Here are Thursday’s minor transactions from around the game…
- The Padres re-signed right-hander Cory Mazzoni to a minor league contract last night, tweets Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Mazzoni, 26, was acquired from the Mets in Spring Training 2015 when San Diego sent Alex Torres to New York. He enjoyed a solid season at the Triple-A level (3.97 ERA, 12.2 K/9, 3.2 BB/9) but was rocked for 20 runs in just 8 2/3 innings in his lone taste of the Majors last season. As Lin notes, he’s currently recovering from shoulder surgery and will continue his rehab on a minors deal now that he’s been removed from the 40-man roster, having been designated for assignment and subsequently released late last month. The former second-round pick has a career 4.08 ERA in the minors to go along with solid walk and strikeout rates.
