We will see between now and August 1 if the Brewers decide to trade Jonathan Lucroy. One question that will become relevant if he is traded is "Who will replace him for the remainder of this season?"
There is the possibility that a major league ready catcher could come back to the Brewers in a Lucroy trade. However, if that doesn't happen, Martin Maldonado will likely be joined by one of the two catchers (Manny Pina and Josmil Pinto) playing at Colorado Springs.
It is interesting to me that Pina and Pinto appear to be about equal in standing at AAA. It doesn't seem that either one is positioned as the Brewers' catcher of the future. They are both hitting well at AAA with averages over .330.
Pinto is two years younger and he has a little bit more time in the majors. He played 78 games for Minnesota.
In the long term, the replacement catcher if Lucroy is traded is a very small detail. However, it will be interesting to see who gets the call.
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