The latest minor moves from around MLB…
- The Red Sox signed first baseman Jeff Larish, Matt Eddy of Baseball America tweets. Larish, 29, has a .224/.308/.380 line in 276 MLB plate appearances with the Tigers and A's to go along with 112 minor league home runs.
- The Brewers signed outfielder Jordan Brown, Eddy tweets. Brown, 28, appeared in the Major Leagues with the 2010 Indians. He has a .305/.364/.467 line in parts of eight minor league seasons.
- The Padres signed free agent right-hander Ronald Bay yesterday, according to the transactions page at MLB.com. Bay, 28, has nine seasons of minor league experience with the Cubs, Indians, Rangers and Angels organizations. He has a 4.00 ERA with 7.4 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 in 1139 total innings, mostly as a starter.
While Bay may help depthwise, the Pads need more than that to keep their heads above water.
So you’re saying a guy they just signed off the street won’t help them jump up and catch the Dodgers?
So Larish will go to AAA and the Red Sox will call up Middlebrooks, right? Maybe? Possibly? Damn.
Nothing like another roster spot taken up by a retread a Pawtucket. They might be moving Anderson of course and already had another, just like Larish in Gomez there.
No need at the big league level for a backup 1b with Gonzalez and Youk to play there in emergency.
Supposedly Larish is going to Portland, not Pawtucket.
I was hoping the Diamondbacks would sign Bay and assign him to AA. “Now pitching for the BayBears, Bear Bay!”