The Braves released Adonis Garcia recently to allow him to move to the KBO, and the full set of transactions is now in the books. The 32-year-old third baseman has inked a $800K deal with the LG Twins, as Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net notes on Twitter. He played in the majors in each of the past three seasons but clearly was not a part of Atlanta’s plans for 2018.
Let’s catch up on a few minor moves from around the game, all courtesy of SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo (links to Twitter) …
- Righty Tyler Cloyd will join the Marlins on a minors pact. Now thirty years off age, Cloyd has made just a single MLB appearance since wrapping up his time with the Phillies in 2013. He spent most of 2017 pitching at Triple-A in the Mariners organization, where he worked to a 5.67 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 in 60 1/3 innings. While the output hasn’t been very encouraging of late, Cloyd could have a chance to push for an important place on the Miami depth chart. The rebuilding club is sure to have some pitching opportunities in the season to come.
- The Nationals added right-hander Justin Miller as well as slugger Balbino Fuenmayor on minor-league deals. Miller, 30 has seen 88 1/3 total MLB innings, spread over the 2014-16 campaigns, with a composite 4.99 ERA. He has shown some swing and miss ability at times, though. Last year, he pitched to a 5.48 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9 in 46 frames in the PCL. The 28-year-old Fuenmayor, meanwhile, played in Mexico last year after his once-prodigious upper-minors power output fizzled in 2016. He hit well in Mexico and has continued to rake in Venezuelan winter action.
- Southpaw James Russell is headed to the Tigers organization on a non-roster arrangement. Whether he’ll receive a camp invite isn’t known in this case (or the others). The 32-year-old is long removed from his days as a solid bullpen presence. He last appeared in the majors, rather briefly, in 2016. Though he only threw 31 professional innings last year, all in the Mexican League, they were in a starting role. He worked to a 2.03 ERA with 7.8 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9.
As a fan of baseball im actually looking forward to the marlins season and seeing what hidden gems they can find.
I mean plenty of opportunities for people. Always love a good underdog.
Agreed^
The great Balbino!!!!!
I think, in the end, if Yelich stays, the young Marlins will be a fun team to watch. No attitudes except to play the best baseball they possibly can.
They are going to love the speed of Sierra, his defense, and his athletic ability to play defense. Plus, if he hits the ball, and it’s bobbled, he beats the throw to first base. Fun to watch.
So James Russell is at the Cubs convention this weekend as a ‘Cubs player of yesteryear.’ I’ve never seen one in that category before that was still playing.
Another day….another underwhelming signing for the Tigers. Nothing to see here…look away Tiger fans. I love the line…”long removed” sums it all up.
A lot of meh moves, hopefully one can work out like Mahtook last year.
Yah you gotta think one or two guys from all the trades will work out.
I remember a meh move a few years ago when the Tigers picked up a player who was cut from the worst team in the league. That turned out alright….(side note, I’m not expecting any of these guys to turn out alright)