The Brewers informed Kratz on Saturday that he won't be included on their Opening Day roster, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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Haudricourt relays that Kratz will stick around the Brewers' spring-training facility in Arizona to await a potential trade or waiver claim, which implies that Milwaukee has designated him for assignment. Kratz produced some clutch hits in the Brewers' postseason run in 2018, but his measly .211/.258/.363 line over 868 career regular-season plate appearances provides a more accurate representation of his talent level.