MILWAUKEE -- With Maryvale Baseball Park beginning to buzz, the Brewers' rebuild rolled on Friday with a trade that sent slugging left fielder Khris Davis to Oakland for a top catching prospect, Jacob Nottingham, plus pitching prospect Bubba Derby.
Davis' throwing arm limits him to left field, but he gives the A's a dose of prodigious power at the plate and has four remaining years of club control. The Brewers, meanwhile, eased a left-field logjam while continuing to stockpile prospects, including a 20-year-old, highly rated catcher to bolster their Minor League ranks while they weigh interest in All-Star Jonathan Lucroy.