Punching Tickets – Braves Transactions for Week of 6/21-28
And I thought last week was a busy week for minor league transactions.
…and with that: let’s see whose tickets were punched for another destination this week!
A whole bunch of new assignments as the roster was filled out last week to begin their short-season play:
- RHP Tyler Brosius
- RHP Tyler Vail
- RHP Ian Stiffler
- RHP Jonathan Holmes
- RHP Mike Volpe
- RHP Jorge Zavala
- RHP Steven Schils
- RHP Daniel Cordero
- RHP Francisco Gonzalez
- RHP Rafael Rodriguez
- LHP Adrian Rivero
- LHP Nelson Leon
- C Andrew Parker
- C Nathan Hass
- C Tanner Murphy
- C Joseph Odom
- 1B Ibrahim McKenzie
- 2B Matta Mercuri
- 2B Luis Monasterio
- SS Omar Obregon
- OF Victor Reyes
- OF Jose Morel
- LHP Jordan Sechler (new assignment, 6/21)
- LHP Chuck Buchanan (new assignment, 6/21)
- LHP Blake Brown (from Rome… was only there since 6/21)
- OF Kyle Wren (from Danville, 6/11). Yes – after one week! Of course he was hitting .409 after the first five games to lead the team. First game at Rome? 2-3, both doubles. Believe me, Kyle, pro ball won’t be this easy forever!
- LHP Cole Nelson (New Assignment, 6/13)
- OF Edison Sanchez (from Extended Spring Training, 6/21)
- 2013 First Round pick RHP Jason Hursh has been assigned to Rome, though there’s no formal transaction announcement about this yet, nor does he appear on the official roster yet.
- RHP Brandon Cunniff (new assignment, 6/23)
- OF Josh Elander (from Rome, 6/23)
- 1B Trenton Moses (from Rome, 6/23)
- SS Eric Garcia (from Rome, 6/21)
- 2B Levi Hyams (from Rome, 6/20)
- LF Robby Hefflinger (from Lynchburg, 6/28). Was leading Carolina League by a mile in homers (21) and total bases (162). Second in OPS, 6th in hits, 9th in runs scored.
- RHP Cristhian Martinez reassigned to continue rehab (from GCL Braves, 6/25). First outing? Not so good: 1 inning, 2 earned runs allowed via 2 hits and 2 walks.
- 2B Omar Luna (new assignment, 6/22)
- 2B Emerson Landoni (from Lynchburg, 6/21)
- RHP James Hoyt (from Lynchburg, 6/21)
- RHP Pat Egan (from Gwinnett, 6/23)
- 2B Philip Gosslin (from Mississippi, 6/23)
- RHP Joe Nisenius (new assignment, 6/21)
- SS Luis Nunez (from Mississippi, 6/21)
- INF Paul Janish recalled, (from Gwinnett, 6/21 )
- DEACTIVATED: 2B Tommy La Stella (strained left hamstring, 6/20)
- ACTIVATED: C Tyler Tewell (7-day, Rome, 6/21)
- DEACTIVATED: LHP Sean Gilmartin (7-day, Gwinnett, shoulder, 6/17)
- DEACTIVATED: LHP Daniel Rodriguez (7-day, Gwinnett, elbow strain, 6/3)
- DEACTIVATED: C Evan Gattis (15-day, Atlanta, 6/17)
- REHABBING: Luis Ayala (Gwinnett, 6/20)