The Indians have designated outfielder Carlos Moncrief for assignment, MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian tweets. That move, along with a 60-day DL transfer for lefty T.J. House, created roster space for the team to add Michael Martinez and lefty Giovanni Soto to the 40-man roster.
Moncrief, 26, has not yet reached the majors. He’s slashed a somewhat disappointing .227/.346/.367 this year while splitting his time between Double-A and Triple-A, with the better half of the results coming at the lower level. Moncrief put up a more robust .271/.328/.431 batting line in 2014, all of which was spent at the highest level of the minors.
Not surprised, Carlos had a rough season. Being demoted to Akron & falling off the Indians top 30 prospects list. I doubt he gets claimed by another team.
If he clears, he will be able to become a minor league free agent, therefore if a team really wants him, they can just wait a month or so and save the $20k and a roster spot. He’s a good reclamation project.