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Milwaukee Brewers REVISED Top 10 Prospects for 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 21, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Miller Park logo outside of Miller Park prior to the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Miller Park logo outside of Miller Park prior to the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. Jacob Nottingham, C

Birthdate: 4/3/95 (21 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: AA
Stats in 2016: .234/.295/.347, 11 HR, 9 SB

After a rough season at the plate that saw him struggle in nearly every facet of the game, Nottingham went to the Arizona Fall League, and after mixed reviews in his first couple of weeks in the AFL, he closed strong, and left many in attendance very hopeful for his future at catcher and in general.

Nottingham is a surprisingly good athlete, which you wouldn’t peg just taking a look at his 6’2, 230-pound build, but he was a FBS recruit in college football as a tight end, so he does have some natural athleticism.

Nottingham is a surprisingly good athlete

Nottingham is not ever going to be premium defensively at catcher, though he does present an excellent target for his pitchers, and he did get good marks for his handling of new pitchers in the AFL.

He’s got a solid enough arm to keep runners honest on the bases and footwork to let the arm play, which is something that surprises many given his size.

Nottingham’s carrying tool will be his bat, and his 2016 was not a positive one with the stick, so he will need another building year with the bat. His pitch recognition has been better in the past than he displayed in 2016, as he seemed to get fooled by even sub-par breaking stuff.

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