"This is a different transactional world we're living in," president of baseball operations David Stearns said.
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"So, we just needed to bring another catcher into the organization, and somebody with familiarity works out great."Įven better, the Brewers were able to get Nottingham into the lineup Sunday for the series finale with the Los Angeles Dodgers the day after Maile played all 11 innings – no small feat during the pandemic. "With what’s happened and the structure of just how the rules work in the game right now, we just got in a bind with not having any catching," manager Craig Counsell said. "If something would have happened in the game yesterday, for example, or something like that, we didn’t have anyplace to go with catching. He headed to Seattle but was designated for assignment Saturday, setting the stage for his reunion with the Brewers.
Milwaukee initially designated Nottingham for assignment April 22 and the Mariners claimed him Wednesday.
150/.222/.400, with a strikeout rate of 44.4% in that tiny sample size.The Milwaukee Brewers welcomed Jacob Nottingham back into the fold Sunday, and not a moment too soon.Ĭaught in a bind Saturday when Mario Feliciano – who'd played three games above advanced Class A in the minor leagues – had to be called up as Luke Maile's backup at catcher, the Brewers sent cash to the Seattle Mariners to re-acquire Nottingham and complete a whirlwind few days for the 26-year-old. In 2021, amidst all that traveling, he got 45 plate appearances over 15 games. Over the past four seasons, Nottingham has only gotten into 53 games at the big league level, hitting eight home runs and slashing. In the middle of June, he finally cleared waivers and was outrighted. He was claimed by the Mariners a second time and then, just over week later, designated yet again. Seattle traded him back to Milwaukee, who designated him yet again after less than two weeks. He was claimed by the Mariners and then designated for assignment again a few days later. Having exhausted his option years, he was designated for assignment by the Brewers in April. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and spent three years as a frequently-optioned depth catcher, appearing in 38 total games over the 2018-2020 campaigns.Ģ021 saw Nottingham be the centerpiece of a game of hot potato between the Brewers and Mariners. A few months later, Oakland sent him to Milwaukee as part of the Khris Davis deal.
In 2015, he was shipped to the Athletics as part of the trade that sent Scott Kazmir to Houston. Nottingham, 26, was selected by the Astros in the sixth round of the 2013 draft. That means Nottingham has a decent path to some playing time in the big leagues next year. However, they will need some other catching options on hand to cover the position until his call-up, or to act as backup to Rutschman later in the year. The club has the consensus top prospect in baseball, Adley Rutschman, set to debut at some point in 2022 after he finished this year in Triple-A. Austin Wynns and Nick Ciuffo, who were also in the mix, were both outrighted off the roster at the end of the season. Chance Sisco got some playing time in the first half of the year but was claimed on waivers by the Mets in June. In 2021, most of the time behind the dish went to Pedro Severino, who was outrighted at the end of the season and has since signed with the Brewers. They don’t currently have any catchers on their 40-man roster. Nottingham spent some of 2021 in the big leagues with the Brewers and Mariners but was outrighted in June, thus making him eligible to sign a minor league deal during the ongoing lockout.Īlthough it’s a minor league deal, it’s noteworthy for the Orioles given their catching situation. The Orioles have signed catcher Jacob Nottingham to a minor league deal, according to Roch Kubatko of.
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