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- Updated: September 8, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Susac, the catcher acquired in last month’s Will Smith trade and called up to Milwaukee on Tuesday, might not see much action behind the plate over the final month of the Major League season. But even if that’s the case, manager Craig Counsell said, Susac’s time in a Brewers uniform will be productive.
“I think one of the important things, and one of the tough things for catchers, is we put so much information on them,” Counsell said. “Each club does it differently, and so there is a learning curve. It’s helpful to get started. That’s what this is. If we accomplish anything, we’ve started that process. That’s important.”
In order to get here, Susac first had to get healthy. Acquired with pitching prospect Phil Bickford in the Aug. 1 swap that sent Smith to San Francisco and removed Susac from the shadow of Giants star Buster Posey, Susac was so frustrated by a 5-for-40 start at Triple-A Colorado Springs that he took some extra swings in the batting cage one night after a game.
Susac suffered …
