Juan Minaya
Juan Gustavo Minaya (born September 18, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.
| Juan Minaya | |
|---|---|
Minaya with the St. Paul Saints in 2021 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 18, 1990 Maimón, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 2016, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 9–5 |
| Earned run average | 3.69 |
| Strikeouts | 196 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Houston Astros edit
On June 21, 2009, Minaya signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the GCL Astros. In 2010, Minaya played for the Single-A Lexington Legends, recording a 4-12 record and 4.79 ERA in 26 appearances. He appeared in 28 games for Lexington the next year, pitching to a 1-5 record and 6.90 ERA. He spent the 2012 season with the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats, registering a 2-2 record and 4.66 ERA with 31 strikeouts. In 2013, he played for the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits, pitching to a 3-6 record and 4.77 ERA in 54.2 innings of work. He split the 2014 season between the High-A Lancaster JetHawks and the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, accumulating a 2-3 record and 4.19 ERA in 53.2 innings pitched. He split the 2015 season between Corpus Christi and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, posting a 2.80 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 35 appearances between the two teams.[1] The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[2] On June 14, 2016, Minaya was designated for assignment by the Astros.[3]
Chicago White Sox edit
On June 22, 2016, Minaya was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox.[4] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, and made his MLB debut that day,pitching a scoreless innings of relief against the Minnesota Twins. He finished his rookie season with a 4.35 ERA in 11 appearances. In 40 games for the White Sox in 2017, Minaya pitched to a 3-2 record and 4.53 ERA with 51 strikeouts. He appeared in 52 games for Chicago in 2018, posting a 2-2 record and 3.28 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 46.2 innings of work. On March 15, 2019, Minaya was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.[5] On May 5, Minaya was selected to the active roster.[6] Minaya pitched to a 3.90 ERA in 22 games before he was designated for assignment on July 13.[7] He was assigned outright to Triple-A Charlotte on July 17, where he spent the remainder of the season. He elected free agency on October 1.[8]
Minnesota Twins edit
On January 28, 2020, Minaya signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins organization.[9] On August 28, 2020, Minaya's contract was selected to the active roster.[10] On September 1, Minaya was designated for assignment without making an appearance for the big league club.[11] Minaya was outrighted to the alternate training site and elected free agency on October 7, 2020.
On December 17, 2020, Minaya re-signed with the Twins on a new minor league contract.[12] On May 29, 2021, Minaya was selected to the active roster.[13] After recording a 4.26 ERA in 4 appearances for Minnesota, he was designated for assignment on June 5.[14] He was outrighted to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints on June 8.[15] On July 17, Minaya was re-selected to the active roster.[16]
On November 30, Minaya was non-tendered by the Twins, making him a free agent.[17] On March 11, 2022, Minaya re-signed with the Twins on a minor league contract.[18] On May 28, 2022, Minaya had his contract selected to the major league roster. He was designated for assignment on June 7.[19] Minaya cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints on June 11.[20] On July 1, Minaya was selected back to the active roster.[21] He was designated for assignment on July 4[22] and sent outright to Triple-A St. Paul on July 6.[23] In 6 total appearances for Minnesota, Minaya logged a 5.59 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work. He was released by the Twins organization on September 5.[24]
Washington Nationals edit
On September 7, 2022, Minaya signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. He spent the remainder of the season with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, pitching to an 0-2 record and 3.12 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 8.2 innings pitched across 6 appearances. He elected free agency on October 6.
Pittsburgh Pirates edit
On February 4, 2023, Minaya signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.[25] He elected free agency on November 6. [26]
References edit
- ^ "Juan Minaya Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "Astros' Juan Minaya lands on 40-man roster". cbssports.com. 20 November 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Astros Designate Juan Minaya for Assignment". 14 June 2016.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (June 22, 2016). "White Sox Claim Juan Minaya". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "White Sox Outright Juan Minaya". 15 March 2019.
- ^ "White Sox Select Juan Minaya, Move Jon Jay to 60-Day IL". 5 May 2019.
- ^ "White Sox Designate Juan Minaya for Assignment". 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Pitchers Recently Electing Free Agency". 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Twins Announce Several Minor League Signings". 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Twins Designate Danny Coulombe, Select Juan Minaya". 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Twins to Activate Buxton, Pineda, Donaldson This Week". September 2020.
- ^ "Twins Sign Eight Players to Minor League Deals". 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Twins Select Juan Minaya, Designate Dakota Chalmers". 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Twins Designate Juan Minaya, Select Griffin Jax". 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Outrighted: Martini, Minaya". 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Twins Place Derek Law On 10-Day Injured List, Move Randy Dobnak To 60-Day Injured List". mlbtraderumors.com. 17 July 2021.
- ^ Adams, Steve (November 30, 2021). "American League Non-Tenders: 11/30/21". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Twins' Juan Minaya: Signs minor-league contract". 11 March 2022.
- ^ Adams, Steve (June 8, 2022). "Twins Designate Juan Minaya For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Twins' Juan Minaya: Clears waivers". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Twins' Juan Minaya: Called up to Minnesota". cbssports.com. July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Twins' Juan Minaya: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Twins' Juan Minaya: Accepts outright assignment". cbssports.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Juan Minaya: Cut loose by Minnesota". cbssports.com. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Veteran Reliever to Minor League Deal". rumbunter.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- juan minaya on Instagram