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Minor MLB Transactions: 4/1/17

By Connor Byrne | April 1, 2017 at 7:06pm CDT

Saturday’s minor moves:

  • The Red Sox have selected the contract of right-hander Ben Taylor, who will open the season in their bullpen. Prior to Saturday, the 24-year-old hadn’t gotten above Double-A since the Red Sox selected him in the seventh round of the 2015 draft. Taylor held his own at that level last year, when the reliever recorded a 3.44 ERA, 11.12 K/9 and 3.18 BB/9 in 34 innings, and fared well in spring training as a non-roster invitee. MLB Pipeline ranks Taylor as Boston’s 19th-best prospect.
  • The Tigers have released left-hander Travis Blackley, per an announcement from the veteran (Twitter link via Evan Woodbery of MLive.com). Blackley, who joined the Tigers on a minor league deal in December, didn’t pitch in the majors in any of the previous three seasons. Since 2014, the well-traveled 34-year-old has seen action in his native Australia, Japan, Mexico and Triple-A New Orleans. Blackley owns a 5.23 ERA, 6.17 K/9, 3.78 BB/9 and a 43.3 percent ground-ball rate in 192 2/3 major league innings (82 appearances, 26 starts).
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  1. start_wearing_purple

    8 years ago

    Unless Ben Taylor is actually 90, I think you might want to change the link

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    • pjmcnu

      8 years ago

      No wonder the Sox like him, he had a pretty good rookie season with the St. Louis Browns!

      Reply
    • mafiabass

      8 years ago

      Oldest major leaguer ever… Dude’s almost 80!

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      • mafiabass

        8 years ago

        Um… Nm 🙂

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    • partyatnapolis

      8 years ago

      says he died in ’99. pretty impressive for a ghost

      Reply
  2. bobcavic

    8 years ago

    “This guy here is dead.”

    “Cross him off then.”

    Reply
  3. koolga

    8 years ago

    Possible April Fools Joke?

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