2018 Minor League Transaction Thread

[Mass Haas]

The now-closed Offseason Transaction Thread can be found here.

 

RHP Aaron Wilkerson -- AAA Sky Sox 7-day DL (non-throwing shoulder)

 

RHP Hiram Burgos -- AAA Sky Sox 60-day DL

 

RHP Preston Gainey -- AA Biloxi 60-day DL

 

RHP Tyler Spurlin -- AA Biloxi 60-day DL

 

RHP Jorge Ortega -- AA Biloxi 7-day DL

 

C Natanael Mejia -- AA Biloxi 7-day DL

 

RHP Jim Henderson -- AA Biloxi 60-day DL

 

UT Fidel Pena -- A-Ball Wisconsin 60-day DL

 

For Henderson and Pena, this is a way of adding coaching staff members, it seems.

[Mass Haas]

Among players, "believed" to be healthy, who were placed on the paper Helena roster to avoid exceeding 25-man roster limits. These players usually travel with their listed club.

 

Sky Sox RHP Tim Dillard

 

Sky Sox OF Quintin Berry

 

Sky Sox/Shuckers OF Johnny Davis

 

Mudcats RHP Wuilder Rodriguez

 

Mudcats OF Rob Henry

 

Timber Rattlers RHP's Miguel Sanchez and Christian Taugner, and OF Zach Clark

 

C Charlie Meyer

 

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RHP Jon Perrin, also listed at Helena, his status is unclear at this point.

[Mass Haas]

Catcher Carlos Leal, now 26, has missed each of the last two seasons due to 2016 right shoulder surgery and subsequent complications. Hopefully we see Carlos in 2018.

 

Leal has been placed on the suspended list, unknown reasons at this time.

[Mass Haas]

RHP Wuilder Rodriguez is activated from the Helena taxi squad to take Adrian Houser's spot in Biloxi.

[Mass Haas]

RHP Tristan Archer gets the bump from Biloxi to Colorado Springs.

 

RHP Jon Olczak backfills that promotion with one of his own, going from Carolina to Biloxi. This will be the AA debut for the 21st round pick in 2015 out of NC State, congrats.

 

RHP Miguel Sanchez is activated from the Helena paper roster to the Carolina roster. This will be the High-A debut for Sanchez, who, despite being 24, is only in his 3rd pro season.

[Mass Haas]

It will sort itself out, because for now, the number doesn't add up to 25, but two speedster OF'ers, Johnny Davis and Quintin Berry, have been activated from the Helena taxi squad onto the active Sky Sox roster.

[And That]

RHP Joaquin De La Cruz and SS Trever Morrison have been transferred from Wisconsin to the Helena paper roster.

 

Taking their place are RHP Christian Taugner and CF Zach Clark, both of whom are in this afternoon's game. This will be Taugner's initial assignment to full season ball, having pitched the entire season for the AZL Brewers in '17 after being drafted in the 37th round.

[jerichoholicninja]

Do the "paper roster" and DL/coach guys get paid based on their officially rostered level or just a flat amount by being in the organization?

[And That]

I believe if they are with the team, they get paid the same as their teammates regardless of which roster they're on. I'm not sure what the difference in weekly pay is between A-ball and rookie level clubs.

 

Or, guys like Tim Dillard who have a negotiated contract would earn the same amount regardless of which roster they're on (assuming there isn't a provision in their contract to the contrary).

[And That]

LHP Cody Beckman has been transferred from Helena to Carolina and RHP Alec Kenilvort goes from Carolina to Helena. Beckman will be active for the Mud Cats' game this morning. Kenilvort had a difficult game yesterday, as did the rest of the Carolina staff.

[JDBrewCrew]

Brewers Player Dev

‏@BrewersPD

RHP Angel Ventura has been transferred to Colorado Springs. OF Kyle Wren placed on the DL

[And That]

RHP Adrian Houser was placed on Biloxi's active roster to backfill Ventura's spot. The Brewers had a few days to leave Houser in limbo after he was optioned off of Milwaukee's roster.

[Mass Haas]

On Friday, Brewers Player Development announced the release of 24-year-old RHP Jordan Desguin (36th round, 2015 out of Florida Gulf Coast, Jacob Barnes' school).

 

Desguin spent all of 2017 with the Timber Rattlers, but he surrendered 17 Midwest League home runs in 87.2 innings (30 appearances, ten of them starts).

 

Good luck to Desguin moving forward, whether in baseball or beyond.

 

Jordan Desguin was signed today by the Traverse City (Michigan) Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League. Good for him.

[Mass Haas]

Brewers Player Dev (‏@BrewersPD):

 

RHP Angel Ventura has been transferred to Colorado Springs. OF Kyle Wren placed on the DL

 

From Tuesday's game 4/10:

 

New Orleans Top of the 6th

 

Pitching Change: Michael Brady replaces Freddy Peralta, batting 9th, replacing Johnny Davis.

Cristhian Adames singles on a line drive to center fielder Keon Broxton.

Jonathan Rodriguez grounds into a double play, second baseman Andres Blanco to shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Cristhian Adames out at 2nd.

Rafael Ortega triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Keon Broxton.

Defensive Substitution: Quintin Berry replaces left fielder Kyle Wren, batting 8th, playing left field.

J. B. Shuck doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Keon Broxton. Rafael Ortega scores.

Austin Nola grounds out, second baseman Andres Blanco to first baseman Ji-Man Choi.

 

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I went back to watch the MiLB.com archive (01:51:00 minute mark), and Wren suffered what appeared to be either a groin or hamstring injury chasing the ball down. He did walk off under his own power, so hopefully his 7-day DL stint won't extend by too much.

[Eye Black]

The Brewers have signed minor league first baseman Fernando Perez.

 

The 24-year old Perez was originally drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round back in 2012, but was released by San Diego at the end of March. He played 63 games at Double-A last season.

[Mass Haas]

At Wisconsin, RHP Braulio Ortiz lands on the 7-day DL with an undisclosed injury.

 

RHP Joaquin De La Cruz returns from the Helena roster to re-join the active Timber Rattler 25-man.

[WV Brew]

Robie Rojas has been bumped up to Colorado Springs per Mudcats' broadcast. Rob Henry activated from AZ Brewer roster to take his place and is starting in LF today.

[Mass Haas]

From April 6th --

 

The Brewers signed 24-year-old infielder Fernando Perez, released on March 28th by San Diego. Perez tweeted out his signing. The LH bat is on the Helena roster for now, awaiting further assignment.

 

Career numbers for the player at the link above.

 

Perez will go down as a phantom Brewer, never officially appearing in a game for the organization, as Milwaukee released Perez from extended spring training today.

[Mass Haas]

LHP Nick Ramirez gets a deserved bump from Biloxi to Colorado Springs.

[bork]

By my count, Colorado Springs will have to remove 3 players in the comings days as Lopez, Asher and Ramirez report.

[JDBrewCrew]

Brewers Player Dev

‏@BrewersPD

Player moves:

Heineman & Ramirez to Col Springs

Berry & Rojas to Biloxi

Grisham to the Biloxi DL

[Mass Haas]

Trent Grisham to the Biloxi DL

 

Adam McCalvy learned it was a sprained right ankle (tweet)

[JDBrewCrew]

https://rattlerradio.mlblogs.com/lineup-game-notes-april-19-2018-e2cd0c3791c4

 

Transactions:

RHP Alec Bettinger placed on the Wisconsin DL retroactive to April 16

RHP Matt Hardy has been transferred from Wisconsin to Helena

OF Jay Feliciano has been transferred from Wisconsin to Helena

 

RHP Braulio Ortiz has been activated from the Wisconsin DL

RHP Josh Pennington has been transferred to Wisconsin from Extended Spring Training

C Brent Diaz has been activated from the Wisconsin Inactive List

[Mass Haas]

Via Chris Mehring:

 

Josh Pennington to work out of the pen initially.

 

Alec Bettinger sidelined by an illness, thus the retro DL stint, hopefully not out long.

[WV Brew]

Alec Kenilvort back to Carolina. Rob Henry back on the Helena paper roster.