Offseason Minor League Transactions

[Mass Haas]

Brewers optioned C Martin Maldonado to Triple-A Nashville; RHP Wily Peralta to Double-A Huntsville. It's the first option year for both.

RHP Zack Segovia re-assigned to minor league camp, likely destined for Nashville.

[MLS1965]

Mark Rogers was optioned to Nashville because he won't be ready when the Brewers first need a 5th starter, though he's still a candidate the next time the slot comes around.

Why has this not shown up on the Brewers Transaction page yet..? Anyone know the reason why..?

[Mass Haas]

Catcher Mike Rivera, infielder Edwin Maysonet and reliever Mark DiFelice were told they would not make the club but will remain in camp until the end.

 

Second baseman Eric Farris was optioned to Class AAA Nashville; this is the first option used on Farris. He can bounce between AAA and MLB for the next three seasons -- a very Gamel-like situation. The change instituted a couple of years ago in which players did not have to be added to 40-man rosters until after four professional seasons instead of three for Rule 5 eligibility makes it seem like college selections such as Farris are under team control even longer than usual.

[battlekow]

Luiz Cruz was outrighted to Nashville today; discuss in the Major League thread.

[battlekow]

Tom Haudricourt reports the following players have been released:

RHP David Johnson

LHP Chris Cody

C James Skelton

LHP Brandon Ritchie

IF Peter Fatse

LHP Evan Frederickson

RHP Rigoberto Almonte

RHP Jose Sanchez

RHP Ryan Bernal

LHP Travis Stortz

LHP Dexter Bobo

LHP Marques Kyles

LHP Casey Baron

LHP Bobby Bramhall

Additionally, two more retired:

C Austin Stockfisch

C Mike Melillo

We knew Stockfisch wasn't with team anymore, but we didn't know he'd retired.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow, Frederickson flat-out released. Can't say I saw that coming.

[brewmann04]

I guess if this correct not suprised as the need room to move the Younger Prospect around. I guess we can offically say Evan Frederickson was a bust of a pick .

[tstads20]

I know it's a "coulda, woulda, shoulda" type comment, but the pick right after Evan Frederickson was Mike Montgomery. Would be pretty nice to have him right now, but just goes to show how unpredictable these drafts are.

[brewfan1]

Also goes without saying that if an article has already gone to print and named the releases, the dicision must have already been made on assignments. Come on people, someone has to know something !!

[YoungGeezy]

Wow, Frederickson flat-out released. Can't say I saw that coming.

I remember posting a comment sometime back that this year would be his make or break season and he didnt do well he would prob be cut but I didn't think he wouldnt even have a chance this season. He must have just looked terrible this spring.

 

 

[DHonks]

Big Evan showed some promise last summer in Helena and I was hoping they'd figured things out...oh well

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Why give up on a Supplemental pick so early? They still had control of him and could have given him some more time to figure things out. I am puzzled by this decision because it was a decision that wasn't needed to be made. Oh well, though. He probably just doesn't have the control to be a major league pitcher and Jack Z takes another strike to his inability to draft good starting pitching.

[cwolf2012]

"Jack Z takes another strike to his inability to draft good starting pitching."

 

That about sums it up. I thought Frederickson, when he was drafted, was an absolutely awful pick. A college pitcher averaging a walk an inning in college? Not a chance he becomes anything but a volatile reliever at absolute best. Waste of a pick and waste of money.

 

I will be the first to say that I didn't think Arnett would bust. I had some misgivings, but I definitely didn't think he was this bad.

[DHonks]

I don't think anyone thought Arnett was this bad. But I think many of us heard a pitcher from the Big Ten and were worried that he'd be lucky to have a career as good as Kyle Peterson.

[Mass Haas]

It's a rite of spring -- MiLB.com indicates that veteran catcher Patrick Arlis has been assigned to Helena from Nashville.

 

There will be additional tweaking of all the lineups today and tomorrow to pare them to the 24 (AAA/AA) and 25 (A+/A) man roster limits.

[And That]

Are we going back to assigning players to Helena as opposed to putting them on the fake DL? Have to keep MiLB officials on their toes.

[Mass Haas]

We now know the vitals, thanks to his newly added MiLB.com page, of Dominican outfield signing Elvis Rubio, which Jim of Bernie's Crew highlighted back on February 8th.

 

Believed to be 17, he's actually 16, and will be 17 in July. Impressive frame already at 6'3", 215, bats / throws right.

[bork]

A couples things I noticed. Maysonet isn't listed on any roster yet. And Cline is listed on the Huntsville roster.

[And That]

Merklinger comes off the Huntsville roster as he's on outright waivers for a few days after being designated for assignment earlier today. If he clears waivers, he'll go back to Huntsville. If he's claimed, I'd look for Fiers, Byrd or Hand to move into the rotation, at least temporarily. The Brewers could also push Heckathorn.

[And That]

Damon Krestalude and Tony Pechek have been transferred to Helena from Wisconsin. Most likely just a paper move - both could stay with their Timber Rattlers teammates. These moves bring the Rattlers' roster down to the Midwest League limit of 25.