BREAKING NEWS: Paul Janish recalled from Gwinnett. No word on the corresponding move from Atlanta, but I will hazard a guess that Ramiro Pena will be placed on the Disabled List, retroactive to the beginning of the week .
We aim to make this a weekly bit – but we’ll back up to the beginning of the month just to get things caught up.
This time of the year, there are a LOT of player re-assignments taking place. This is partly because of the break in most minor league schedules (first half ending; second half beginning). It is also because the just-drafted/just-signed rookies are beginning play – as our new Danville Braves team did last night, beating up on a squad of what honesty requires me to describe as “Rays’ underachievers”… none of whom had been drafted this year. Nonetheless, the 9-1 victory was an excellent start, with these headliners:
Victor Caratini – notably playing at 3B – 4/4, 3 Runs, 2B, 3B, OPS 3.000 (2nd Round)
Kyle Wren – (CF) 3-5 (2K), 2 Runs (8th Round)
Matt Kimbrel (last year draft pick) – 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 BB, 1 K.
Oh – and the Danville team manager? Johnathan Schuerholz.
But this is about transactions: so here they are…
Assigned to Extended Spring Training from Danville:
The Danville Braves Roster currently has these players:
PITCHERS
- Jared Dettmann (new assignment, 6/17)
- Dakota Dill (new assignment, 6/17)
- Michael Flores, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Ignacio Geronimo
- Jean Carlos Gil, (assigned from Rome Braves, 6/17)
- Ryan Gunther (new assignment, 6/17)
- Steve Janas (new assignment, 6/17)
- Matt Kimbrel, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Matt Marksberry (new assignment, 6/17)
- Jorge Montenegro, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- David Peterson (on 60-day DL)
- Brandon Rohde
- Ernesto Silva, (assigned from Rome Braves, 6/18)
- Michael Swanner (new assignment, 6/17)
- Richie Tate
- Andry Ubiera, (assigned from Rome Braves, 6/18)
- Andrew Waszak (new assignment, 6/17)
- Clint Wright
CATCHERS
- Bryan De La Rosa, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Anthony Nunez, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Carlos Sanchez, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
INFIELDERS
- Aris Alcantara
- Johan Camargo
- Victor Caratini (new assignment, 6/17)
- Jackson Lumann (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Seth Moranda
- Mikey Reynolds (new assignment, 6/17)
- Jacob Schrader (new assignment, 6/17)
OUTFIELDERS
- Justin Black, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Hector Garcia, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Connor Lien, (assigned from GCL Braves, 6/17)
- Alejandro Piloto
- Kyle Wren
- RHP Williams Perez (from Danville, 6/11)
- RHP Andry Ubiera (from GCL Braves, 6/11*)
- LHP Eric Pfisterer (New Assignment, 6/13)
- RHP Ernesto Silva (from Danville, 6/13)
- RHP Jeremy Fitzgerald (from Danville, 6/17; see DL list)
- RHP Carlos Perez (from Extended Spring Training, 6/20)
- RHP Mauricio Cabrera (from Extended Spring Training, 6/20)
- 2013 First Round pick RHP Jason Hursh has been assigned to Rome, though there’s no formal transaction annoncement about this yet.
* Pitched 3+ innings for Rome on 6/12. Reassigned 6/18 and pitched for Danville, 6/20 (getting the W with 5 excellent innings).
- LHP Robert Fish (from Gwinnett, 6/4)
- 2B Ross Heffley (from Lynchburg, 6/20)
- RHP Wilson Rivera (from Danville, 6/16)
- LHP Blaine Sims (from Rome, 6/11)
- RHP Billy Bullock (from Gwinnett, 6/4)
- RHP Mitch Atkins (new assignment, 6/3)
- LHP Thomas Keeling (new assignment, 6/3 (via Juan Francisco trade))
- No reports
- P Cody Martin (from Mississippi, 6/18)
- LHP Cole McCurry (from Mississippi, 6/3)
- LHP Joe Beimel (new assignment, 6/2)
- RHP Cory Rasmus (returned by Atlanta 6/19 )
- INF Tyler Pastornicky (from Gwinnett, 6/18)
- RHP Cory Rasmus (from Gwinnett, 6/18; returned 6/19 )
- INF Paul Janish (from Gwinnett, 6/21)
- ACTIVATED: C Cory Brownsten (7-day, Lynchburg, 6/5)
- ACTIVATED: C Chase Anselment (7-day, Rome, 6/11)
- DEACTIVATED: RHP Rafael Briceno (7-day 6/11, retro to 6/7, Rome)
- DEACTIVATED: C Tyler Tewell (7-day, Rome, 6/11)
- DEACTIVATED: RHP David Peterson (60-day, 6/17)
- 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: RHP Gary Moran to GCL Braves (from Mississippi, 6/21)
- REHABBING: RHP Luis Ayala (6/20)
- REHABBING: RHP Jeremy Fitzgerald to GCL Braves (from Rome, 6/21)
- BRANDON BEACHY: Status unknown after rehab setback (Gwinnett, 6/13).
- DEACTIVATED: INF RAMIRO PENA (believed to be DL’d, retro to early this week).
We wish all these players best of luck in their future endeavors, whether in or out of baseball.
- RHP Ryan Woolley (from Lynchburg, 6/19)
- 3B Fernando De Los Santos (from Lynchburg, 6/9)
- C Luis De La Cruz (from Lynchburg, 6/4)
Finally, there’s a list that you never want to see any entries for… but we’ve got one this week. Hopefully this can be corrected, for the good of the man. Beckwith was charged with a DUI while at Lynchburg about five weeks ago.