Atlanta Braves Minor League Move Catch Up
By Fred Owens
Minor league moves continue as the Atlanta Braves get ready for 2017.
You may have read about some of these Atlanta Braves moves elsewhere, this is simply a brief history of the players involved. Most are minor league depth additions and not surprisingly all are pitchers.
Pitching it is then
Isaac Sanchez RHSP – Sanchez signed with the Pirates in 2010 at 17 years old as a minor league free agent. He spent two years in the Dominican Sumer league followed by two years in the GCL, two years in short season low A, a year in the South Atlantic League and a year in A+ ball.
The Pirates left him unprotected after 2015 and the Mariners grabbed him in the minor league rule 5 draft. As a six-year free agent Sanchez chose free agency on November 7 and the Braves signed him on November 10. the 6’ 0”, 170 pound righty plays at 24-years-old next season.
Manny Barreda RHRP – Drafted by the Yankees in 2007, used as a starter and out of the pen in 2007 and 2008 then converted to reliever full-time. Started 2013 in A+ and moved to AA in August and stayed there to start 2014 but was released by the Yankees in July.
Barreda signed with the Brewers,finished the season and started spring training in 2015 there. Released by Milwaukee in March 2015 he signed with Tijuana in the Mexican league in April. That lasted until May when he returned to the Brewers system and spent the rest of the season in AA before rejoining Tijuana for the 2016 season. The Braves signed the 5’11”, 195 pound Barreda – now 28-years-old – on December 20th.