Braves' Jorge Juan: Signs minors contract with ATL
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Juan signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with Atlanta.
Juan pitched well with the High-A affiliate of the Athletics in early 2023 but stumbled to a 5.66 ERA across 35 innings following his May promotion to Double-A Midland. The 24-year-old right-hander holds a career 4.53 ERA and 217:123 K:BB in 173 professional innings.
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Athletics' Jorge Juan: Ready to join High-A
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Juan (elbow) was activated from the 7-day injured list by High-A Lansing on Thursday.
Juan looks like he's ready to make his 2022 debut at the High-A level after he recently made two rehab starts in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. The 23-year-old right-hander has been sidelined all season with a right elbow strain.
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Athletics' Jorge Juan: Rehabbing in ACL
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Juan (elbow) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on July 22 and has struck out eight over four scoreless innings between his first two outings with the affiliate.
Juan was removed from the Athletics' 40-man roster in May and later released, only to re-sign with the organization on a minor-league deal. He was then placed on Single-A Stockton's injured list while he continued to recover from a right elbow strain, but he finally looks to be close to being activated.
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Athletics' Jorge Juan: Re-signs with Oakland
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Juan signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Monday.
Juan was released by Oakland on Sunday after being designated for assignment, but he'll return to the organization on a minor-league deal. He missed the start of the regular season with an undisclosed injury but split time between Single-A Stockton and High-A Lansing last year.
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Jorge Juan: Cut loose by Oakland
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The Athletics released Juan (undisclosed) on Sunday.
Juan was moved off the 40-man roster Sunday to clear a spot for Ramon Laureano, who was reinstated from the restricted list after completing the 80-game suspension he initially received last August. Though Oakland had the option of retaining Juan's rights after he exposed to waivers, the organization will part ways with the 23-year-old right-hander entirely. He split time between Single-A Stockton and High-A Lansing in 2021 and had spent the entire 2022 campaign on the 7-day injured list due to an unspecified issue.
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Athletics' Jorge Juan: Dumped from 40-man roster
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The Athletics designated Juan for assignment Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The transaction frees up room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Ramon Laureano (suspension), who was reinstated from the restricted list ahead of his season debut in Sunday's game against the Twins. Juan, a 23-year-old right-hander who signed with the Athletics in 2017, has yet to pitch above the High-A level and has lost some of his prospect luster since Oakland chose to protect him from the Rule 5 draft over the winter. He has yet to make his 2022 debut after the Athletics opted to hold him back at extended spring training for an unspecified reason.
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Athletics' Jorge Juan: In extended spring training
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Juan was held back in extended spring training for an unspecified reason, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
Given that Juan only logged 26.2 innings across Low-A and High-A last year, he wasn't going to be able to handle a full season's worth of starts this year, so the A's may simply be delaying his start to the season.
