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Minor Moves: Knapp, Diaz, Rodriguez

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | August 8, 2012 at 4:22pm CDT

The latest minor moves… 

  • The Indians announced that they released right-hander Jason Knapp (Twitter link). Knapp was a key part of the 2009 trade that sent Cliff Lee to the Phillies, but injuries have sidelined him, and he hasn't pitched since 2010. The 21-year-old had a 3.63 ERA with 12.0 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9 in three professional seasons from 2008-10.
  • The Angels released catcher Robinzon Diaz and right-hander Francisco Rodriguez from their Triple-A team, according to the Pacific Coast League. Diaz, who last appeared in the Major Leagues in 2009, has a 285/.309/.437 batting line in 166 plate appearances at Triple-A this year. Rodriguez accumulated more walks than strikeouts and posted a 6.35 ERA in 51 innings with the Salt Lake Bees. He appeared in ten games for last year's Angels team and posted a 4.37 ERA in 43 games for the 2010 team.
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15 Comments

  1. Mike R Christian

    13 years ago

    Robinson Diaz, who was traded by the Jays to the Pirates in a one for one deal for Jose Bautista.

    Reply
    • Dom Augustine

      13 years ago

      the Pirates should pick up Diaz again so the Bautista trade doesn’t look as bad… 😛

      Reply
    • Runtime

      13 years ago

      I came in here to say the same thing

      Reply
  2. Coper Nickle

    13 years ago

    Umm did anyone else catch that F-Rod plays for the Brewers?

    Reply
    • formerdraftpick 2

      13 years ago

      They have the link to the wrong guy. 🙁

      Reply
    • tomr

      13 years ago

      Different guy, same name.

      Reply
      • K.K. Kilmister

        13 years ago

        Exactly. Replace “rodrifr03” with “rodrifr04” in the URL to get the correct one.

        Reply
  3. nm344

    13 years ago

    That’s a shame about Knapp. Man Indians got hosed in the CC and Lee trades.

    Reply
    • nepp

      13 years ago

      Well, Marson at least turned into a solid backup catcher.

      Its not that they didnt get good value on paper…I mean, Carrasco was a solid 3/4 guy (projection wise) and Knapp had #1 upside at the time of the deal. Basically we got to see another illustration of the maxim “There is no such thing as a pitching prospect”.

      Reply
  4. nepp

    13 years ago

    Tough luck for Knapp. He was a monster in the Sally League before he got hurt. Monster arm with good secondary stuff.

    Reply
  5. Eddie

    13 years ago

    sad to see jason knapp get hit with injuries, maybe philly can sign him

    Reply
    • Gothapotamus

      13 years ago

      Unfortunately the opinion is his shoulder is so shot he’ll never pitch professionally again. As a Phillies fan, I was hoping to see him develop into a dominant Major League pitcher, it’s too bad.

      Reply
  6. KoyieHill

    13 years ago

    Its a shame Knapp never panned out. Of course the Indians should have never taken Knapp in the first place and asked for a better prospect. The current result of the trade for the Indians: a backup catcher in Marson, a utility man in Donald, a damaged arm in Carrasco, and now Knapp released. We should have gotten a lot more for Lee. But at least we didn’t lose again today.

    Reply
    • Ryan Hi.

      13 years ago

      Knapp was technically a top 50 prospect according to BA at the time, but he was still so low in the minors, I remember being surprised that we did not part with either Taylor, Drabek, or Dom Brown in that deal.

      Reply
  7. mstrchef

    13 years ago

    Curious about Robinson Diaz. Catchers who can hit are generally pretty valuable. Why can’t this guy get at least a backup job? Someone who is knowledgeable tell me about him, because I can only assume he’s a major defensive liability behind the plate, given his career .297 minor league average and his decent offensive showing with Pittsburgh in 2009. Was the league leading 7 passed balls in part time play legitimately bad or was it just a bad year for an otherwise meh catcher?

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