OAKLAND – Continuing to make roster adjustments right up to the first official pitch of the 2019 season, the Giants acquired veteran catcher Erik Kratz from the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday prior to the first game of the annual Bay Bridge exhibition series against the A’s.
The Giants sent minor league infielder C.J. Hinojosa to Milwaukee to obtain Kratz, who was a hitting hero for the Brewers in last year’s National League Division Series triumph against Colorado. Kratz, 39, was aced out for Milwaukee’s backup catching spot.
The Giants broke spring training camp in Arizona with just two catchers, Buster Posey and Aramis Garcia.