Brewers trade OF Khris Davis to A's for pair of prospects

The rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers continue making moves for the future.

The club announced Friday it has traded outfielder Khris Davis to the Oakland Athletics for catching prospect Jacob Nottingham and right-handed pitching prospect Bowdien "Bubba" Derby.

In three years with the Brewers, the 28-year-old Davis was a steady producer in Milwaukee's lineup, averaging 24 home runs and 68 RBI at a .245 clip over the past two seasons. Davis is not eligible for free agency until after the 2019 season.

The move comes as the Brewers undertake a full-fledged rebuilding project, which recently has resulted in the trades of outfielder Carlos Gomez, shortstop Jean Segura and first baseman Adam Lind, among other moves.

Both prospects the Brewers received from the A's have yet to garner any major-league experience.

Nottingham, who was drafted by the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2013 amateur draft, joined the A's organization via the trade that sent left-hander Scott Kazmir to the Astros at the non-waiver trade deadline this past season.

The 20-year-old California native experienced a breakthrough at the plate in the minors last season, hitting .316/.372/.505 with 17 home runs and 82 RBI in 119 games.

Nottingham was the top-ranked catcher in the A's organization and ranked eighth among all their prospects, per MLB.com.

Derby doesn't appear on the top prospects list, but he garnered some attention last year in the A's organization with his performance after being drafted in 2015 out of San Diego State.

In a combined 14 appearances in Class-A short season and rookie ball, 10 of which were starts, the 21-year-old right-hander posted a 1.21 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings.

As for Davis' role on the A's, it appears as though he will continue to play left field, with current A's left fielder Coco Crisp playing a hybrid role in the outfield or primarily serving as a reserve left fielder.