Rounding up the minor moves from around the baseball world…
- Brewers minor leaguers RHP Alec Asher, LHP Mike Zagurski and IF Nick Franklin elected free agency, the team’s development department announced today. The 27-year-old Franklin – a former first-round pick of the Mariners – is the biggest name of the three, though his .214/.285/.359 career line illustrates his struggles at the big-league level. Asher is a former 23rd-round pick of the Giants who appeared in two games for the Brewers this season without giving up a run. Zagurksi is now 35-years-old and last saw significant time in the majors when he appeared in 45 games for the Diamondbacks in 2012, pitching to a 5.54 ERA across 37.1 innings. Zagurski and Franklin spent all of 2018 in the Brewers’ system, whereas Asher split the year between the Triple-A clubs of the Brewers and Dodgers.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks signed right-hander Shane Watson to a two-year minor-league deal, per Baseball America’s Matt Eddy (via Twitter). The now-25-year-old Watson was drafted 40th overall in the 2012 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, and last played for a major-league affiliated club in 2017 with the Double-A Reading Phillies.
Hopefully Brewers can resign Asher on a minor league deal
the fellas are gone
Did Watson have another surgery resulting in the 2 year thing?
Zagurski made 2 appearances in the majors this year and got annihilated in both.
Asher did not sign with the Giants in 2010. He was the Texas Rangers 4th round pick in 2012.
Too bad about Franklin. He offers switch hitting, and really is a decent fielder at 2B, SS and LF….course he never hit a lick….watched him in Tampa and at least he went full tilt all the time…..might be a decent minor league pickup……
As bad as the Tiger middle infield is, Franklin might be a starter there.