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Roster Moves: Hernandez, Enright, Robinson, Uggla, Ciriaco, Stults, Petit

By Mark Polishuk and Brad Johnson | April 4, 2015 at 9:54pm CDT

Here’s a roundup of some 40-man roster news as teams decide who will break camp for Opening Day….

  • The Diamondbacks have announced (via Twitter) that Archie Bradley, Gerald Laird, and Jordan Pacheco have made the roster. Bradley, a top prospect, will join the rotation. Laird will serve as the backup catcher while Pacheco will probably take on a super utility role that includes some catching.
  • The Astros have selected the contract of Roberto Hernandez, per the MLB transactions page. The right-handed sinker specialist has a 4.60 ERA in 1,264 innings. He split the 2014 season between the Phillies and Dodgers.
  • The Dodgers have released right-handed pitcher Barry Enright, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Enright is a veteran of four major league seasons, although he struggled at the top level. He owns a 5.57 ERA, 4.60 K/9, and 3.15 BB/9 in 148 innings.
  • The Nationals will select the contract of outfielder Clint Robinson, reports Chelsea Janes of the Washington Times. Robinson, 30, is a career minor leaguer with just 14 major league plate appearances. In 1,771 Triple-A plate appearances, he’s hit .303/.392/.494. Janes also notes that the club is almost certain to retain second baseman Dan Uggla. He’s one of just five healthy infielders with the club.
  • The Blue Jays have opted to roster eight relievers for the start of the season with Liam Hendriks making the cut, writes Sean Farrell of MLB.com. The righty appeared for the Jays and Royals last season. He has a career 5.92 ERA in 188 innings. Second baseman Ryan Goins was optioned in a corresponding move.
  • Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez told Mark Bowman of MLB.com that utility man Pedro Ciriaco and pitcher Cody Martin will probably make the team. Ciriaco is a career .270/.299/.372 hitter over 498 plate appearances split over five seasons. The pair were added at the expense of outfielder Todd Cunningham and pitcher Michael Foltynewicz.
  • Also making the Atlanta roster is pitcher Eric Stults, writes Bowman. The soft-tossing lefty has a solid big league career with a 4.12 ERA, 5.69 K/9, and 2.53 BB/9. His best season came with the Padres in 2013 when he pitched 203 innings with a 3.93 ERA.
  • The Yankees have selected the contract of infielder Gregorio Petit, reports Chad Jennings of LoHud. Petit, 30, is a career .278/.301/.391 hitter in 156 plate appearances.
  • Rangers GM Jon Daniels says Anthony Bass will travel with the club to Oakland, reports Stefan Stevenson (via Twitter). He’ll make the team barring a last minute acquisition. The 27-year-old reliever struggled with the Astros last season. In 27 innings, he allowed a 6.33 ERA with 2.33 K/9 and 2.33 BB/9.
  • The Phillies have selected the contracts of right-handed reliever Jeanmar Gomez and left-handed reliever Cesar Jimenez, the team announced on Twitter. Gomez owns a career 4.41 ERA with 5.23 K/9 and 3.14 BB/9. He pitched well this spring in 12 and two-thirds innings, allowing a 0.71 ERA with nine strikeouts and one walk. Jimenez is familiar with the Phillies as he’s bounced between Philadelphia and Triple-A over the past two seasons. In 81 innings, he has a career 4.32 ERA with 6.09 K/9 and 3.09 BB/9.

  • The Nationals have assigned Mike Carp to Triple-A, MASNsports.com’s Dan Kolko reports (Twitter link).  Carp can choose to either accept the assignment or exercise the out in his minor league deal with the Nats and become a free agent.
  • Outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. and right-hander Keone Kela told reporters (including Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram) that they’ve been told they’re making the Rangers’ Opening Day roster.  DeShields was a Rule 5 Draft pick off of the Astros roster while Kela, a 12-round pick in 2012, is doing from Double-A to the majors after an impressive spring performance.  Texas will need to make another move to make room for Kela on the 40-man roster.
  • After some roster cuts yesterday, the Angels will keep Rule 5 Draft pick Taylor Featherston on their 25-man roster, MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez writes.  Featherston entered December’s Rule 5 Draft as a Rockies minor leaguer, only to be selected by the Cubs and then later dealt to the Halos for cash.
  • The Orioles are trying to find a spot for Rule 5 Draft righty Jason Garcia but Garcia himself “has no idea if he’s on the team” or on waivers, he tells MLB.com’s Brittany Ghiroli (Twitter link)
  • Buddy Carlyle can opt out of his minor league deal with the Mets prior to Opening Day if he isn’t on the 25-man roster, ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin reports, though it seems as if he’ll make the team since the Mets are leaning towards using an eight-man bullpen in the early going.
  • Catcher Geovany Soto, infielder Micah Johnson and righty Matt Albers have all made the White Sox and will be added to the 40-man roster, MLB.com’s Scott Merkin writes.  Kyle Drabek and Eric Surkamp are fighting for the last bullpen job on the Opening Day roster.
  • The Rays announced that former first overall draft pick Tim Beckham, veteran catcher Bobby Wilson and right-handers Kirby Yates and Steve Geltz have all made the Opening Day roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets.  Wilson will need to be added to the 40-man, and a spot will be created once Matt Moore is shifted to the 60-day DL, MLB.com’s Bill Chastain notes.  Of the non-roster invites who didn’t make the cut, infielder Jake Elmore has accepted his assignment to Triple-A rather than elect free agency, while Juan Francisco has until tomorrow to let the Rays know if he’ll be accepting his own minor league assignment.

 

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