He was then promoted to the AZL Athletics late in the year but only appeared in 2.2 innings. He also posted strong numbers in both strikeout and WHIP categories at 45 and 0.84 respectively. He spent the majority of the year there as he pitched 34.2 innings and limited batters to a low. In his 2015 season, he played for two teams, beginning with the Vermont Lake Monsters in Short-A ball. Drafted in the sixth round of the 2015 Draft by the A’s, he has spent a short time in the minor leagues but has shown strong consistencies. It seems to be not a matter of if, but when the trade will go down.īubba Derby, the other player Milwaukee received in the deal, is a right handed pitcher out of San Diego State. Both the Brewers and Lucroy have mutually expressed that its time to move on and this deal all but finalizes a trade. 2014 BOWMAN CHROME JACOB NOTTINGHAM AUTO PROSPECT ASTROS 2.90 + 1.05 shipping 2014 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto Refractor /500 Jacob Nottingham BCAP-JN Auto 5.14 + 4.99 shipping 2014 Bowman Chrome Jacob Nottingham Houston Astros - Auto 2.25 + 3. : Oakland Athletics traded LHP Scott Kazmir to Houston Astros for RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham. He will be developed as their catcher of the future and the Brewers will treat him as so as he works his way through the farm system. This deal is the symbol in the sky that Jonathan Lucroy’s days in Milwaukee are numbered. Nottingham signed a minor-league deal with an invitation to big-league spring training.
1 catching prospect and will surely be the heir to Lucroy.
However, despite those worries, he is now the Brewers’ no. His above-average arm strength may be enough to help resurrect lost time, but it will still be something for him to improve upon, along with his receiving skills. His pop time could use some work but that’s due to lack of natural athletic ability. FanGraphs Kiley McDaniel indicates how far Nottingham has risen within the Astros farm system this year. There are still some doubts about Nottingham’s future behind home plate. 326 in 76 games with 14 home runs, 60 RBI, 24 doubles and two triples.
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He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast. The Houston Astros selected him in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. 250 hitter, he will be able to make up for it with his raw power, which could end up making him a top-five catcher in baseball. Jacob Nottingham was born on April 3, 1995, in Redlands, California. One struggle of his is that he can have a tendency to expand the zone, as his plate discipline will need to be worked on as he develops through Milwaukee’s farm system. Nottingham produces a consistent and powerful transfer of weight, giving him the label of a power catcher. His stat line across the offensive board was. Throughout the season, he developed quicker bat speed which transferred all the way down to generating more contact at the plate.
His totals at the multiple minor league teams he played for (Low-A Quad Cities, High-A Lancaster and High-A Stockton). Jacob Nottingham may be the Brewers’ catcher of the future (Sean Flynn, Houston Chronicle).Ģ015 was a strong year in which Nottingham showed an increase in all areas across the plate.
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