BA GRADE
45
Risk: High
Born: April 3, 1995. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-3. Wt.: 230. Drafted: HS—Redlands, Calif., 2013 (6th round). Signed by: Brad Budzinski (Astros).
When the Brewers sent slugger Khris Davis to Oakland before the 2016 season in a trade that netted Nottingham, the plan was to have a young prospect develop as their catcher of the future.
Davis hit 40-plus homers in each of his first two seasons with the Athletics, while Nottingham has stalled in Double-A. The raw Nottingham has worked hard to make strides defensively behind the plate, but his offense has suffered in the process. Back for a second season at Double-A Biloxi in 2017, the big, powerful Nottingham slugged just .369 and didn’t reach 10 home runs. He has worked on cutting down his strikeouts but doesn’t walk much, and needs to improve his general plate discipline. On defense he has improved his receiving, throwing accuracy, blocking and mobility behind the plate. He still has work to do, particularly in game calling, but is committed to the position and the Brewers plan to keep him there.
Nottingham will play the entire 2018 season at 23, so there’s still time to get him on track, but he needs to rediscover his big power.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2015 |
Quad Cities (MWL) |
LoA |
.326 |
59 |
230 |
34 |
75 |
|
Lancaster (CAL) |
HiA |
.324 |
17 |
71 |
14 |
23 |
|
Stockton (CAL) |
HiA |
.299 |
43 |
164 |
25 |
49 |
2016 |
Biloxi (SL) |
AA |
.234 |
112 |
415 |
46 |
97 |
2017 |
Biloxi (SL) |
AA |
.209 |
101 |
325 |
37 |
68 |
Minor League Totals |
.254 |
424 |
1525 |
204 |
388 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2015 |
Quad Cities (MWL) |
18 |
1 |
10 |
46 |
18 |
|
Lancaster (CAL) |
6 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
|
Stockton (CAL) |
9 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
12 |
2016 |
Biloxi (SL) |
14 |
0 |
11 |
37 |
29 |
2017 |
Biloxi (SL) |
21 |
2 |
9 |
48 |
37 |
Minor League Totals |
88 |
7 |
43 |
215 |
138 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2015 |
Quad Cities (MWL) |
51 |
1 |
2 |
.387 |
.543 |
|
Lancaster (CAL) |
10 |
0 |
0 |
.368 |
.606 |
|
Stockton (CAL) |
38 |
1 |
0 |
.352 |
.409 |
2016 |
Biloxi (SL) |
138 |
9 |
2 |
.295 |
.347 |
2017 |
Biloxi (SL) |
87 |
7 |
3 |
.326 |
.369 |
Minor League Totals |
416 |
25 |
11 |
.331 |
.406 |
|