The Brewers sent catcher Matt Treanor to the Rangers for Ray Olemdo.

Treanor had been in competition with George Kottaras for the catching spot behind starter Gregg Zaun, but now he seems to be in competition with nobody unless the Brewers pick up another catcher during the next two weeks or for some reason the team has a change of heart and thinks Jonathan Lucroy is ready by opening day to be a major league player.

Assistant GM Gord Ash said Kottaras was grading out better than Treanor in the meetings the organization had and there were three key areas where they liked Kottaras more.

With Jarrod Saltalamacchia injured, the Rangers needed someone solid behind the plate to fill in as a backup. Matt’s one of my favorite players, because he loves the game so much.