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Mariners Designate Jacob Nottingham For Assignment

By Steve Adams | June 8, 2021 at 1:46pm CDT

The Mariners announced Tuesday that they have once again designated catcher Jacob Nottingham for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to outfielder Dillon Thomas, whose promotion to the big leagues was reported earlier this morning.

It’s the latest in a staggering series of transactions for Nottingham, who has spent the past several seasons with the Brewers organization and recently begun to be ping-ponged back and forth between Seattle and Milwaukee. A quick rundown of Nottingham’s bizarre timeline leading up to today’s DFA:

  • April 22: Brewers designate Nottingham for assignment
  • April 28: Mariners claim Nottingham of waivers
  • May 1: Mariners designate Nottingham for assignment
  • May 2: Brewers reacquire Nottingham in exchange for cash
  • May 20: Mariners re-claim Nottingham off waivers

It remains to be seen if the Brewers will take another run at Nottingham, if he’ll land with another club or, perhaps, if he might finally clear waivers. The Mariners will have a week to gauge trade interest in the catcher or once again attempt to pass him through outright waivers. He’s out of minor league options, so any team that claims or acquires Nottingham will have to carry him on its MLB roster.

On the one hand, Nottingham is surely grateful to be in demand by at least these two teams. He gets Major League service time and Major League pay for any time spent in DFA limbo, so he’s at least being well compensated for the increasingly ridiculous tug-of-war the two teams are playing over him. On the other hand, it’s difficult for any player to bounce back and forth this much. Family considerations, housing, Covid protocols and myriad other factors come into play every time he changes teams.

Nottingham was once a catching prospect of some note, although he’s yet to receive any sort of regular playing time in the Majors. (Clearly, this year’s sequence isn’t helping.) He’s a career .250/.326/.421 hitter in 528 Triple-A plate appearances but has managed a more tepid .184/.277/.421 slash in a small sample of 130 plate appearances in the Majors. He homered twice in his 2021 debut with the Brewers and has also connected on a long ball in Seattle, but Nottingham’s 45 plate appearances in this strange season have resulted in a .150/.222/.400 output.

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26 Comments

  1. oldmansteve

    4 years ago

    Brewers on line 1

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    • The Baseball Fan

      4 years ago

      Yep.

      Reply
  2. Baseballer2021

    4 years ago

    Next Stop: Milwaukee.

    4
    Reply
  3. MilwaukeeStrong

    4 years ago

    Brewers: “you up?”

    Jacob: “on my way”

    7
    Reply
  4. Eovaldismemes

    4 years ago

    Next Stop: Brew Crew

    2
    Reply
  5. Baseballer2021

    4 years ago

    Steve, you used the wrong page for Dillion Thomas… unless he’s 21 and still in college

    Reply
    • 6stringer79

      4 years ago

      baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tho…

      Reply
  6. UWPSUPERFAN77

    4 years ago

    I hope he finds a new team! he is like a lot of guys,he needs a decent chance to prove he is not a AAAA player!

    1
    Reply
  7. TJECK109

    4 years ago

    For the sake of the player there should be a limit to the amount of times a player can be claimed or acquired by the same team in one season. I know this doesn’t happen often but it’s stupid

    6
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    • eddiemathews

      4 years ago

      Why?

      2
      Reply
  8. PapiElf

    4 years ago

    I can here the Brewers front office screaming to put in a claim already

    1
    Reply
    • eddiemathews

      4 years ago

      He’d be an improvement at first base!

      Reply
    • stymeedone

      4 years ago

      Nah, this article jinxed it. No more claims and back to minor league pay for Jacob.

      Reply
  9. ronnsnow

    4 years ago

    Call it a longshot, but I think the Brewers would really benefit from having this guy.

    4
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    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      4 years ago

      Vogelbach or Muscle Head? That is the queston?

      Reply
  10. Cherb

    4 years ago

    Brewers and Mariners clearly have shared custody on him

    7
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    • JerryCavender

      4 years ago

      Now that’s funny!!

      Reply
  11. Rsox

    4 years ago

    Nottingham has been passed around more than a joint at a Greatful Dead concert

    He is the regular season version of Joel Payamps

    2
    Reply
  12. Brownsfan83

    4 years ago

    Come to Chicago cubs

    Reply
  13. Herc33

    4 years ago

    He’s out of options so eventually he’s going to pass through waivers so that he can get sent down to AAA. Maybe this is the time?

    Reply
  14. positively_broad_st

    4 years ago

    Dude should just be called The Pilot…

    Reply
  15. Pauly2112

    4 years ago

    Strange…

    Reply
  16. OK PLAY3R

    4 years ago

    Perhaps just a deal between the Mariners and Brewers going on here. You can see a trade for cash in the transactions, I think you just need a player involved to make it official (less shady). Eddie Robinson talks about it happening to him in his podcast.

    Reply
  17. Dotnet22

    4 years ago

    Was really hoping this guy and Pitcher Ryan Sherriff would end up on the same team.

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    • brucebochyisthemarlboroman

      4 years ago

      Niceeeeee

      Reply
  18. Stevil

    4 years ago

    Wait! I’ve got a good one…

    How long before the Brewers claim him!?

    Reply

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