The latest minor moves from around baseball…
- Infielder Greg Garcia opted out of his minor league contract with the Phillies, who subsequently released him, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets. Garcia spent roughly two weeks with the Phillies, though he never made it to their roster after signing April 22. The former Cardinal and Padre will return to the open market as the owner of a .245/.354/.339 line in 1,303 plate appearances.
Earlier transactions:
- JT Riddle and Tzu-Wei Lin both cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Twins earlier this week, according to SKOR North’s Darren Wolfson (Twitter links). The infielders will be assigned to the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul for the start of the minor league season. Riddle and Lin signed minors deals with Minnesota in December, and each had their contracts selected in April as the Twins looked to fill some roster holes created by injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak. Riddle appeared in four games before landing on the COVID injured list himself, while Lin appeared in just one game as a defensive sub.
Tzu-Wei is a sneaky good piece to stash in AAA. Hopefully, he will be back up soon.
If only he could hit
Sort of like Devon Marrero before him. Lin is more versatile but Marrero was much better defensively in the infield.