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Maldonado, Pina catching on fast for Crew
- Updated: August 14, 2016
MILWAUKEE — It would be unfair to ask the Brewers’ catching contingent of Martin Maldonado and Manny Pina to produce like Jonathan Lucroy, but the two backstops have more than held their own since the Crew traded away the two-time All-Star at the Trade Deadline.
Lucroy ranks second among all catchers in WAR since 2012, according to Fangraphs. Maldonado has a career OPS under .640. Pina entered the season with 17 career plate appearances.
In the two weeks since Lucroy was sent to the Rangers, however, Maldonado and Pina have produced as well as any team’s catchers. With Maldonado’s two-run homer in an 11-5 loss to the Reds on Saturday night, the catching tandem is batting .302 with a .434 OBP and three homers since the Aug. 1 deal.
“We’re certainly getting offensive production from that spot and, obviously, that’s a good thing because we lost a big offensive producer in that spot,” manager Craig Counsell said. “Manny and Maldy have both been producing and …
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