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Minor MLB Transactions: 2-2-16

By Steve Adams | February 2, 2016 at 6:58pm CDT

Here are the day’s minor signings and outright assignments from around the league…

  • Right-hander Yoervis Medina has been outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis, according to the Pirates’ transactions page on their web site. Medina delivered strong results for the 2013-14 Mariners, pitching to a combined 2.81 ERA with 9.4 K/9, 4.9 BB/9 and a 53.5 percent ground-ball rate before taking a significant step backwards in 2015. This past season, he logged a 4.71 ERA with an unsightly 16-to-11 K/BB ratio in 21 innings for the Mariners and Cubs. Notably, his fastball velocity, which had averaged 94.8 mph in 2014, sat a full two miles per hour lower at 92.8 in 2015, and his ground-ball rate dipped to 36.8 percent.
  • The Angels announced that they’ve signed outfielder Andrew Brown and right-hander Yunesky Maya to minor league contracts. Both players most recently appeared in the Korea Baseball Organization — Brown with the SK Wyverns and Maya with the Doosan Bears. Brown, 31, batted .261/.360/.496 with 28 homers in 539 plate appearances in a strong season with Doosan. He’d previously spent parts of the 2010-14 seasons in the Majors, batting a combined .220/.281/.390 between the Cardinals, Rockies and Mets. Maya, formerly a fairly high-profile international signee with the Nationals, struggled tremendously in the KBO, yielding 62 runs in 68 1/3 innings. He last appeared in the Majors in 2013, though he threw just a third of an inning that season. Prior to that, the Cuban righty posted a 5.52 ERA in 58 2/3 innings from 2010-11. Both players were invited to Major League Spring Training.
  • Sticking with players coming back over from the KBO, Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reports that the Yankees have signed right-hander Tyler Cloyd and third baseman Deibinson Romero, who spent the past season with the Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears, respectively. Cloyd, a former Phillies farmhand, logged 159 2/3 innings with the Lions but also posted a 5.19 ERA in the KBO’s extremely hitter-friendly environment. Prior to his KBO stint, Cloyd spent the 2014 season with the Indians’ Triple-A affiliate and posted a 3.90 ERA with 6.4 K/9 against 1.7 BB/9 in 166 1/3 innings. The 29-year-old Romero is a former Twins farmhand that batted .253/.328/.449 with a dozen homers in 305 trips to the plate.
  • The Tigers have signed Cuban shortstop Leonardo Laffita to a minor league deal with a $250K bonus, according to Eddy. The 24-year-old Laffita spent a bit of time in the Mexican League last season, where he batted .280/.345/.360 in 57 plate appearances. Within Eddy’s piece, BA’s Ben Badler weighs in on Laffita, noting that he’ll have to move to center field or second base. Laffita stood out for his speed, hand-eye coordination and bat speed, per Badler, but he’s a free swinger with questionable plate discipline.
  • Veteran catcher Miguel Olivo has a minor league deal with the Giants, per Eddy. A lifetime .240/.275/.417 hitters in 3993 plate appearances at the Major League level, Olivo hasn’t appeared in the bigs since 2014, although the 37-year-old did bat .281/.347/.470 across 378 plate appearances in Mexico over the past year.
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Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Transactions Andrew Brown Leonardo Laffita Miguel Olivo Tyler Cloyd Yoervis Medina Yunesky Maya

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8 Comments

  1. matt41265

    10 years ago

    Nice to see Andrew Brown back in the states. Always liked him with the Mets in 2013/2014.

    Reply
  2. xtraflamy

    10 years ago

    very confused by random comments about other players on this post. seems to be happening a lot that comments are getting shuffled around.

    Reply
    • lukeski4

      10 years ago

      What do you mean “random comments about other players”? Every comment talks about the people getting signed in the above article.

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      • Macs13

        10 years ago

        the article above only mentions laffita

        Reply
  3. Triples Alley

    10 years ago

    A little confused by the Giants stockpiling of veteran catcher., (George Kottaras , now Olivo). I understand depth. But is it depth for Posey, Susac, and Brown? Or is it depth because Susac is going to be dealt after-all and they need insurance before the hand the backup role to Trevor Brown?

    Reply
  4. Eddie 2

    10 years ago

    We need a strong minor league

    Reply
  5. Cam

    10 years ago

    I wonder if Miguel Olivo chowed down on much Mexican while he was there.

    He’s got a taste for Cuban, at least.

    Reply
  6. razor

    10 years ago

    What are the Angels doing?

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