Brewers' 2026 trade addition could miss out on September call-up due to service time considerations

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired catcher Bo Naylor from Cleveland at the trade deadline, and he has performed well in Triple-A with a .283/.350/.550 slash line across 14 games. Manager Pat Murphy has indicated the team could carry a third catcher in September, making Naylor a potential call-up candidate. However, the Brewers face a service time decision: calling him up for 12-14 days would give him enough service time to leave Milwaukee with three additional years of control, while keeping him below that threshold would secure four more years.

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