick within the American League Central and begin his second stint in the Guardians organization after he was drafted by Cleveland in 2011 before being traded to the Tigers in 2020. Haase has no minor-league options remaining, so he'll join the 26-man active roster and will step in as the new No. 2 catcher behind Bo Naylor while Cam Gallagher (concussion) and David Fry (hamstring) are on the injured list. Prior to being cut by the Tigers, Haase slashed an abysmal .201/.246/.284 over 282 plate appearances on the season.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Dropped from 40-man roster
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Haase was designated for assignment by the Tigers on Saturday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
With Haase being dropped from the 40-man roster, Detroit signed Carson Kelly to a major-league contract Saturday. Haase has struggled to a .201 average with 13 extra-base hits, 26 RBI, 22 runs and three stolen bases over 264 at-bats in 86 games with the Tigers this year. The catcher will now either get claimed by another team, report to Triple-A Toledo or be released outright.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting out afternoon game
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Haase is not in the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader versus the Guardians.
Jake Rogers will do the catching for Tarik Skubal in the afternoon contest. That makes it virtually guaranteed that Haase will be behind the plate for the nightcap with Matt Manning on the mound.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Retreats to bench Wednesday
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Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Haase had started in three of the last four games -- two at catcher and one in left field -- but he'll head to the bench Wednesday as Jake Rogers and Akil Baddoo step in at those respective positions. The Tigers still appear to view Haase primarily as a catcher, and Rogers should remain the team's preferred option behind the plate given Haase's season-long struggles. Among the 275 players in the majors with at least 250 plate appearances this season, Haase ranks 274th with a 44 wRC+.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting out Thursday
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Haase is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Rangers, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Haase started 12 of the Tigers' first 13 games against left-handers this season but has since been in the lineup just twice the last five times they've faced southpaws. After putting up a .778 OPS versus lefties in 2022, he's managed just a .522 OPS so far against them in 2023. Jake Rogers will catch Thursday and Matt Vierling will play left field.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Sunday
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Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Haase went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday, but he'll alternate at catcher with Jake Rogers, who slides into the lineup for the series finale. Haase can play in the outfield when he's not behind the plate, though he's started only once in the outfield this month.
