Jim Goulart of tweeted the news.Ĭatcher Jacob Nottingham is on his way down, indicating he’s not expected to crack an eventual Opening Day roster. The Brewers have answered the last call for optional assignments, sending down a handful of players to their top affiliates. 231/.355/.385 hitter in 31 MLB plate appearances and a.
Nottingham has gotten brief looks in each of the past two seasons - nine games apiece - and will now step in as the primary backup to Omar Narvaez. Pina has been the Brewers’ backup catcher dating back to 2017, providing solid glovework and respectable OBP skills and pop for a reserve catcher. Even speedy recoveries from a meniscus tear can take a month, and for a catcher, any knee issue carries additional difficulty. 231/.333/.410 slash to begin the season - solid production for any catcher, let alone a backup - but will now likely miss the remainder of the year. He’s logged 77 1/3 innings in the Majors over the past four seasons and struggled to an alarming 7.33 ERA.Īs for Pina, it’s a tough blow for the Brewers and the 33-year-old backstop alike. Although he was once a quality relief option with the division-rival Cubs - 3.36 ERA and 3.20 FIP in 171 innings from 2014-16 - Grimm has seen his results decline precipitously since that stretch. He’s been tagged for nine runs on nine hits (four homers) and four walks with six punchouts in 4 2/3 frames. Grimm, 32, has appeared in four games for the Brewers this year but surrendered multiple runs in three of those appearances. Catcher Jacob Nottingham has been recalled from the alternate training site to replace Pina on the active roster.
Pina sustained the injury on a pickoff play last night, MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy tweets. If not, Nottingham may end up being dangled in trade or placed on the waiver wire.ĥ:32pm: Not so fast on Pina, who says he’ll require at least four weeks to recover from surgery and is hoping he’ll return if the Brewers make the playoffs ( via Haudricourt).Ĥ:21pm: Pina will undergo season-ending surgery, manager Craig Counsell told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other reporters.ģ:31pm: The Brewers announced that they’ve designated right-hander Justin Grimm for assignment and placed catcher Manny Pina on the 10-day injured list due to a torn meniscus in his right knee. If he shows well enough, and/or there are cracks in the Narvaez/Pina pairing, the Brewers could carry three backstops. That leaves the out-of-options Nottingham with a need to make an impression in camp.
Presumptive starter Omar Narvaez scuffled with the bat in his first season with the club, but seems sure to get a chance to redeem himself. The Brewers ultimately elected to tender Pina a contract, making him the odds-on favorite to serve as the #2 backstop. He stepped into the MLB fold after Manny Pina went down with an injury. 278 OBP in a twenty-game stretch with the Milwaukee organization in 2020. Nottingham, 25, hit for enough power (.458 slugging percentage) to make up for a miserly. If anything, it could nudge the organization to gather up a bit more catching depth. This malady likely won’t have a big impact on the Brewers’ plans, particularly given the promising prognosis.
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The hope is that he’ll be a full go at or near the start of Spring Training. Nottingham, who was injured during the postseason, will have just over two months to heal up before camp opens. The procedure is said to have gone as anticipated.
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