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• Nationals' Franklin Barreto: Joins Washington in MiLB deal

  12/01/2022 • By RotoWire

  Barreto agreed to a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Barreto joined the Astros on a minors deal for 2022 and had a .162/.259/.274 slash line in 73 games at the Triple-A level before he was released in August. The 26-year-old will need a significant turnaround to have a chance of seeing the majors in 2023.

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• Franklin Barreto: Parts ways with Houston

  08/10/2022 • By RotoWire

  Barreto was released by the Astros on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Barreto inked a minor-league deal with the Astros during the offseason and has been let go after posting a .162/.259/.274 slash line in 73 games at Triple-A Sugar Land. The 26-year-old has similarly struggled in the majors with a .549 OPS in 101 career games.

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• Astros' Franklin Barreto: Reassigned to minor-league camp

  04/02/2022 • By RotoWire

  Barreto was reassigned to minor-league camp Saturday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. Barreto joined the Astros on a minor-league deal in late March, and he'll begin the 2022 campaign at Triple-A Sugar Land. Across three appearances this spring, the 26-year-old went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.

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• Astros' Franklin Barreto: Making spring, Houston debuts

  03/28/2022 • By RotoWire

  Barreto (elbow) will start at second base and bat ninth Monday in the Astros' Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. He'll be making both his spring and Astros debuts after he agreed to a minor-league deal with Houston last week. Once a highly-touted prospect, Barreto's star has dimmed in light of his poor body of work at the big-league level between stops with the Athletics and Angels from 2017 through 2020. He missed the entire 2021 season due to an elbow injury that eventually required Tommy John surgery, but his inclusion in the lineup Monday at a middle-infield position implies that he's back to full health. Barreto is expected to open the season with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land.

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• Astros' Franklin Barreto: Joins Astros on MiLB deal

  03/23/2022 • By RotoWire

  Barreto (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Tuesday that includes an invite to big-league camp, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Barreto elected free agency after being outrighted off the Angels' 40-man roster in October, but he's now latched on with a new team. Once a highly-regarded prospect, the 26-year-old has been unable to make much of an impact since making his big-league debut in 2017, and he went 2-for-27 during his brief stint in the majors last season.

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