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  1. djoctagone
    for quite some time, the brewers have carried only two catchers on their 40-man roster throughout the entire season (see the jonathan lucroy/martin maldonado era). when spring training concludes, there will likely be only three catchers on the 40-man, and one of them (jacob nottingham) will be optioned for depth and recalled if there's an injury to one of the other two. remember, stephen vogt's contract is not guaranteed.
  2. djoctagone
    christian bethancourt has been signed to a minor league deal as a catcher, and will be in major league camp. he has some experience pitching. if added to the 25-man roster, he is out of minor league options.
  3. djoctagone
    i wonder if it'd be possible to structure the deal around the pending opening when jimmy nelson could be placed on the 60-day disabled list. the brewers could sign logan to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, with a buyout clause if he isn't added to 40-man by the time nelson can be put on the 60-man. i'd work up something ridiculous like a $10 million buyout if he's not added to the 40-man by date x in spring training, knowing full well that the brewers plan to guarantee logan a spot on the 25-man roster.
  4. djoctagone
    Hopefully he makes it through waivers. I like his upside. Any update on Baker? Agree on the upside potential. it's been over seven days. should have received report of outright, release or trade by now.
  5. djoctagone
    gallardo has never been optioned, so he has three options intact, but given his service time, he has the right to refuse the optional assignment to the minor leagues and void his contract--making him a free agent. chacin appears to have one minor league option remaining, but ditto on sufficient service time to refuse the optional assignment. with the dfa of dylan baker, the 40-man roster is full.
  6. djoctagone
    then it's probably a good thing that you're not aware that the brewers are currently carrying five catchers on the 40-man.
  7. djoctagone
    reported signings of pitchers, if both major league deals, will require one 40-man roster removal. will it come at the expense of the five-man catching corps?
  8. djoctagone
    chacin was last optioned in 2015, but he spent less than 20 days optioned that year, so his final option was not burned. he has enough service time to refuse an optional assignment to the minor leagues, but in doing so, he would void his contract and become a free agent.
  9. djoctagone
    if these are major league deals for chacin and gallardo, there's only one spot on the 40-man.
  10. djoctagone
    but what you want?
  11. djoctagone
    the brewers have signed rhp erik davis to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp. if davis is added to the brewers' 40-man roster, it appears that he has one minor league option remaining. if the brewers attempt to outright davis off the 40-man to the minor leagues, he has the right to refuse the minor league assignment and declare free agency.
  12. djoctagone
    ted simmons missed by one vote.
  13. djoctagone
    after non-tendering jared hughes, the roster is at 39.
  14. djoctagone
    susac has one minor league option remaining.
  15. djoctagone
    vogt's deal is official.
  16. djoctagone
    stephen vogt avoids arbitration by agreeing to a one year deal with the brewers for $3.065 million.
  17. djoctagone
    stephen vogt agreed to a one year, $3.065 million dollar deal to avoid arbitration. the brewers continue to carry five catchers on their 40-man roster, three of whom are out of minor league options.
  18. djoctagone
    deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is friday. will any of the 2017 brewers be non-tendered?
  19. djoctagone
    lewis brinson says he's fully recovered from his 2017 hamstring injury.
  20. djoctagone
    Hopefully yes. It's a very smart strategy. While any team can claim him and put him on their 40 man, we are now the only ones who have a chance to keep him without using a 40 man roster spot. I am all for doing that with as many players as possible. All it can do is allow us to accumulate players for essentially no cost in players or 40 man roster spots. It's the little things like that which add up to stronger farm systems. it's a risky strategy. it didn't work out last year in trying to outright blake parker, steve geltz and adam walker (all three were claimed by other teams), but perhaps the brewers are looking to outright baker before clubs non-tender arbitration eligible players (which would open up space on their own 40-man rosters to add baker). or, the brewers may see enough in baker to want to keep him on the 40-man roster, knowing he can be optioned in 2018. time will tell. as mentioned in the catcher battle thread, i can't see how the brewers are going to continue to carry five catchers on their 40-man roster--especially when three of the five are out of minor league options, coupled with the club's practice in carrying just two catchers on the 25-man roster.
  21. djoctagone
    dylan baker has been claimed from the indians. he has one minor league option remaining. the 40-man roster is full.
  22. djoctagone
    dylan baker has one minor league option remaining. he spent most of 2017 injured, so it may be possible for the club to petition for another option year (like they did with mark rogers).
  23. djoctagone
    the minor league deal for rhp michael brady was first mentioned in this thread, but confirmed here that he will be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee. if added to the 40-man roster, brady has one minor league option remaining. he has been outrighted to the minor leagues before, so if the brewers try to outright him off the 40-man roster after adding him, he can refuse the minor league assignment and become a free agent.
  24. djoctagone
    if kyle wren again makes it past the rule 5 draft, i predict that he'll once again be the last man standing in spring camp, all the way through the exhibition series in houston. though it'd be nice for the brewers to officially invite him to big league camp this time.
  25. djoctagone
    there's a good chance that the brewers will cut ties with andrew susac, the only other catcher on the roster with a minor league option remaining (his final option). by putting nottingham on the 40-man, it gives them readily available catching depth for at least the next three seasons--and it's catching depth that will be familiar with the team's young pitching prospects, likely having caught many of them in the minors.
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