Here are Friday’s minor moves from around the league…
- The Tigers have signed right-hander Arcenio Leon to a minor league pact, according to MLive.com’s Evan Woodbery. The 30-year-old Leon, a longtime Astros farmhand that has also spent time with the Brewers and White Sox, pitched in the Mexican League last season and logged a 3.30 ERA with a 53-to-21 K/BB ratio in 62 2/3 innings of work. Woodbery also reports that Detroit signed right-hander Cory Riordan to a new minor league contract rather than letting him hit minor league free agency. Also 30, Riordan made 24 starts between the Tigers’ Double-A and Triple-A affiliates in 2016, recording a 4.86 ERA with 6.6 K/9 against 1.8 BB/9.
Avila re-signed future HoF Cory Riordan. Wow–now we can trade Verlander! Come on–30 years old, 4.86 ERA between AA
There will be transactions to build minor league depth, as well as the ones that effect the 25 man roster. No reason to go off the deep end. With the WS still going on, teams aren’t allowed to trade, and ML players have not been declared FA’s yet.. Besides, Verlander isn’t going anywhere.