Brewers Make Roster Moves After Placing Cooper Pratt on 10-Day IL

The Milwaukee Brewers moved to protect their short-term infield depth on Sunday, placing shortstop Cooper Pratt on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, according to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as reported by MLB Trade Rumors. The transaction removes Pratt from the active roster for a minimum window of 10 days, forcing the Brewers to cover his spot in the lineup while they monitor how the hamstring responds.

Pratt’s IL placement also creates an immediate puzzle for Milwaukee’s everyday defensive plans. With a shortstop out for at least a couple of weeks, the Brewers must either shuffle their infield alignment, use a different player in the role, or increase the time given to bench options depending on day-to-day matchups. Hamstring injuries can vary widely in recovery timelines, so the practical challenge is less about the first 10-day mark and more about whether the return aligns with the team’s roster needs in the weeks that follow.

In corresponding moves, the Brewers selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae, bringing him onto the active roster. Contract selection is a common mechanism for adding a player from the minor leagues or another roster pool, and in Bae’s case it indicates the club wants a flexible bat and defender while Pratt is sidelined. A player listed as both an infielder and outfielder often becomes valuable during short stretches, when managers look for matchup options and additional coverage across multiple positions.

The Brewers also made a separate clearing move by designating left-hander Drew Rom for assignment. Designating a player for assignment typically starts a roster clock, during which a team must decide whether to keep the player on the 40-man roster by trading him, outright him, or releasing him, based on eligibility rules and organizational needs. Even when the underlying reason is not publicly detailed, these moves usually reflect the immediacy of roster constraints rather than a single-game performance issue.

Taken together, Milwaukee’s sequence points to a short-term roster strategy: take Pratt off the field, add Bae to keep the active roster balanced, and open space for the move created by Rom’s departure from the active group. For a contending team, those decisions matter because every roster opening can affect late-inning matchups, bullpen workload, and the ability to carry the right combination of defenders.

For Pratt, the key development will be how quickly the hamstring injury allows him to resume baseball activity and whether he can return without lingering stiffness. For Milwaukee, the immediate watch item is how the team pieces together the shortstop spot and whether Bae’s role becomes more prominent beyond the initial IL window. If the Brewers find that Pratt is on track sooner than expected, Bae’s workload could stabilize as the roster returns to its previous structure; if not, Milwaukee may lean on a longer look at their newly activated option.

The next roster decisions will likely follow after the Brewers get additional clarity on Pratt’s progress and the timeline for reassessing the replacement plan. At that point, Rom’s fate from the DFA process becomes another point of attention, because it can determine whether Milwaukee regains organizational depth elsewhere or adds additional flexibility for future moves. Until then, the focus stays on whether Milwaukee can maintain its defensive and lineup stability through a forced midweek swing in personnel.