It was Monday morning in the home clubhouse at Maryvale Baseball Park, and Arcia, who had just been optioned to the Minors, was sitting at a table in the middle of the room with Jorge Lopez, Manny Pina and Junior Guerra watching Josmil Pinto perform a card trick. Arcia's locker had already been cleaned out and his bags were packed.
Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado had just walked over and offered the young infielder a fist-bump and an encouraging pat on the back.
Arcia will spend the rest of Spring Training in Minor League camp, but there were no signs of disappointment on the 21-year-old's face Monday.