Athletics for two minor league prospects: Bowdien Derby and Jacob Nottingham. Despite moving catcher Jacob Nottingham (13 overall position player) to the A’s for Kazmir and outfielders Domingo Santana (5) and Brett Phillips (43) to the Brewers in the Gomez/Fiers deal, the Astros easily finished first in position player talent quality and quantity (19 ranked players). It’s also expected that the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft will take place once the league and players agree on a new CBA, and the Orioles could elect to make a catching addition there. Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs, one of the best baseball analysts out there. It’s always possible an alternative arrives the same way as Pedro Severino, their most-used catcher of this rebuild: a late-spring waiver claim. ![]() However, whichever catchers sign with Baltimore would need to be willing to move to a backup role once Rutschman arrives. December 22, 2022: Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Jacob Nottingham to a minor league contract. is the clear headliner in the Royals’ farm system, but the bounceback seasons by M. Team Date Transaction January 2, 2023: C Jacob Nottingham assigned to Tacoma Rainiers. His numbers are more impressive when you remember what a brutal environment the high minors have become from pitchers the Texas League had an ERA over 5.00 in 2022. They can continue to make minor league signings during the lockout and even major league ones after it, perhaps adding a more veteran option. FanGraphs has released their 2021 pre-draft farm system rankings. Each of the four catchers who appeared for them in 2021 are no longer with the team, and before Nottingham’s signing, none of the remaining backstops in the organization had major league experience. ![]() If that incentive remains and the Orioles thus elect to have Rutschman open 2022 back at Triple-A before his eventual ascendance to the majors, that leaves a gaping hole behind the plate in the early portion of the season.
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