The Brewers announced today that righty Taylor Jungmann has been released in order to allow him to pursue an opportunity in Japan. The 40-man space was needed to accommodate the addition of Boone Logan, whose previously reported signing was also made official.
It is not known what organization Jungmann will be joining, but it rates as something of a surprise that he’s heading out of affiliated ball. He was the 12th overall selection in the 2011 draft and showed rather well in his debut season of 2015. More recently, though, Jungmann had struggled to gain opportunities at the game’s highest level.
After receiving 21 MLB starts in 2015, Jungmann was pummeled in his 26 2/3 MLB frames in the ensuing season and did not fare much better at Triple-A. In 2017, though, he worked to a 3.06 ERA in 123 1/3 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A, averaging 8.2 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9. That still was only enough to earn him a single appearance in the majors.
Jungmann, there’s no need to feel down.
I said jungmann get the hell out of town
Jungmann, there’s a place you can go
I said Jungmann, when you can’t make The Show
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time……..
It’s fun to stay at the N……PBL
Wow, he had a pretty good rookie year. He must’ve got a good deal. Best of luck
I was mad when the Astros drafted George Springer at 11 and passed on Taylor Jungman (from UT) who went #12. Glad I am not the GM!!!
Time for Password to ridicule him for seeking a release.
It’s no different than asking for a trade.
Super nice guy. Got to meet him a couple of years back before a game. Here’s to greener pastures abroad, TJ!
Just another failed first round pick by the organization. Since the Ryan Braun pick in the first round they have had very little success in drafting first rounders. Jeffers is the only one that comes to mind that has showed anything in the Major’s.
I have to believe that when it comes to developing draft picks to the Major’s Milwaukee is on the low end compared to other organizations. Especially first rounders.
The 2018 team will probably only have a few of their own picks on it and only one in the starting lineup and that’s Braun.
After the early years of the Melvin regime the organization has come up short on drafting and developing which for a small market team can be devastating.
Now there are a few that still have a chance from the Melvin era so the book is not completely closed yet, but what I’m hoping for is that the Stearns era does a better job. I do think their first round pick last year is a jem. We will see though.
I assume you meant Jeffress.
Wow, depriving us of the possibility of a waiver claim, but hey, at least the Brewers signed Hoover today, one of the biggest moves of the last month
Jungmann’s Minor league performance didn’t earn him that lone appearance this year. He made the team out of spring training.