Outrighted: Toregas, Hughes, Pucetas, Nieves

Players who cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A:

• The Cubs announced that Brad Snyder has been outrighted to Triple-A Iowa.  The outfielder was designated for assignment on the weekend.
• Catcher Wyatt Toregas was outrighted to Indianapolis by the Pirates, tweets Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  He'd been designated for assignment on Sunday to open a spot for Mike McKenry.
• Lefty reliever Dusty Hughes was outrighted to Rochester to open a 40-man spot with the Twins for infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, according to the team's transactions page.  They'd claimed Hughes off waivers from the Royals in January.  The Twins will need another spot for Joe Mauer soon.
• Righty Kevin Pucetas, designated for assignment by the Royals on Friday to open a 40-man spot for Mike Moustakas, was assigned outright to Omaha today according to the Royals' Twitter page.
• The Brewers outrighted catcher Wil Nieves to Nashville, writes MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.  George Kottaras' contract was selected.  The Brewers' 40-man roster count remains at 37.  The White Sox are the only other team under 38.