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Giants Release Jacob Nottingham

By Steve Adams | June 29, 2023 at 4:30pm CDT

The Giants released catcher Jacob Nottingham from their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, per the league transaction log. Nottingham’s departure from the organization dovetails with the Giants’ recent signing of fellow catcher Jakson Reetz to a minor league deal.

Nottingham, 28, posted a .262/.360/.415 batting line in 75 plate appearances for Sacramento. He’d opened the year with the Mariners organization but struggled to a .200/.294/.450 slash in 68 plate appearances with their top affiliate. Overall, the well-traveled backstop/first baseman is batting .232/.329/.432 in 143 Triple-A plate appearances this season. Those numbers are nearly identical to his career line in 1025 plate appearances at the Triple-A level.

Nottingham hasn’t seen big league action since 2021, when he was hot-potato’ed between the Brewers and Mariners several times throughout the season’s first couple months. The right-handed-hitting slugger has displayed promising power in the Majors, clubbing eight homers and connecting on three doubles in just 130 plate appearances, but he’s also fanned in 38.5% of his plate appearances at the big league level. Overall, he’s a .184/.277/.421 hitter in the Majors.

Defensively, Nottingham has a 31% caught-stealing rate in the minors, although he’s just 4-for-30 so far  in 2023 (13%). He’s long drawn positive scouting grades for his big arm behind the dish, though the other aspects of his defense (blocking, receiving, framing) were typically considered to be a work in progress. In Baseball America’s 2019 scouting report on Nottingham, they noted that he’d improved his glovework to at least be passable in those areas.

Nottingham will head back to the market in search of a third organization this season. Teams are regularly in search of catching help, and Nottingham has more than 600 professional innings at first base as well, which could add to his appeal back in free agency.

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  1. Hemlock

    2 years ago

    Nottingham has a rich history of invention and innovation. Ibuprofen was discovered in Nottingham – as was tarmac (Nottingham’s Radcliffe Road was the world’s first tarmac road), the traffic light, HP Sauce, the video tape recorder, the MRI scanner, and high pressure water.

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    • Rb0t

      2 years ago

      As a resident of Carlton, Nottingham I can attest to this. Xx

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    • spooky

      2 years ago

      Excellent information

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    • Cohen’sLastWhiteTooth

      2 years ago

      During the Industrial Revolution, much of Nottingham’s prosperity was founded on the textile industry; in particular, the city became an internationally important centre of lace manufacture. In 1831 citizens rioted in protest against the Duke of Newcastle’s opposition to the Reform Act 1832, setting fire to his residence on the site of Nottingham Castle.

      Edit to Add:

      Nottingham is served by East Midlands Airport (formerly known as Nottingham East Midlands Airport, until it reverted to its original name), near Castle Donington in north-west Leicestershire, just less than 15 miles (24 km) south-west of the city centre.

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      • Cohen’sLastWhiteTooth

        2 years ago

        Also, Nottingham bus driver, Jonathan Smallman, was voted best bus driver in the UK!

        nctx.co.uk/nottingham-bus-driver-named-top-uk-and-…

        In summation, Jacob Nottingham should probably look for opportunities overseas.

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  2. chrisjaybecker

    2 years ago

    Oh, Mariners…

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  3. vaderzim

    2 years ago

    Who will he sign with, Brewers or Mariners?

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    • Ully

      2 years ago

      I was thinking the same thing.

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  4. BlueSkies_LA

    2 years ago

    He’s quitting baseball to join law enforcement.

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    • slund24

      2 years ago

      Mariners sign him and will trade him to Brewers for cash before the deadline

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    • Jacksson13

      2 years ago

      Running for Sheriff, I take it…

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        2 years ago

        Verily.

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  5. nottinghamforest13

    2 years ago

    We’ll always have a place for him.

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  6. Slider_withcheese

    2 years ago

    Thank god. He was holding them back.

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      > Thank god. He was holding them back.

      Blasphemy! Thou shalt not insult thy God with false claims that He holds others back. God loves all of His people.

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      • davengmusic

        2 years ago

        Don’t tell that to Christians in the South…

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  7. pharmorlover

    2 years ago

    Word on the street I’m Bridgeport is that the Whitesoxs are about to sign him. Stay tuned

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    • User 3595123227

      2 years ago

      Bridgeport Connecticut?

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  8. DerpP

    2 years ago

    Waiver wire legend Jacob Nottingham

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  9. Awesom O

    2 years ago

    I remember thinking he was the future Astros catcher many years ago. Good thing I’m not a gm calling the shots

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  10. Datashark

    2 years ago

    Nottingham was hitting better than Joey Bart .262 vs .180 with more HRs too.
    I bet if Bart was not so invested as a high pick they might have kept the robin hood of fame over him.

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    • goob

      2 years ago

      All signs point to Bart being traded, if not by the trade deadline, then this offseason.

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  11. MacGromit

    2 years ago

    The Orioles have a pad of 10 day contracts for back up back up catchers. Come on over.

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