The latest minor moves from around baseball…
- The Reds have added outfielder Boog Powell on a minor league pact, Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports. Powell has bounced around several organizations since Oakland chose him in Round 20 of the 2012 draft, but he hasn’t hit poorly during his brief major league experience. The 27-year-old owns a .262/.333/.383 line in 160 career plate appearances. Most of Powell’s at-bats in recent years have come in Triple-A ball, where he has hit .279/.368/.390 in 1,356 PA.
- The Marlins have released outfielder Brayan Hernandez, per Hilburn-Trenkle. Hernandez, who joined the Miami organization in a 2017 trade with Seattle centering on David Phelps, was a touted prospect when he came out of Venezuela in 2014. The 22-year-old didn’t perform well in the minors from 2018-19, however, and managed a miserable .461 OPS in 166 trips to the plate between Single-A and low-A ball last season.
- The Mariners have signed catcher Joe Hudson to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times tweets. Hudson entered the pro ranks as a sixth-round pick of Cincinnati in 2012, and he ended up appearing in the majors with the Angels in 2018 and the Cardinals last season. The 28-year-old collected just 13 plate appearances during that span, though. Hudson spent most of last year at the Triple-A level, where he hit .223/.293/.411 with 10 home runs in 222 PA.
Boog Powell. Great baseball name.
If you think his nickname is cool, check out his real one:
Herschel Mack Powell IV
And this video (of the Boogs meeting each other):
youtube.com/watch?v=ivum09AR0qk
You know Cleveland needs outfielders why they weren’t all over Boog is beyond me
they have several OF
Brayan Hernandez gone…and the Marlins continue to shed dead weight this offseason. It’s gonna be a fun Spring Training!
as the newly self-appointed President of the Brayan Hernandez Fan Club i am deeply offended!
Reds signed Boog Powell back on 12/21/2019 to a minor league deal with an invite to camp…
Love how his BR profile shows his nickname as Little Mack. Isn’t Boog the nickname?