The Brewers could trade Nottingham at the end of camp to someone who needs a backup catcher on their big league roster, but first he’ll need to show he’s healthy. Unless the Brewers want to carry three catchers, which is extremely unlikely, Nottingham is facing a DFA at the end of camp, and since he hasn’t been able to get in game action since he’s still recovering from offseason thumb surgery, his situation isn’t getting better. Both were recent acquisitions and appear to be the frontrunners for that job and whoever loses could end up with a different organization soon.Īnother player in a tough situation is Jacob Nottingham, who is out of options and is at most third on the depth chart. Brewers players with no (0) minor league options remaining (8) Daniel Robertson, Derek Fisher, Josh Lindblom, Adrian Houser, Ray Black, Jacob Nottingham, Daniel Vogelbach, Billy McKinneyįisher and McKinney are duking it out for the backup outfielder job. Tyrone Taylor is in a battle for the fourth outfielder job and is likely to see his final option used this year as a couple of his competitors are already out of options. His minor league option is likely to be used and it’s partly why the Brewers signed him in the first place.īobby Wahl figures to be another regular rider of the Milwaukee-Nashville shuttle as part of a crowded bullpen picture. Luke Maile is at least third, possibly fourth on the Brewers depth chart at catcher.
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Orlando Arcia is facing a tough battle for playing time but it’s not likely he’ll get sent down to the minors, at least right now it doesn’t appear that way, but the option is there if the Brewers want to use it, at least for a little while, but more on that later. The odds are pretty good that Woodruff’s minor league option won’t be used in 2021. Brewers players with one (1) minor league option remaining (5) Orlando Arcia, Brandon Woodruff, Luke Maile, Tyrone Taylor, Bobby Wahl Lauer is battling for a rotation spot and could stick in the bullpen if he doesn’t initially make the rotation, but could go up and down throughout the year.īased on offseason additions, Mathias and Ray face uphill battles to make the big league roster and are likely to see an option used up this year.
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It’s probably safe to say that as long as the wheels don’t completely fall off, the group of Hiura, Urias, Burnes, Hader, Suter, and Peralta won’t see their minor league options used in 2021.įeyereisen, Bickford, and Perdomo will likely be regular members of the shuttle back and forth between Milwaukee and Triple-A Nashville throughout the season. Feyereisen, Mark Mathias, Corey Ray, Eric Lauer, Phil Bickford, Angel Perdomo Brewers players with two (2) minor league options remaining (11) Keston Hiura, Luis Urias, Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader, Brent Suter, Freddy Peralta, J.P. Omar Narvaez still has options but as the starting catcher, he’s unlikely to have those options used. Rasmussen, Yardley, Topa, and Williams are all in the bullpen mix and could see themselves go up and down throughout the year with the exception of Williams who is likely to stick around all season no matter what. Feliciano, File, and Bettinger were all added to the 40 man last November while Lopes was an offseason acquisition. Brewers players with all three (3) minor league options remaining (9) Omar Narvaez, Devin Williams, Justin Topa, Eric Yardley, Dylan File, Mario Feliciano, Tim Lopes, Drew Rasmussen, Alec BettingerĪ number of these players with all three minor league options are the newest additions to the roster. Each player gets three option years.Īny player with five years of MLB service time is no longer eligible to be optioned to the minor leagues. They can go up and down as many times as the team wants, however. If a player spends 20 or more days optioned down to the minors in a season, they will “burn up” that option year. If the player goes unclaimed, they will be outrighted. That means every other team in the league will have a chance to claim that player and add him to their roster. If a player does not have minor league options remaining, they would have to be designated for assignment and placed on waivers before they can go down to Triple-A.
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If a player has minor league options remaining, they can be sent down to Triple-A without being taken off the 40 man roster. An explanation of minor league options and who is eligible Stearns values flexibility with his roster and having the ability to send players down to Triple-A is important. One of the big factors Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns considers when looking to make an acquisition is whether or not the player still has minor league options remaining. With a lot of players battling for not a lot of spots, it’s important to know which Brewers players have minor league options remaining and which do not.