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Optioned Players: Red Sox, Twins, Astros, Rangers, Cubs

By Connor Byrne | March 27, 2020 at 12:46am CDT

What was supposed to be Opening Day across baseball may as well have been called Optioning Day. As seen on this site, several teams cut down their rosters Thursday. Here are several that we haven’t covered yet:

  • The Red Sox made their minor league signing of utilityman Yairo Munoz official, assigning him to Triple-A Pawtucket, and sent down pitchers Colten Brewer, Chris Mazza, Matt Hall and Jeffrey Springs. Brewer’s the most notable name among the pitchers. The 27-year-old ranked fifth among Red Sox relievers last season in innings (54 2/3). Brewer recorded a passable 4.12 ERA with 8.56 K/9 and a 50.3 percent groundball rate along the way, but he also walked 5.6 batters per nine. 
  • The Twins optioned right-handed reliever Sean Poppen and outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr., Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press tweets. Poppen had a rough 8 1/3-inning major league debut last year, but he logged solid production as a member of Triple-A Rochester, with which he pitched to a 3.84 ERA, struck out just over 10 hitters per nine and induced grounders at a 57 percent clip. The disciplined Wade impressively drew more walks than strikeouts at both the Triple-A and big league levels last season, though low batting averages and a lack of power limited his impact.
  • The Astros optioned infielder Jack Mayfield, catcher Garrett Stubbs and lefty Blake Taylor to Triple-A Round Rock, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Mayfield and Stubbs posted subpar production last year during their MLB debuts, though they only combined for 104 plate appearances. Taylor, 24, spent most of 2019 as a member of the Mets’ Double-A affiliate, with whom he managed an excellent 1.85 ERA with 10.38 K/9, 2.77 BB/9 and a 50.5 percent GB rate in 39 innings. He joined the Astros in the package they received for outfielder Jake Marisnick over the winter.
  • The Rangers sent down southpaw Taylor Hearn and outfielder Scott Heineman. The 25-year-old Hearn endured an injury-limited 2019, but he was seen as one of the Rangers’ top pitching prospects before then. While Heineman raked in Triple-A ball (.340/.412/.553 in 182 plate appearances), he slumped to a .213/.306/.373 line in 85 PA with the Rangers.
  • The Cubs optioned hard-throwing reliever Dillon Maples to Triple-A Iowa, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. Despite great strikeout totals, the 27-year-old righty has gotten knocked around to the tune of an 8.06 ERA in 22 1/3 frames as a Cub since 2017. Walks have been a major problem for Maples, who has doled out almost 8.5 free passes per nine in the bigs. He wasn’t much better in that department in Triple-A last year, when he walked more than 7.5 hitters per nine. Nevertheless, thanks in large part to a whopping 16.53 K/9 and a tremendous GB percentage of 62.1, Maples pitched to a respectable 3.77 ERA in 43 innings.
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Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Houston Astros Minnesota Twins Notes Texas Rangers Transactions Chris Mazza Colten Brewer Dillon Maples Garrett Stubbs Jack Mayfield Jeffrey Springs LaMonte Wade Jr. Matt Hall Scott Heineman Sean Poppen Taylor Hearn

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  1. i hate my father

    2 years ago

    I think you mean Dillion Maples was optioned. Alec Mills is out of options

    Reply
    • Connor Byrne

      2 years ago

      You are correct. That has been fixed. Thank you!

      Reply
    • TomL

      2 years ago

      I wonder what the logic was behind this. MiLB is on hold too so it’s not like he’s getting more work in. The guy had his own throwing regimen in Mesa like Kimbrel and only appeared in two games, the second of which he actually had command (albeit zero video evidence).

      All of the reports of this optioning talk about his era and struggle with command but that has nothing to do with this spring.

      Reply
  2. Moneyballer

    2 years ago

    Munoz, upon hearing the news, can not be found. Seriously, this guy is a joke! Pouts because the cardinals weren’t going to make him an everyday player but probably would have landed a utility role on a MLB team….now signs elsewhere and gets placed in AAA. Karma is that big bad b word, Yairo! Enjoy the minor leagues this year.

    Reply
    • parx

      2 years ago

      Youre bitter because a possible utility man signed a minor league deal elsewhere? Wow

      Reply
      • PTBNL

        2 years ago

        BFIB

        Reply
    • shimmy_rosenbloom

      2 years ago

      Can’t say I disagree with you, when I was reading this I was thinking the very same thing.

      Reply
    • 4WSsince04

      2 years ago

      Muñoz will be in AAA, but also will be making a whole lot less money.

      Reply
  3. ZoinksScoob

    2 years ago

    MLB.com also reported that the Brewers optioned 5 players: C Jacob Nottingham, LHP Angel Perdomo, RHP Bobby Wahl, and RHP Eric Yardley to AAA-San Antonio, and RHP J.P. Feyereisen to AA-Biloxi.

    Reply
  4. Sealbeach Comber

    2 years ago

    The three Astros need AAA time to fine tune their cheating techniques.

    Reply

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