Brewers catcher has seen his power output decline this season, and that hes been playing through a fracture in the middle finger on his catching hand for some time. Contreras underwent x-rays last night that confirmed the presence of that fracture but did not reveal additional damage or injury. Hell begin wearing a splint while catching to help mitigate some of the effects of the fracture but is expected to remain on the roster and continue catching. Contreras, 27, is still getting on base at a hefty .358 clip, due in no small part to a ma sive 15.5% walk rate. Hes hitting .242/.348/.331 overall, however, which is a notable departure from the .283/.363/.472 output he produced from 2022-24. Contreras has just five extra-base hits this season a pair of doubles and three homers all of which came prior to April 14. Hes slugging .257 over his past 84 trips to the plate. Even with Contreras scuffling a bit and minimal production from the left side of the infield, the Brewers remain a respectable offense. Milwaukee ranks tenth in the majors with 174 runs scored. Whether they can continue at that pace is a fair question to posit, however. Brewers Jay Scrubb Jersey hitters rank 18th in MLB with a combined .239 average, 14th with a .317 on-base percentage and just 25th with a .360 slugging percentage. By measure of wRC+ (91), their offense ranks 24th in the majors and has been nine percent worse than average. While it seems theres no immediate plan to sit Contreras down for any stretch of time, one would imagine that could change if his offense continues to lag. is Milwaukees backup and has hit .276/.314/.506 in a small sample of 93 plate appearances with the Brew Crew dating back to last season. That huge production has been propped up by a .400 average on balls in play and occurred despite a titanic 38.7% strikeout rate, however, making him a clear candidate for regre sion. At the moment, the Brewers catchers in Triple-A Nashville include veteran , former Yankees first-rounder and 2019 fourth-rounder . Alfaro is hitting .213/.259/.417 in 28 games. Seigler, a catcher and second baseman, sports a .244/.416/.419 line in 113 plate appearances but is just getting back into catching after spending all of 2024 at second base in the Yankees system. (He signed with the Brewers as a minor league free agent in November.) Kahle was only activated for his season debut on April 22 and is hitle s in his first 13 plate appearances. Notably absent from that group is top catching prospect . The 22-year-old is widely considered to be among the sports top 100 prospects, but he mi sed nearly all of the 2024 season and has yet to play in 2025 after suffering a hamstring injury late in spring training. Landry Shamet Jersey