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Jonathan Lucroy To Announce Retirement

By James Hicks | August 2, 2022 at 9:01pm CDT

Veteran catcher Jonathan Lucroy is set to officially announce his retirement Saturday as part of a ceremony at American Family Field, reports Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A third-round pick by the Brewers out of Louisiana-Lafayette in 2007, the backstop, who spent the first half of his twelve-year career in Milwaukee, will be inducted into the club’s Wall of Honor alongside former teammate Ryan Braun.

Arguably the most accomplished catcher of the 2010s not named Buster Posey or Yadier Molina, Lucroy’s best years — including a fourth-place MVP finish (and 8.2 fWAR) in 2014 — came with the Brewers, but he remained a serviceable option behind the plate for several years to come following a deadline trade to the Rangers in 2016. His production did dip considerably thereafter, however, and he became something of a journeyman in his 30s, playing for the Rockies, A’s, Angels, Cubs, Red Sox, Nationals, and Braves. He sported a robust .284/.343/.442 batting line across his first seven seasons — all but the last two months of 2016 in Milwaukee — but a comparatively paltry .248/.315/.350 thereafter. His once-elite defensive acumen also declined precipitously in the latter half of his career; after accruing 95 defensive runs saved between 2010 and 2016, he cost his teams 42 runs thereafter per the Fielding Bible metric.

For his career, Lucroy logged a more-than-respectable .274/.335/.416 triple-slash, a particularly strong output given the comparatively anemic production at his position across the majors. While he’s unlikely to receive any serious Hall of Fame consideration, the long-time Brewer can hang his hat on an excellent career that included two All-Star selections (in 2014 and 2016), 37 career fWAR, and four playoff appearances, including a 2011 NLCS run with the Brewers.

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  1. Yanks2

    1 year ago

    Respectable career

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    • Holy Cow!

      1 year ago

      Honor for Lucroy. Braun doesn’t deserve it.

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      • Yanks2

        1 year ago

        Yeah, Braun’s stats mean nothing essentially but he still had the audacity to accept the MVP award even though he took steroids. Tried to then shift the blame away from himself. What a guy!

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        • Milwaukee-2208

          1 year ago

          @yanks how about A-rod? True saint right there huh?

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        • Yanks2

          1 year ago

          Yep. I never liked A Rod, he’s another fraud as well. Same as Robbie Cano however I always liked Cano until I found out he got busted for PEDs…twice.

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        • skip 2

          1 year ago

          Hummmm who was the guy that just got into the Hall of Fame that tested positive? All a joke!

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        • skip 2

          1 year ago

          Hummm who was the guy that just got into the Hall of Fame and tested positive? All a joke!

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        • Yanks2

          1 year ago

          I’ve heard conflicting stories on whether or not Ortiz actually took PEDs. Is there actually proof?

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        • Phillies012TG

          1 year ago

          Steroids don’t make you a good ball player

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        • ArchRivals

          1 year ago

          No, they make good players great. And in the case of guys like Bonds and Clemens, great players into all-timers.

          They can’t help you hit a baseball but they sure can help you recover faster, strengthen easier, stay healthier, push you past your previous limits, or fend off father time for a little longer.

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        • RoastGobot

          1 year ago

          Dude cost Aaron Rodgers a year of his salary

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        • FirstRoundAdiosMets

          1 year ago

          @Yanks2 Think he was one of those who tested positive in ‘03 when they did the sample tests before they started cracking down.

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        • jimbobsjorts

          1 year ago

          Really? Damn, we should do a fundraiser for the poor guy.

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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          1 year ago

          I agree, and I’d like to thank Lucroy for his contributions in a Red Sox uniform. He had a memorable tenure in Boston.

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        • Dorothy_Mantooth

          1 year ago

          The Ortiz PED issue is a joke. He was part of the volunteer group who all submitted samples when they were thinking about adding the PED penalties to the CBA. He and 150 others showed up on a list of failing that volunteer sample process. They never told any of them what they tested positive for; it could have easily been an over the counter GNC supplement. Ortiz pushed back hard but they would never tell him what he tested positive for. The biggest thing to remember is that once PED penalties were in place, Papi never failed one test even though he was tested 100’s of times. I don’t consider him a cheat or a PED user as he had a clean career from that point on (when he did most of his damage). If he took PEDs, he wouldn’t have missed all the time he did with nagging injuries and his body would have looked a lot different too.

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  2. myaccount2

    1 year ago

    Congrats on a great career. One of my favorite catchers to watch during his years.

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  3. Wilmer the Thrillmer

    1 year ago

    To go out with a World Series ring in 2021 is a pretty good plan.

    Outstanding catchers don’t grow on trees. For 5 seasons he was outstanding.

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    • CKinSTL

      1 year ago

      Wait. Did he actually get a ring?…

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      • censorshipsuxblowme

        1 year ago

        almost certainly, yes.

        at this point, if you’re on the roster for even a few days, they issue you a ring.

        back in the day, not always the case (mets didn’t issue one for 4 players on the 86 team, for example, though terry leach ended up getting his because randy myers not only went to bat for him, but called the mets bluff when they said they’d do it, but only if randy, who was making rookie minimum at the time, would pay for half of it, as in $5000.).

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        • neo

          1 year ago

          I hope the Mets as an organization righted that wrong and repaid Myers at some point. If not they should send him the money with 20% annual interest on the debt. I get they were stingy, but someone should show both guys some respect after that, however long after that.

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        • Rsox

          1 year ago

          In 2004 after the Red Sox won the World Series they had a player vote to determine if Nomar Garciaparra should get a ring, the players voted “yes” so even though Nomar quit the team which subsequently led to his being traded the player looked beyond that to what he did for the organization Over the course of his time there.

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  4. MannyPineappleExpress9

    1 year ago

    Waited til the deadline passed just in case the Brewers wanted a 4th catcher, not realizing they were only adding bullpen arms.

    Next stop: minor league hitting instructor for a franchise that actually tries teaching something besides launch angle and exit velocity.
    Translation: NOT Milwaukee.

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    • myaccount2

      1 year ago

      That’s the vast majority of clubs these days.

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    • realbaseball

      1 year ago

      Sadly all clubs do that. Hitting is no longer taught.

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    • realbaseball

      1 year ago

      6 years he was great. Every year after he was terrible. Have no idea what happened that he went from all-star to journeyman backup over night.

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      • Cosmo2

        1 year ago

        He aged into his early thirties and quickly declined. Incredibly common. Not sure why fans are always surprised and baffled by this.

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  5. mathblaster

    1 year ago

    Cleveland legend

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    • mlbgeek

      1 year ago

      I was going to bring that up! Forever hated in CLE. Hammy was talking about that last night how Ray Fosse said the best thing that ever happened to CLE was him rejecting the trade.

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  6. Tacoshells

    1 year ago

    Trying to steal the show from the trade deadline. It almost worked too if it wasn’t for the soto trade

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  7. juzsaydat

    1 year ago

    Not wildly good numbers but I guess for a catcher ok???

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    • iverbure

      1 year ago

      What? If you don’t think that’s great for a catcher you must not look at average slash lines of catchers as a whole the past say 10 seasons.

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  8. kscheer

    1 year ago

    Congratulations. Still sad he was a bust in Texas.

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  9. landt143

    1 year ago

    Red Sox sign Lucroy for $100,000 in 2020 for 1 ab worst sogning signing ever

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  10. landt143

    1 year ago

    Red Sox sign Lucroy for 100,000 in 2020 for 1 ab worst signing ever

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    • JC#1

      1 year ago

      Landt143 – Not even close…Jed Lowrie with the Mets – 2 years – $20,000,000 – 7 at bats – 0 hits – 1 walk.

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  11. Drew Waters Bat

    1 year ago

    I thought he did that before?

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  12. thunderroad19

    1 year ago

    Congrats to Lucroy on a great career.
    The list of “most accomplished catchers of the 2010s” would have to include Salvador Perez.

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  13. partyatnapolis

    1 year ago

    remember when he turned down the indians and they went to the WS.

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  14. bluejays92

    1 year ago

    Nice career for sure. Funny coincidence that he’s announcing his retirement just weeks after the player (Steven Souza Jr.) drafted one spot ahead of him too.

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  15. Cody1981

    1 year ago

    Salvador Perez ws mvp 5 gold gloves like 8 all star games pretty sure he’s up there

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    • bluejays92

      1 year ago

      Throw in Russell Martin and Brian McCann while you’re at it.

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    • thunderroad19

      1 year ago

      Yeah…certainly Buster and Yadi are the guys but Salvy would be 3rd on that list.

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    • avidjogger

      1 year ago

      Statistically, Perez isn’t even close lmao.

      He had exactly 10.0 fWAR from 2011-2019, which puts him at 26th among catchers in the decade (2010-2019). David Ross put up more than that in 2500 less PA from 2010-2016 lol.

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      • Cody1981

        1 year ago

        Nobody cares about some slanted saber metric ..how many catchers were World Series mvps and had the accomplishments salvy had during the decade ..none

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        • cadagan

          1 year ago

          Slanted stat ? What does that even mean? / = slanted? Or biased?

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  16. RoastGobot

    1 year ago

    Don’t retire so fast giants always adding catchers

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  17. Camden453

    1 year ago

    Did he get his pension or not? He was a guy that needed 10 more at bats or something like that

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      1 year ago

      I’m sure the Brewers would’ve found a way if he was not fully vested.

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  18. UWPSUPERFAN77

    1 year ago

    Thank You JL from a true blue Brewer Fan! Also, coregulations for finishing your degree in Education!

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  19. Kruk's Left Nut

    1 year ago

    I remember he turned down a 3 year/$21 million deal from the Rockies in 2018 and then his career essentially fell off a cliff after that. Cost himself about $11 million with that blunder.

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    • Holy Cow!

      1 year ago

      He cost himself more than that when he took the extension with the Brewers. Still made at least $25 million though.

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  20. madmanTX

    1 year ago

    Bad trade for the Rangers

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    • gw9999

      1 year ago

      He seemed to fall apart just as the extension negotiations with him did. I would say they dodged a bullet there but they just chose different bullets there after.

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  21. angt222

    1 year ago

    Congrats on a successful career, enjoy retirement.

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  22. allenteller

    1 year ago

    This is about as 2022 as it gets. Are the Brewers hurting this bad for attendance?

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    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      1 year ago

      Attendance not the best. However, it is Alumni weekend! All kinds of things happen. The biggest is the Robin Yount Replica give away jersey on Sunday. I have one from the last time 15 years ago!

      Reply
  23. ArianaGrandSlam

    1 year ago

    He did look like an owl though.

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  24. badguyswon86

    1 year ago

    Next to announce retirement?

    My guess is Sergio Romo. And Jed Lowrie is still playing, but will retire soon or after the season.

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  25. brownisback

    1 year ago

    How much money did he make?

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  26. bigstein09

    1 year ago

    Was always curious to me how he was so consistently good for a few years and then every facet of his game just fell apart. Still a pretty darn good career to hang your hat on though.

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