Still, Nottingham was widely considered one of the bigger 2015 breakouts and headed into 2016 a top ten Oakland prospect. He set a career low strikeout rate, striking out 99 times in 511 plate appearances (19.3%), but only walked 33 times over the same span (a frighteningly low 6.4%). 316/.372/.505 combined line with 17 home runs and 82 RBI. Some will argue that he reverted a bit back to his lackluster early years after the trade, but he finished the season strong slashing a. The day he was traded, Lancaster was playing the Stockton Ports and Nottingham literally had to walk over to his new team. Nottingham was one of the key returns in the Scott Kazmir deal.
JACOB NOTTINGHAM ASTROS PLUS
His bat is moving over his back shoulder until the ball comes across the plate at which point he takes his big swing.Ī big plus in Nottingham’s plate presence is his ability to hit with power to all fields. He stands pretty straight in the box with some bend in his knees but not much. The 6 foot 3, 230 pound righty continued to rake until he was traded for the first time. 326/.387/.543 with 10 home runs and 18 doubles before earning a promotion to High-A ball.
JACOB NOTTINGHAM ASTROS FULL
His strikeout rate rose (22% to 27%) while his walk rate dropped (12.1% to 9.0%) and his wRC+ fell below 100 (98).ĭespite the set back in his second season, the Astros promoted Nottingham to Quad Cities in full season A ball in 2015. His power improved from 2013 to 2014, but unfortunately nothing else did. He spent his first two years in Rookie Ball, first in the GCL and then in the Appalachian League. The 20-year old catching prospect - who will be 21 by MiLB Opening Day - was drafted by the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2013 draft. Well, for one thing he has become one of the more well traveled prospects in the game over the past calendar year. Nottingham’s breakout 2015 gives them a little wiggle room now to perhaps explore a trade, where just a few days ago, they had nothing on the pipeline for the future at backstop. Aside from Ryan Braun, the most attractive - and seemingly most sought after - piece on the roster is Jonathan Lucroy. It’s working, and the addition of Nottingham is a nice pickup for them. Instead they are signing some crafty veterans to minor league deals and trading away pieces of value to rebuild a once barren farm system. The Brewers won a mere 68 games last season and have made some nice moves this offseason, but they clearly haven’t been made to improve on last season’s 68-win performance. While it is obviously a solid move for the As - as you would assume the consistent slugger should supplant the oft-injured Coco Crisp in left field - it is an even stronger move for the Brewers. Most recently, they traded away 28-year old slugger Khris Davis to the Oakland Athletics for Jacob Nottingham and Bubba Derby. The Milwaukee Brewers continue to rebuild their future by getting deeper on the farm.
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