NL Central Transaction Update: 2/23/21

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports First, a transaction that slipped through my clutches in my last update:

2/11/21: Released C David Freitas

The Brewers had 6 catchers on the 40-man roster, one of whom is the starter Omar Narvaez, and three of whom were out of minor league options. Thus, it was only a matter of time before the club was going to make some trims at the position. Freitas, one of those journeyman backups that was out of options, was probably lower on the totem pole in terms of cracking the roster. As it turns out, the club released him so he could sign a 1-year, $600,000 deal to play in the KBO. In these types of situations, the major league club will get a release fee in the…