Now in Chisox 'pen, Kopech makes debut after 2020 opt-out
Michael Kopech is getting used to his new relief role with the Chicago White SoxMARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAR NARVÁEZ #2 - CATCHER - NEW YORK METS
0 HR •
5 RBI •
.154 AVG
0 HR
5 RBI
.154 AVG
Two hits in opener Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in Sunday's spring opener.
Impact Narvaez struggled at the plate in 2020, so the two hits in his first appearance of the exhibition season were surely a welcome sight. While Narvaez posted just a .563 OPS last season, he did grade out well defensively, and he figures to form some sort of timeshare behind the plate with Manny Pina.
MARCH 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Orlando Arcia, Omar Narvaez, Manny Pina take pay cuts to stay with Brewers; Corey Knebel traded to Dodgers The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a major league contract with catcher Luke Maile on Wednesday, a source told the Associated Press, but things...
DECEMBER 3, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Gets $2.5 million from Brewers Narvaez agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Brewers on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Impact The Brewers are going to stick to their pre-2020 evaluation of Narvaez and keep him around for at least another season. He hit .278/.353/.460 with 22 home runs in 2019 but hit .176/.294/.269 with two home runs this past season. The Brewers pride themselves on being able teach catchers how to be better pitch framers, and indeed, Narvaez went from being a huge defensive negative in 2019 to actually rating as positive defender this past season, according to FanGraphs.
DECEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Brewers' season-long hitting woes lead to early playoff exit
The hitting struggles that hampered the Milwaukee Brewers throughout the pandemic-shortened regular season proved fatal in the postseasonOCTOBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sits again Saturday Narvaez will hit the bench for the third straight game Saturday against the Royals.
Impact It's possible Narvaez has slipped behind Jacob Nottingham on the depth chart, as he's started just four of the Brewers' last 11 games behind the plate. It's worth noting, however, that four of his times on the bench during that stretch have come against lefties like Saturday's starter Kris Bubic, so this may be more of a platoon situation than a true change in the hierarchy.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Friday Narvaez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Impact Narvaez continues to struggle at the plate and is 1-for-11 in his past five games, so he'll take a seat against left-hander Danny Duffy. Jacob Nottingham receives the start at catcher Friday for Milwaukee.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting nightcap Narvaez is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Impact Narvaez started behind the plate in Game 1 and went 0-for-1 with a walk. Jacob Nottingham receives the starting nod in Game 2, batting ninth.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Part of catching timeshare Narvaez will start at catcher and will bat ninth in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.
Impact Jacob Nottingham will presumably get the nod behind the plate in the nightcap, continuing what has been a timeshare at catcher between the two for much of September. Narvaez was the starter in Tuesday's 18-3 win, finishing 1-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs in the blowout.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Sunday's lineup Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.
Impact Narvaez hasn't started back-to-back games in nearly two weeks as he continues to struggle with a .583 OPS and 31.1 percent strikeout rate. Jacob Nottingham receives the start behind the plate for Milwaukee, batting ninth.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Not in lineup Narvaez is not starting Friday against the Cubs.
Impact Narvaez sits for the second game in a row and the fourth time in the last six contests. Jacob Nottingham starts behind the plate in his absence.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Out against lefty Narvaez is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Tigers.
Impact With southpaw Matthew Boyd on the hill, Narvaez will retreat to the bench. Jacob Nottingham will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rangers snap 6-game losing streak, beat Angels 7-1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gets breather Narvaez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against Cleveland.
Impact Narvaez is sitting for the second time in the series, despite collecting one hit in each of his past four starts. Jacob Nottingham is getting the nod behind the dish and is batting ninth in his place.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Friday Narvaez is not in the lineup Friday at Cleveland.
Impact Narvaez started the past three games and went 3-for-11 with one run, two RBI a walk and seven strikeouts, and he'll take a seat for Friday's series opener. Jacob Nottingham takes over behind the plate for Milwaukee.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Hiura, Peterson HR, Brewers rally, end Tigers' 6-game streak
Keston Hiura and Jace Peterson homered as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat Detroit 8-5, snapping the Tigers’ six-game winning streakSEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arcia's pinch hit in 8th lifts Brewers over Pirates 6-5
Orlando Arcia’s pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth inning drove in the tiebreaking run as the Milwaukee Brewers slipped past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday nightSEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting versus southpaw Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against Pittsburgh.
Impact Narvaez is 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his past two games and will exit the lineup with lefty Steven Brault on the mound for the Pirates. Jacob Nottingham will take over behind the plate Sunday.
AUGUST 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Swats second homer Narvaez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 6-1 loss to the Reds during the first game of Thursday's doubleheader.
Impact His sixth-inning shot off Nate Jones ruined a combined shutout bid by the Cincy staff. Narvaez only has two homers on the season to go along with a tepid .175 batting average, but they've both come in the last three games, and he's gone 5-for-14 over his last four with two doubles in addition to the two blasts.
AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Marmolejos' slam gives Mariners a twinbill split with Padres
AUGUST 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reds sweep Brewers as teams resume play following protest
Wade Miley allowed one hit over four scoreless innings to help Cincinnati to a 6-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, completing a doubleheader sweep one day after the teams opted...AUGUST 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cracks first homer Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and double in Monday's 4-2 win over the Reds.
Impact Narvaez finally got on the board in the home run column when he took Trevor Bauer deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning. The backstop added a double in the sixth. Although he still sports an underwhelming .175/.299/.281 slash line, Narvaez has shown signs of heating up in the past two games, logging a single and three extra-base hits in his last eight at-bats.
AUGUST 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Smoak, Brewers snap 4-game skid, beat Bauer, Reds 4-2
Justin Smoak homered and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers cooled off Trevor Bauer and snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati RedsAUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Báez homers twice, Cubs top Tigers 9-3 for 11,000th victory
AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two hits, RBI in loss Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Pirates.
Impact Narvaez drove in Luis Urias with a single in the fifth. He added a double in the sixth, bringing his slash line to .151/.286/.189. The lefty swinger figures to continue to get the bulk of the time behind the plate against right-handed pitching.
AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
