

184 with 8 home runs and 23 RBI in his 53-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners. Nottingham was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 2018, with the Milwaukee Brewers. Jacob Nottingham compiled a career batting average of. He'll have to learn to adjust to inconsistent playing time and so far has not adjusted. Jacob Nottingham was born on Monday, April 3, 1995, in Redlands, California. Nottingham finished the year with 4 hits in 20 at-bats. I don't think Nottingham will ever be an everyday catcher.best case for him is probably an even split of playing time with another solid catcher on this team. The Brewers promoted him to the major leagues on April 16, 2018.
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Freitas is not the future, it's probably better to give Nottingham a look to see how he handles inconsistent playing time. Just moreso pointing to the last sentence of his comment. This move isn't a big deal to me but yeah I'm surprised it wasn't Freitas.įair enough, I don't know much about Freitas personally. Certainly on the surface better than Nottingham. I would always rather have a 600 OPS backup catcher that's strong defensively than an 800 OPS bad defender.įreitas is a top notch defensive catcher. For now I can live with Nottingham though with just a 4 man bench, the backup catcher needs to be a threat with the bat too.īeing a backup catcher is primarily about defense. PHILADELPHIA - The Milwaukee Brewers recalled catcher Jacob Nottingham from Class AAA San Antonio on Thursday to replace Manny Pia, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right. April 28, 2021: Selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers. February 12, 2016: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Bubba Derby (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Khris Davis.
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Heck he might be an upgrade over Pina if given the chance. July 23, 2015: Traded by the Houston Astros with Daniel Mengden to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Kazmir. While Nottingham hasn't been terrible, Freitas has a.
