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Minor MLB Transactions: 5/16/16

By Steve Adams and Jeff Todd | May 16, 2016 at 6:06pm CDT

Here are today’s minor moves from around the league…

  • The Astros have released lefty Edwar Cabrera, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports. He cracked the majors briefly back in 2012, and has consistently posted solid earned run averages throughout his minor league career, but was struggling at Triple-A in 2016. Over 11 1/3 frames, exclusively as a reliever, Cabrera has allowed ten earned runs and racked up a dozen walks to go with his 13 strikeouts.
  • Southpaw Dustin Richardson was cut loose by the Dodgers, also via Eddy. He had permitted six earned in 8 1/3 frames, with a 12:6 K/BB ratio. Richardson saw 29 total MLB appearances in 2009-10 with the Red Sox.
  • Among the Padres’ moves, per Eddy, the organization has released righty Greg Reynolds, who was the second overall selection of the 2006 draft. He struggled in three brief cracks at the big leagues, and was hit hard in his five starts this year at Triple-A, allowing twenty earned runs while recording just five strikeouts. Meanwhile, fellow right-hander Cory Mazzoni was re-signed to a minor league deal after being released, and was then shifted to the 60-day DL while he works his way back from shoulder surgery. The 26-year-old, a former second-round pick, briefly reached the majors last year.
  • The Giants added righty Preston Claiborne on a minor league deal, Eddy further notes. Claiborne, 28, has provided the Yankees with some useful innings, but hasn’t pitched competitively since 2014. He’s battled shoulder issues and was cut loose by the Marlins this spring.
  • The Angels have outrighted first baseman/Rule 5 pick Ji-Man Choi to Triple-A Salt Lake after he cleared waivers, and he accepted the assignment, tweets Adam Chodzko of the Angels’ media relations department. (Having been previously outrighted, Choi could have refused and elected free agency.) Choi, 24, saw just 24 plate appearances with the Halos this season and went 1-for-18, though he did draw six walks as well. That he cleared waivers means that all 29 other clubs, including the Orioles (from whom he was selected in last December’s Rule 5 Draft), passed on the opportunity to add him. With Trey Mancini and Christian Walker, two of the Orioles’ more highly regarded prospects, each present on the Triple-A Norfolk roster, it seems that Baltimore felt comfortable with its first base depth. Choi had only just signed a minors deal with the Orioles a couple of weeks prior to being taken in the Rule 5, so his history with the organization wasn’t particularly lengthy. He’ll now hope to build on his career .280/.379/.401 batting line at the Triple-A level and work his way back onto the Angels’ Major League roster.
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  1. Solomon

    6 years ago

    Choi Choi Choi

    Reply
  2. Solomon

    6 years ago

    Choi Choi Choi Choi

    Reply
    • McConaughey'sLincoln

      6 years ago

      Choi

      Reply
  3. rufus061307

    6 years ago

    Reynolds was the second-overall pick in 2006.

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    • Jeff Todd

      6 years ago

      Good point, added.

      Reply
  4. Ray Ray

    6 years ago

    Ah Greg Reynolds, the guy that Rockies ownership forced the GM to draft because he was “signable” (unlike Kershaw and Lincecum) and because the Rockies had more of a need at pitching. The player that the former front office had all but guaranteed to be the #2 pick was Tulo’s college teammate, Evan Longoria. Can you imagine a Longoria/Tulowitzki left side of the infield during the Rockies playoff runs in the late 2000s/early 2010s? We probably wouldn’t still be waiting for a division title and we might not be waiting for a WS title with the Rox.

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  5. TheMichigan

    6 years ago

    Reynolds also didn’t make it to the majors last year, he last played in professional baseball in 2013, he played for the Seibeu Lions in 2014.

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    • Jeff Todd

      6 years ago

      The post never said that he pitched in the majors, though I failed to note that I was referring to his five starts this year at Triple-A, so I did fix that.

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      • rufus061307

        6 years ago

        I think you’re missing the last sentence of the Reynolds note… where it says he was a second-round pick (second overall) and that he briefly reached the majors last year.

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        • Jeff Todd

          6 years ago

          That’s in reference to Mazzoni.

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