JUNE 3: Milwaukee recalled Alex Jackson to serve as Caratini’s backup today. Hall has been designated for assignment. The Brewers also recalled Luke Barker and Pablo Reyes, optioned Peter Strzelecki and placed Mike Brosseau on the 10-day injured list due to a right ankle sprain.
JUNE 2: The Brewers placed catcher Omar Narváez on the COVID-19 injured list, just a half-hour before tonight’s contest with the Padres. That’ll force them to start Víctor Caratini behind the dish today, and the time constraints have led to an atypical corresponding roster move. To take Narváez’s place on the active and 40-man rosters, the Brew Crew selected backstop Alex Hall from High-A Wisconsin.
That decision was pressed upon them by geographic constraints as the Brewers scramble to get a second catcher to Milwaukee. Hall will make the trek from Appleton, where the Timber Rattlers are based — a far easier commute than it would’ve been to get help from Durham, where the club’s Triple-A affiliate is playing on the road.
Hall, 23 next week, was an amateur signee out of Australia in December 2017. He had a nine-game stint in Triple-A in 2019 but has otherwise played in the low minors for his entire career. He’s only played six games with Wisconsin this season, as he’s been a backup option for the Timber Rattlers. This stay on the 40-man roster will surely be brief, but the unique situation affords Hall an opportunity to join the big league club and possibly get some MLB action were Caratini to suffer an injury during tonight’s game.
Hall, if Counsell was cool, should hopefully get a pinch hit opportunity like that Pirates single A catcher.
But hey, Hall now has access to what? Life time health care?
Hall is Australian so he already has access to lifetime healthcare.
Nice to see Hall get a shot. I remember him as one of the Aussie signings around the time the Phillies signed Mead and Wingrove. Lots of ABL signees around that time for some reason.
Why the backup from Appleton?
They kinda explained it in the story, but I’ll go out on a limb with a theory about why him, and not the “starter” from Appleton…it’s probably only for this game, and the transaction process will be less complicated to send him back. Just my guess.
Cool opportunity for this kid. Hope he does get a pinch hit plate appearance. Take lots of pictures, kid. Your grandkids will love hearing your story.
Well, I think I’d move Foghorn Leghorn over into the main coop, and move
Chicken Little to the corner since his performance has been shaky with the hens, and then I’d….., wait a minute you said roster not rooster? Ooops my bad
Congrats, Hall, you just lucked into an MLB pension…or does he actually have to appear in a game before he’s entitled to that?
You have to have at least 10 years of service in the MLB…that’s why the ten year mark is such a monumental achievement
That’s not quite right. 10 years is where you get your *full* pension, but you get a pro-rated portion of it for however long you’re in the league. You need only 43 days to be eligible for it, but obviously at just 43 days you don’t get a whole lot from the pension.
Still, Hall will likely not reach that 43 days
Not much of a pension but he does have healthcare for life now.
Cool ‘stache for Hall! Maybe he’ll get a chance for the Aussies when the World Baseball Classic comes back.
That’s one guy at Tonite game who’ll be quietly hoping for a minor injury. Even a hang nail!
Why not call up Feliciano? He’s atleast worked with most of the pitchers on the staff.
Read the article! They needed someone tonight and he was closest geographically
He may be talking about the June 3rd update.
Look at their photos. Don’t you know Counsell’s Brewers have a quota or maximum on the roster for players that don’t “fit” Counsell’s image of a ballplayer? Or so I’ve heard.