X-Nico

unusual facts about designated for assignment



Bobby Seay

He stayed with the organization until 2004, when he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Reggie Taylor after being designated for assignment.

Chris McGuiness

The Rangers designated McGuiness for assignment after the 2013 season to make room on their 40-man roster for Shin-Soo Choo.

Joe Thurston

On April 22, 2008, Thurston was designated for assignment and subsequently played in the Puerto Rican winter league in 2008 on a team managed by Eduardo Pérez.


see also

Casey Fien

On February 23, 2010, he was designated for assignment to make roster room for the newly acquired Johnny Damon.

Jai Miller

On December 23, Miller was designated for assignment to make room for the prospects acquired in the Gio Gonzalez trade.

Justin Germano

Germano was designated for assignment by the Indians on May 19, 2011 to make room on the active roster for Luis Valbuena.

Kanekoa Texeira

However, Texeira and Jesús Colomé were designated for assignment on May 31, 2010, as the Mariners promoted pitchers Sean White and Garrett Olson.

Kevin Whelan

On January 26, 2012 he was designated for assignment to make room for Hiroki Kuroda.

Milwaukee Brewers minor league players

On February 4, 2011, he was designated for assignment by the Brewers to make room for Mark Kotsay.

Mitch Talbot

Talbot was designated for assignment on July 31, 2011, to make room on the 40-man roster for Ubaldo Jiménez.

Steve Cishek

On May 24, 2011, Cishek was called up once again to join the Marlins after Jay Buente was designated for assignment.