Manny Pina came into Spring Training in a competition for playing time with Jett Bandy and Andrew Susac. Fortunately for Pina, Susac went down with an injury. The competition came down to Bandy and Pina. They ended up splitting playing time during the early months of the season.
What happened in 2017?
Bandy did fairly well in the beginning of the season, and it seemed as if he would emerge as the starting catcher for the Brewers. However, Bandy fell into a bad slump, and was replaced by Stephen Vogt when he was picked up off waivers.