The Brewers have signed catcher Reese McGuire to a minor league contract and invited him to major league spring training, per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reported last week that the two sides had been talking. McGuire is represented by Apex Baseball.
McGuire, 31 in March, is a former first-round pick and top prospect who’s played in parts of eight major league seasons with four teams — most recently the 2025 Cubs. He hit .226/.245/.444 (86 wRC+) in 140 turns at the plate with Chicago last year and is a career .248/.293/.374 hitter in 400 games and 1178 plate appearances as a big leaguer.
Though he never developed into much of a threat in the batter’s box, McGuire has been a frequently used backup in recent years, due primarily to his defensive acumen. He receives above-average grades for his framing, ability to block balls in the dirt and his throwing. He nabbed eight of 31 thieves on the bases this past season (25.9%) and has a career caught-stealing rate just over 27%.
McGuire has more than five years of major league service time, so if he makes the roster in Milwaukee, the Brewers won’t be able to option him to the minor leagues. As things stand, there would appear to be a good chance that McGuire can indeed break camp with the club. William Contreras is, of course, in line to handle the bulk of the Brewers’ catching work.
Prior to their deal with McGuire, there was no clear backup option. Top prospect Jeferson Quero is the only other catcher on the 40-man roster, but the Brewers aren’t going to have a 23-year-old top-100 prospect sit on the bench as a backup at the major league level. Bringing McGuire into the mix allows Milwaukee to send Quero to Triple-A Nashville where he can play regularly and continue his development. Quero notched 250 plate appearances in Triple-A last season, but that was his first exposure to the top minor league level and he posted only league-average offensive marks in that time. He’s the heir apparent to Contreras behind the dish but isn’t yet ready for a full-time major league look.
The Brewers could always bring in some more veteran catchers to create some competition in camp, but for now, McGuire jumps to the front of the pack as the likeliest in-house option to serve as Contreras’ backup in 2026.
played well down the stretch for the cubs, I am surprised that he couldnt parlay that into a backup opportunity somewhere. I’d say he is a top 60 catcher in the league.
He very well could be the backup there. Roster Resource currently has Jeferson Quero listed there. Doubt he’s going to break camp with the team.
Good for McGuire as I too believe he’s an MLB backup.
Didn’t he jack off in the fu#&’n parking lot?
God forbid a man has hobbies.
I guess you could say he wasn’t master of his domain?
No, God doesn’t forbid men hobbies. However ejaculation is actually a form of lust which is a sin.
Yes, he spanked the ham back in 2019 I think.
“You dumb f$%k!”
Love the Cal Quantrill impression. Once there’s a news article, people never forget.
Yes. This is one of the reason why Cub fans called him McGooner.
Just be thankful there’s no player in MLB with the last Cider and the first name Dixon. Thom Brennaman wouldn’t know what to do with that name .
Thom Brennaman would have an aneurysm. I’m glad the Reds moved on from him, new guy is much better.
And that’s a deep drive to left by Castellanos…
XD XD XD, dude I didn’t even think of that meme! You nailed it!
Holy sheet. Thats a new one, and I cant stop laughing.
Sometimes you just need a good release.
Thank you for that.
Reese had a really good release that day…
Bro never heard of window tint, apparently
Or to just do that not in public where he can be seen. Hahaha
You’d think that would be common sense
Kerry Wood enters the chat…
Dunno what the tinting windows law is in Illinois, but at least here in CA, you’re supposed to not have your front windows tinted. Hasn’t stopped tons of douchebags, to my annoyance.
He wasn’t caught as a Cubs player. It was one of his prior teams. It was the Blue Jays actually.
The dude was just hanging brain. If that’s a crime then lock me up
God Tier reference^^^
To quote Toothpick
“lock me up, take me to jail”, I ain’t a afraid to ….. Well if you know the movie you know the rest of the quote
Thats why he had a nickname (among many others) of spanky McGuire.
I dont recall exactly, but, believe it was a dollar general parking lot.
Ole sticky fingers
Yeah so how did he actually sign the contract, with his hands stuck together?
Was it a Wendy’s, Long John Silvers or Jack in the Box?
Thinking all of the above, just different dates.
Hopefully he was using his catchers mitt and mask for protection?
If he forgot the mask he could just use the old ‘its something about Mary’ about hair gel…
Just never ever shake his hand if you ever meet him. You might feel the after effects of a crime scene. He’s a true professional.
He wasn’t king of his castle and took to the parking lot
A little inside info on the Cubs’ pitching never hurt…
Cubs pitchers are mostly old and have been around for years. There isn’t really a big surprise coming anytime soon. So that’s ridiculous.
Right because professional athletes never try out new things or make adjustments, especially in the MLB! (end sarcasm)
I’m not saying McGuire is going to give Milwaukee some huge strategic advantage, but (again) a little inside info on the Cubs’ pitching never hurt…
Old and cranky like Gramps Simpson
In a pinch, he can certainly rub one out for the Brewers if they need it.
Hopefully he doesn’t choke up too hard on his bat
I thought he hit better than .226 for the Cubs. The hits he did get were all pretty big in the scheme of things. Bethancourt or McGuire and I think I would have picked McGuire since Amaya is a pretty good bet to hit the IL in any given season.
Ballesteros can catch if Amaya gets hurt, so technically Cubs have three options at catcher.
No he can’t. Unless yo want to see him run to the backstop every other pitch. He’s bad. He makes Sanchez look like Johnny Bench.
He’s a husky guy but nowhere near as bad as it looks. Husky catchers were once a thing, a little thickness is okay. But in all seriousness, he’s a DH really.
He’s not Kirk and never will be. EVER.
Kirk apparently doesn’t have any of Reese’s extra curricular activities.
Does he wear Tough Skin courdroys size husky?
Twinkie McGuire
Cubs like the thick. Wasn’t Thickie Dhon a shortstop? Or was it Butch Huskey?
If no Kirk maybe Picard ? Picard always displayed confidence in his backup: his number 2.
Reese’s pieces
He had one hell of a Cubs debut. 2 homeruns that was later capped off by 2 homeruns but Henry Rowengardner’s step brother PCA. Including a go ahead grand slam
How are the parking lots in Milwaukee?
Snow-covered
Is that before or after Reese parks there?
His reputation precedes him, someone would notice what was happening long before he “finished”
People will never forget.
Seven years later, you would think they would grow up by now. Probably a close correlation with ongoing “banging the can” fixation
The dude got caught jacking off in a parking lot. Why would anyone ever move on from that?
People enjoy their low-hanging fruit.
Can trash trash can
Getting caught jacking off in a parking lot is low hanging fruit??
People do dumb things, all of us do dumb things.
But some stuff just crosses a line to where its almost appropriate for the shame to continue, as a deterrent for anyone else to even thinking of acting similarly.
Let me.ask you, youre leaving a store with your 8 year old daughter and she sees that going on as you walk through the parking lot.
How pissed are you that someone exposed her to that at that age?
He’s lucky the local authorities were more worried about $$$$ than treating him the way they’d treat any other regular Joe caught doing that, which would’ve almost certainly led to some jail time, and, permanent *** offender registration.
Becoming the butt of ongoing jokes is a pittance of a penalty in comparison
Not only did he do something that was comically stupid, it was epically immortalized by Cal Quantrill.
Outstanding response
I liked his time with the Red Sox, thought we should have kept him. WIth that said, the ONLY one to blame for this being talked about is Reese McGuire. If you are a professional sports athlete and your johnson is giving a press conference, it’s going to be talked about FOREVER.
There’s no living that down, None!
Joey do you like movies about gladiators?
People would have forgotten a DUI, or a hit and run. But public masturbation is hard to rub out.
Napes, youre at an intersection of major enough to remember, but, also appropriate to joke about.
Nobody’s forgotten Chapman. But you dont really joke about DV or shooting a gun indoors. Its too serious. Kind of like Bauer. The unknowns and the fact there was roughing someone up involved, itll be remembered, and, commented on *if* he enters the public eye. But nothing about someone previously consenting, then may not consenting or things going too far… you dont joke about that. Or shouldnt.
But Reese playing a bit of pocket pool outside the pocket? Absolutely going to follow him forever. And someday, he’ll have a kid hes trying to punish saying, well dad, I heard back in the day you….
And thatd be an interesting conversation to hear
Bang can bang can dont stop wont stop
“You see that bridge over there…”
Unforgettable
Trash can
Carjacker!
The Club on his Chug
Had a pretty nice season for the Cubs last year. Good backup option for the Brewers
Low risk signing with upside…especially if he can find his stroke 😉
You figure he’s got a lot of experience at cleanup?
Brewers are smart, I’m sure he’ll come in handy
But you **** one goat…
Good thing someone signed him so teams can stop jerking him around in free agency.
At least he didn’t get ringworm for doin that in public though.
Captain, are we sure if it wasn’t a rental car?
@GA- Did anyone get a license plate # after this violation?
Is Contreras all healed up? I wonder if Reece is just to fill in if Contreras isnt 100pct. Quero would be a part of ST for backup/Splitsquad.
Contreras is fine, Quero should play everyday because they may trade Contreras after the 2026 season as he is under control only through 2027.
He’s got his hand full
Sounds like we might need a sketch artist?
Rumor has it, Reese is very handy and should pop in the clubhouse. If he tames the beast beforeHAND and early enough, he can be a serviceable backup and a decent stroke