The signing of Yasmani Grandal was certainly a positive for the Milwaukee Brewers, but it put Erik Kratz in an awkward position. The front office was up front in telling Kratz that he was now the third catcher on the depth chart behind Grandal and Manny Pina, who agreed to a multi-year deal in arbitration. The only real path for Kratz, who signed a $1.2 mil non-guaranteed deal, to make the big league roster was if either Grandal or Pina suffered an injury during Spring Training.
Cactus League play wraps up today, and the top two catchers both made it through the spring unscathed.