Comments on: Minor League Transactions

By: Matt Eddy

Matt Eddy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:24:52 +0000

As to the minor league 60-day DL, it functions in a similar manner to the major league version. At the MLB level, placing an injured player on the 60-day DL frees up a 40-man roster space for the club to use during injured player's absence.

Similarly, minor league teams are bound to in-season guidelines. They can carry only a certain number of active, 7-day DL and temporarily inactive players on any one minor league roster. This is where the 60-day comes into play.

For many of baseball's rules, they try to maintain consistency at both the major and minor league levels.

Interesting question, by the way. I hadn't given much thought to the minor league 60-day DL before.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:51:27 +0000

Have you heard anything about Dodger prospect Danny Danielson either quitting baseball or getting released? I heard this rumor for the first time today but haven't been able to confirm it

By: Matt Eddy

Matt Eddy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:52:05 +0000

Update: The Marlins signed Kevin Cravey out of a Scouting Bureau tryout camp in Oklahoma. He pitched for Texas A&M in 2008 but then had elbow surgery for a bone spur. He decided to just work on his mechanical engineering degree and didn't pitch in ’09 or ’10.

By: BK

BK — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:19:04 +0000

Does any body know what happened to Jason Knapp? He had surgery this winter and was supposed to be 100% by spring training. Yet he hasn't pitched this year yet and doesn't seem to be on any team roster at the moment.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:35:10 +0000

Is it the same Kevin Cravey from Texas A&M? He pitched for them in 2008 anyway…

By: Matt Eddy

Matt Eddy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:25:59 +0000

Update: The Marcus Jones in question is the former Duke student athlete who, according to his football bio page, received a degree in biological anthropology and anatomy from the university in May 2009. A four-year letterwinner in football, Jones started at quarterback, wide receiver and finally linebacker. He appeared in 17 games for the ’09 Blue Devils squad, and the Orioles signed him out of a tryout camp. Here's Jones taking a few BP cuts on YouTube.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:30:07 +0000

Matt Wright (OAK) pitched for the KIA Tigers in Korea earlier this season.
Marcus Jones is the former Duke linebacker who also played a year of baseball.
Any idea why Luis Ramirez, the SS the Braves recently signed out of El Salvador, is on the restricted list?

By: jason

jason — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:28:30 +0000

What exactly is the minor league 60-day DL? Is there an actual limit to the number of healthy players an organization can have under contract, or is it just a paper/procedural move that really only makes sense to the person who created it?

By: Matt Eddy

Matt Eddy — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:51:50 +0000

If you have any more information on the Orioles' Marcus Jones or the Marlins' Kevin Cravey, please leave a message in comments or drop me an e-mail.