Tag Archives: Baseball Transactions

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that outfielder Christian Marrero’s contract has been purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies. He is expected to report to Double-A.   In his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League, Marrero was hitting .295 with 43 hits, 10 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI in 41 games before having …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Patrick Johnson.   Johnson enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.   Johnson was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Matt Marksberry.   Marksberry enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.   The Cincinnati, Ohio native was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Campbell University. After being …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of utility player Justin Trapp.   Trapp enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots, as well as his first in the Atlantic League.   The 26-year old began his 2017 campaign with Sussex County of the Can-Am League, where he stole 15 bases and knocked in 16 runs in 45 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Dustin Antolin, who played at the Major League level in 2016.   Antolin enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.   Antolin was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that infielder Tyler Bortnick’s contract has been purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. He will report to Triple-A.   Bortnick was named an All-Star in his first season in Somerset and second in the Atlantic League for his .273 average, 25 runs, 59 hits, ten doubles and 26 RBI in 62 games played. …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Logan Darnell’s contract has been purchased by the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He will report to Double-A Montgomery.   Darnell was 4-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 12 appearances this season for Somerset. His 46.2 innings of work were split between two separate stints with the team. …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of left-handed pitcher Efrain Nieves.   Nieves returns for his second season with the Somerset Patriots and his second in the Atlantic League. Last season, Nieves appeared in nine games for the team, including six starts, going 3-0 on the mound with a 3.09 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 35 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder/infielder Christian Marrero.   Marrero enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots, as well as his first in the Atlantic League.   He began to 2017 season with Quintana Roo of the Mexican League, where he hit seven home runs and drove in 23 RBI in 47 games.   …

Bridgewater, NJ- 2016 Somerset Patriots left-handed pitcher Nik Turley is expected to be promoted to the Major Leagues with the Minnesota Twins. He is scheduled to make his MLB debut on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.   Turley began the 2017 season with Double-A Chattanooga, where he made five appearances (three starts) and yielded just one run over 24.1 …