The Milwaukee Brewers had an open competition between three players for their two Opening Day catching spots entering spring training, but only two of those players garnered much attention over the winter. Andrew Susac was a former top-100 prospect that came from San Francisco in the Will Smith trade, and most figured that he would finally get a chance to show what he could do without being blocked by Buster Posey. Then there was Jett Bandy, who the organization seemingly went out of their way to praise throughout the winter after he was picked up from the Angels in exchange for Martin Maldonado and a minor leaguer.
2017 Most Valuable Brewer #8: Manny Pina
