The Brewers have agreed to a minor league contract with free agent catcher , Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. The 28-year-old switch-hitter spent time with the Angels and Rays during spring training but was released by Tampa Bay last week. Hell head to Triple-A Nashville and add some depth while top catching prospect is . Mejia was once not just one of the games top catching prospects but one of the top-ranked prospects in the entire sport, regardle s of position. He peaked at No. 20 on Baseball Americas top-100 list and No. 11 at MLB.com heading into the 2018 season. He was on the verge of joining the Brewers way back in 2016 before then-Milwaukee catcher used his no-trade clause to to Cleveland. (Lucroy for that decision not long after the fact.) The Brewers wound up trading Lucroy to the Rangers instead. Mejia also wound up on the move, going to the Padres in a deal for . Stuart Fairchild Jersey Despite his prominent placement on national prospect rankings, Mejia has yet to hit much in the big leagues while racking up more than five years of big league service between Cleveland, San Diego and Tampa Bay. In just shy of 1100 trips to the plate, hes a .239/.284/.394 hitter. Hes been far better in Triple-A, where he touts a very strong .306/.350/.519 batting line in 633 plate appearances. Beyond his struggles at the plate, Mejia has also had a rough time behind the dish. Hes long posted sub-par framing number, and his throwing took a major hit in 2023, when he thwarted just four of the 42 runners who tried to steal against him. as one of the least-effective catchers in the game when it comes to blocking balls in the dirt. Clearly, things havent panned out as hoped for the once ballyhooed young catcher. But hes still just 28 and has shown little problem handling Triple-A pitching. The Brewers dont have an immediate need behind the dish, with and on the big league roster and the likely ahead of Mejia on the depth chart down in Triple-A as well. Mejia offers a relative veteran to help share that workload with Haase, and in the event of multiple catcher injuries hes a fine third or fourth option for the organization to hand. Spencer Steer Jersey