NEWSLETTER
We have some shuffling of minor league rosters. Catcher Micah Gibbs, a good defensive switch hitting backstop who never really hit, has been released by the organization. Catcher Chadd Krist has has been promoted to Daytona from Kane County. Joining him in Daytona will be Wes Darvill, one of the raw-but-interesting infield prospects the Cubs have stocked up on over the past few years. Reliever Jeffrey Lorick has also been assigned to Daytona from extended spring training.
To make room for Darvill, the Cubs sent Anthony Giansanti (was an OF, now an INF) back to Tennessee (he has already appeared in one game there). And to make room for Giansanti, the Smokies placed Johermyn Chavez on the DL.
According to @BoiseHawksRadio on Twitter, catcher Carlos Escobar has been moved to Kane County. If I am counting right (and I may not be) that leaves Kane County with one open slot on their roster. Albert Almora, possibly? Hard to say yet, but stay tuned.
But we’re still not done. The Yankees acquired Alberto Gonzalez off the Iowa roster for cash or a PTBNL. Meanwhile, INF Edwin Maysonet was placed on the DL with a sprained ankle. Suddenly Iowa is looking a little thin on infielders. This could be a precursor to Junior Lake coming back, or to Ronald Torreyes or Arismendy Alcantara being promoted, but none of those moves look imminent. It could be that Iowa is going to stand pat for a time, or that a waiver wire move may be coming. Hard to say, really. There are a lot of moving parts right now, and very little insight into which parts are actually moving.
But things are happening. The May minor league roster shuffles have definitely begun.
Scores From Yesterday
Iowa – The mountains have not been kind to the Cubs. Iowa lost again, 5-1.
Tennessee – Tennessee surprisingly falls two games under .500 with this 9-7 loss.
Daytona – Despite two errors, Daytona pulled out a 4-3 win.
Kane County – Rain bumped this game into a Friday doubleheader.
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