“From Day 1, when I threw my first bullpen in spring training, I could tell an immediate difference in 'Notty,' in the way he caught the ball, the way he set up behind home plate, the way he just presented himself, and he was awesome to throw to,” right-hander Brandon Woodruff said recently. But he was beginning to make big strides behind the plate, which was even more noticeable in spring camp this year before the pandemic shut things down. Playing in more of a pitcher’s park last season at Class AAA San Antonio, Nottingham’s offense numbers retreated (.668 OPS) though he got two more cups of coffee (six at-bats) with the Brewers.
He was bumped up to hitter friendly Class AAA Colorado Springs in '18 and broke through offensively (.875 OPS), getting his first taste of the majors with three brief stints. So, they put Santana in right, moved Ryan Braun back to left field and sent Davis to Oakland to acquire a highly touted catching prospect, something they did not have at the time.Ī big, muscular, right-handed hitter, Nottingham struggled both offensively and defensively for a few seasons, playing at Class AA Biloxi 20. Davis has served mainly as a DH the last two-plus seasons for Oakland, which never was an option in the NL until this year.ĭavis also was one year away from salary arbitration and the Brewers had acquired rightfielder Domingo Santana as one of four prospects in the Carlos Gomez/Mike Fiers trade with Houston in July 2015. But he was considered a defensive liability, even in left field, primarily because of a weak throwing arm. In all fairness to the Brewers, Davis had shown some promise as a slugger, with 22 home runs in 2014 and 27 in 2015. Louis (24-24) swept a doubleheader in Pittsburgh, putting fourth-place Milwaukee in the position of needing to win merely to stay a game behind. In need of a spark, Nottingham provided one and it was a good thing because Cincinnati (26-26) won its sixth in a row and St. Just like that, the Brewers flipped the game, taking a 6-4 lead en route to a 9-5 victory. Nottingham immediately picked up his teammate, however, driving a first-pitch slider out to left for a grand slam – the first of his career and the first for the Brewers in 2020. And he struck one of the biggest blows of the season Friday night for the Brewers, turning around what had the early makings of a lackluster defeat.ĭown, 4-0, entering the fourth inning, the Brewers had two runs in and the bases loaded when Kansas City starter Danny Duffy struck out Luis Urías for the second out, giving himself a chance to escape with a two-run lead.
Still just 25, not old at all for a developing major-league catcher, Nottingham has gotten a chance to play more in recent weeks with backup Manny Piña shelved with an injury. RELATED: Brewers coach Pat Murphy back after recovering from heart attack RELATED: Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes has created Cy Young Award talk It made sense to be able to bring him back and plug him right in there.RELATED: Brewers' Ryan Braun may be starting final home weekend with team "He knows our group," president of baseball operations David Stearns said. 306 on-base percentage, five homers and 17 RBIs in 38 career games. 188 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 20 games last year. Nottingham, 26, hasn't appeared in an MLB game this season but hit. The Brewers have placed their top two catchers - Omar Narvaez and Manny Pina - on the injured list over the last week. Mario Feliciano, who made his major league debut Saturday and scored the winning run in a 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Dodgers, was optioned to the Brewers' alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin. Nottingham was in the Brewers' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"We just needed to bring another catcher into the organization, and somebody with familiarity works out great," manager Craig Counsell said. The Brewers announced Sunday they acquired him for cash. Seattle had claimed Nottingham off waivers from Milwaukee last week but then designated him for assignment. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have boosted their depleted catching situation by reacquiring Jacob Nottingham from the Seattle Mariners.
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