Brewers calling up Jacob Nottingham

[Greenleaf1]

 

Interesting choice, I would've guessed they'd go with Keon Broxton, but Nottingham has played 1B this year in addition to C, so he could be a fill in for Thames as well as Pina.

 

No word yet on a corresponding move to clear a 25-man spot.

[JosephC]

Since he hasn't played since the 10th, I think it's safe to assume that Pina is headed to the DL. Brewers only have 4 catchers on the 40-man and Vogt is already on the DL, so if Pina is out for a few more days that leaves them with only Bandy and Nottingham. Betancourt may have been an option but that would have forced them to make a move with the 40-man roster, which is something they probably didn't want to do since this probably only impacts a five day window (considering a Pina DL move would be retroactive, half of the 10-day DL stint has already passed).

[pacopete4]

I really hope he gets a shot and tears the cover off the ball.

[TJH123]

I could see Nottingham being one of those guys who didn’t light the world on fire in the minors but comes up and just absolutely rakes in the majors, hope I’m right

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Cool move! I love it. Maybe a little early in his development, but let's see if the young guy can play. He has been great with bat this year, and supposedly has made great strides on defense as well.

 

I wonder how far back they can backdate a DL stint for Pina?

[Greenleaf1]

Wouldn't have guessed that Nottingham would be the first Brewer this year to make his Major League debut, but glad for him. He and Phillips both looked like busted prospects in AA only a little over a year ago, and now they've both made the show.

 

There's plenty of room for Nottingham to stick if he can be even halfway decent offensively/defensively. I hope Counsell gives him a start against the Reds. Bandy could use a game off today.

[benji]

I think the 40 man is at 39. They could have purchased Bethancourt's contract. I like it though.

[timpep]

Glad to see them finally using the depth they talked about so much before the season. My only complaint is that this should have been done days ago, we were pretty darn close to having Perez catch half a game this weekend when Bandy starting arguing.

[liveforoctober]

Probably doesn't speak well for Pina's condition?

[djoctagone]

I wonder how far back they can backdate a DL stint for Pina?

since instituting the 10-day disabled list, i believe the farthest they can backdate is three days, four tops.

[timpep]

I wonder how far back they can backdate a DL stint for Pina?

since instituting the 10-day disabled list, i believe the farthest they can backdate is three days, four tops.

 

 

If this is true and Pina goes to the DL now it was a huge blunder.

[torts]

I wonder how far back they can backdate a DL stint for Pina?

since instituting the 10-day disabled list, i believe the farthest they can backdate is three days, four tops.

 

 

If this is true and Pina goes to the DL now it was a huge blunder.

 

talk about overreacting...

 

"If the Brewers place Pina on the 10-day disabled list, they could backdate the assignment to last Wednesday, the day after Pina exited a game in St. Louis with a minor calf injury."

 

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-call-up-prospect-jacob-nottingham/c-272411674

[Devinep]

They should’ve just done this (assuming they DL Pina) right away instead of playing with a short Bench and having to watch Bandy so many consecutive days.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

talk about overreacting...

 

"If the Brewers place Pina on the 10-day disabled list, they could backdate the assignment to last Wednesday, the day after Pina exited a game in St. Louis with a minor calf injury."

 

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-call-up-prospect-jacob-nottingham/c-272411674

 

I don't know if that is right. I found this:

 

 

"3. As long as the player did not appear in a game during the retroactive period (including "official" MLB Cactus League or Grapefruit League games or other MLB pre-season exhibition games), an MLB 10-day DL assignment can be backdated up to three days."

https://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3538

[pacopete4]

Jett didn't light it on fire but he held his own over the last few games while Pina was out. Here's hoping to Nottingham being a stud!

[torts]

talk about overreacting...

 

"If the Brewers place Pina on the 10-day disabled list, they could backdate the assignment to last Wednesday, the day after Pina exited a game in St. Louis with a minor calf injury."

 

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-call-up-prospect-jacob-nottingham/c-272411674

 

I don't know if that is right. I found this:

 

 

"3. As long as the player did not appear in a game during the retroactive period (including "official" MLB Cactus League or Grapefruit League games or other MLB pre-season exhibition games), an MLB 10-day DL assignment can be backdated up to three days."

https://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3538

 

there is no limit to how far back they can go.

 

http://m.mlb.com/glossary/injuries/10-day-dl

 

Players may be placed on the 10-day DL "retroactively," meaning the DL stint is backdated to the day after the last date on which the player appeared in a game. For instance, if a pitcher is diagnosed with elbow inflammation on June 4 after feeling soreness during his June 1 start, he could be placed on the 10-day DL on June 4 retroactive to June 2. In that case, he would be eligible to return from the disabled list on June 12.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

talk about overreacting...

 

"If the Brewers place Pina on the 10-day disabled list, they could backdate the assignment to last Wednesday, the day after Pina exited a game in St. Louis with a minor calf injury."

 

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-call-up-prospect-jacob-nottingham/c-272411674

 

I don't know if that is right. I found this:

 

 

"3. As long as the player did not appear in a game during the retroactive period (including "official" MLB Cactus League or Grapefruit League games or other MLB pre-season exhibition games), an MLB 10-day DL assignment can be backdated up to three days."

https://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3538

 

there is no limit to how far back they can go.

 

http://m.mlb.com/glossary/injuries/10-day-dl

 

Players may be placed on the 10-day DL "retroactively," meaning the DL stint is backdated to the day after the last date on which the player appeared in a game. For instance, if a pitcher is diagnosed with elbow inflammation on June 4 after feeling soreness during his June 1 start, he could be placed on the 10-day DL on June 4 retroactive to June 2. In that case, he would be eligible to return from the disabled list on June 12.

 

I saw that as well, but it doesn't actually say anything about a retroactive limit, and the examples they use are only 1 or 2-day instances. I think there is a limit, though. I don't know if the link I posted is 100% correct. but I am almost certain there is a limit to how far back you can backdate a DL stint.

[3and2Fastball]

Looking forward to seeing the MLB debut of Jacob Nottingham!

 

FWIW (small sample alert), Nottingham has hit better on the road (.333) than at home (.276) so far this year in AAA, so it isn't just a case of him raking in the rare air of Colorado Springs

[jonescm128]

What is going on with Yelich? Another move will have to be made when they activate him (assuming) tonight. Unless CC is just blowing smoke and he really isn't ready to return. 70 swings in the cage with no ill affects on Saturday seems like he should be good to go tonight.

 

Doesn't seem like they have done a great job utilizing the 10-day DL to this point.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I get why we're assuming Pina, but couldn't it be Thames too? With his bad legs from last season, it makes sense to just rest him, especially since Nottingham and Braun can play 1B if needed (assuming Braun doesn't also go DL). Greenleaf said as much, but my immediate assumption was Thames to DL since Pina reports have basically said he was just struggling to run the bases and has no issue doing any other catching related thing.

 

I guess we'll find out soon.

 

EDIT: Brewers twitter says Pina to DL, so I was wrong. Suppose you could DL-swap Yelich for Thames or Braun if either needed more time, but my guess is Lopez goes down? I can't see them punting on Aguilar the way he's been hitting, not to mention they've kept him this long...

[Fear The Chorizo]

Doesn't seem like they have done a great job utilizing the 10-day DL to this point.

 

I agree - seems like they have been using the 10-day DL the same way they've historically (and poorly) used the 15-day DL - guy gets dinged, team plays the next 2-3 games shorthanded while said player "rests", only to still make player move 4 days later and make the stint retroactive to the date of the injury. The intent of the 10 day DL was to try and limit how many times teams would play shorthanded while trying to avoid a player being absent for 15 days due to an injury that would take 7-10 days to recover from.

 

Unless it's a hangnail or something like a bruise from getting HBP, if a player needs to leave a game and can't play the next day, I'd rather they just put them on the 10 day DL immediately and get someone up to play with 25 players for the next game.

[KeithStone53151]

I hope they let him play. He probably is a better player than Bandy already. Amazing to me how many people wanted Nottingham exposed to rule 5 just this past offseason...

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

talk about overreacting...

 

"If the Brewers place Pina on the 10-day disabled list, they could backdate the assignment to last Wednesday, the day after Pina exited a game in St. Louis with a minor calf injury."

 

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-call-up-prospect-jacob-nottingham/c-272411674

 

I don't know if that is right. I found this:

 

 

"3. As long as the player did not appear in a game during the retroactive period (including "official" MLB Cactus League or Grapefruit League games or other MLB pre-season exhibition games), an MLB 10-day DL assignment can be backdated up to three days."

https://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3538

 

there is no limit to how far back they can go.

 

http://m.mlb.com/glossary/injuries/10-day-dl

 

Players may be placed on the 10-day DL "retroactively," meaning the DL stint is backdated to the day after the last date on which the player appeared in a game. For instance, if a pitcher is diagnosed with elbow inflammation on June 4 after feeling soreness during his June 1 start, he could be placed on the 10-day DL on June 4 retroactive to June 2. In that case, he would be eligible to return from the disabled list on June 12.

 

Pina's DL stint was made retroactive to April 13, so it appears the 3-day limit is correct. Otherwise they would have made it retroactive to the 11th.

[KeithStone53151]

They should’ve just done this (assuming they DL Pina) right away instead of playing with a short Bench and having to watch Bandy so many consecutive days.

 

I've been generally critical of the Brewers for the last few years for trying to avoid DL stints in the manner that they do. If you think an injury is going to take 3 or 4 days to get back to 90% best case, are you better off getting a fresh body right away or playing a man short for 3 days hoping for the best case? The Brewers seem to opt for the former, when it's far more logical to bring up the fresh/health player and give the injured player 10 days to recover closer to 100%. Especially in April, if this is September it's a different story.

 

And especially in the case of Pina and position of catcher, calves are tricky and easy to reaggravate. Pina should have hit the DL pretty much right away. Bandy almost got thrown out of the game yesterday, which would have left us in dire straits. And even aside from Bandy's bonehead decision to argue...he could get hurt(as catchers often do) and have left us in those same dire straits.

 

Hopefully Counsel and Stearns have learned something from this situation, and other similar situations...and are quicker to use the DL going forward versus crossing their fingers and hoping it's only a 3-4 day injury when it's more likely 7-10 days.

[pacopete4]

I hope they let him play. He probably is a better player than Bandy already. Amazing to me how many people wanted Nottingham exposed to rule 5 just this past offseason...

I wasn't one of them but it is not like Nottingham was exactly giving much to be confident about. The report was poor defense and struggled at the plate. Not sure what to get too excited about before his hot start this season.