John

Nogowski

Nogowski’s major league action came in 2020 and ’21, when he hit .233/.299/.308 in 53 games for the Cardinals and Pirates. It’s funny that his first job is with the Mets, given that he’s best known for trading words with Marcus Stroman and touching off a little brouhaha in a Pirates-Mets game in 2021. A right-handed-hitting first baseman with a history of nice OBPs, the Florida State product didn’t offer quite enough power to stick, but he still far exceeded expectations for a guy drafted in the 34th round in 2012.

He has been signed to the organization’s Double-A affiliate in Harrisburg. Nogowski, 29, is a career .233/.299/.308 hitter with one home run in 53 games (147 plate appearances) at the major league level.

There was a brief period during last offseason’s lockout when it was plausible to suggest that Nogowski could be a temporary placeholder until the Braves found a long-term replacement for Freddie Freeman. That optimism evaporated once the team landed slugger Matt Olson in a trade with the Athletics and also signed him to a long-term extension. The 29-year-old first baseman was hitting just .234/.338/.323 with two homers and six steals in 148 plate appearances this season at Triple-A Gwinnett.

The Braves have 40 players left in major-league camp after jettisoning Tromp and Nogowski. The pair could get the call at some point this season, especially if injuries occur. Tromp appeared in 33 games over the last two year in San Francisco. Nogowski split the last two seasons between the Cardinals and Pirates.

Nogowski inked a minor league contract with the Giants in late September, but he’ll move on now to his fifth different organization. The 28-year-old is a career .233/.299/.308 hitter in 147 major league plate appearances.

Nogowski was just released by the Pirates this past Monday. He owns a rough .233/.299/.308 career batting line in 53 games (147 plate appearances) at the major league level, but the 28-year-old has put up some encouraging numbers in the upper minors.

Nogowski was removed from the 40-man roster a month ago and is now out of the organization altogether. He has just a .608 OPS at the big league level.

Nogowski got pushed off the 40-man roster on Monday but will remain in the Pirates organization for now. The 28-year-old is a career 233/.299/.308 hitter in 53 major league games.

Nogowski got off to a nice start with the Pirates but is just 3-for-32 at the plate this month and hasn’t been playing much of late. He’s clearing out to make room for Yoshi Tsutsugo on the roster.

The Big Nogowski launched a two-run homer to left field -- his first career major-league homer -- off righty Taylor Widener in the fifth inning. The 28-year-old first baseman has been simply incandescent since arriving in Pittsburgh earlier this month, hitting .438 (21-for-48) with 10 RBI across 12 games since July 5. He’s shown enough offensive potential to merit a roster spot for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats.