Here are the day’s minor moves from around the league…
- The Angels announced that right-hander Austin Adams has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A Salt Lake. The 30-year-old Adams, not to be confused with the 25-year-old righty of the same name who was also with the Angels until being traded to the Nationals in the Danny Espinosa deal, was designated for assignment over the weekend. The elder Austin Adams has seen action in the Majors with the Indians in each of the past three seasons. He performed well in 2015 (3.78 ERA, 6.2 K/9, 3.5 BB/9, 46.8 percent ground-ball rate in 38 1/3 innings) but was rocked for 20 earned runs in 18 1/3 innings with Cleveland last year. The Indians shipped him to the Angels for cash or a player to be named later back in February.
Earlier Moves
- Infielder/outfielder Colin Walsh has signed a minor league pact with the Diamondbacks, as noted on the Diamondbacks’ transactions page and in Walsh’s own Twitter bio. A Rule 5 pick of the Brewers last season (out of the Athletics organization), Walsh made his big league debut in 2016 but struggled through 63 plate appearances, hitting .085/.317/.106 with 22 strikeouts. An on-base machine in the minors, the 27-year-old Walsh is a career .277/.394/.419 hitter in parts of seven minor league seasons, including a .264/.375/.368 line in 417 Triple-A plate appearances. Walsh has been primarily a second baseman in the minors but also has experience at third base and in the corner outfield, making him a potential bench piece down the line if he can carry some of his minor league production into the Majors.
I was excited when the Brewers rule 5 drafted Walsh and then he never hit. He goes up to the plate looking to walk every time and that’s not a good plan of attack when playing in the majors. He’s a good AA hitter and that’s about it.
AAA you mean? Give the man some credit.
Austin Adams’s hand is just ight. I guess that’s why he got outrighted.
Out-ighted
Light? Tight? Right? Might? Out of Sight? The suspense is fr-ight-ful.
You gotta fight, for your right..to fly a kite.
Dy-No-Mite !
That’s right.
.085/.317/.106 slashline?
He must bunt and get hit by pitches often. Doesn’t sound like he has the plate discipline to walk that many times.