INF Yeiler Peguero transferred to Short Season Low A Eugene from Myrtle Beach

Published on May 17, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release

The Chicago Cubs have made the following moves that impact the Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster:

INF Yeiler Peguero has been transferred to Short Season Low A Eugene from Myrtle Beach

LHP Ryan Lawlor has been transferred to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend

Lawlor, an eighth-round selection out of Georgia by the Atlanta Braves in 2015, signed a free agent contract with the Cubs on July 3, 2018. After going 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in four appearances, three starts, in 2018 with Low-A South Bend, he was moved to the bullpen in 2019. This season, he was 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA in nine appearances for the Cubs. At Georgia, Lawlor was a starter his junior season and went 5-7 with a 3.67 ERA over 14 starts.

The Pelicans roster now sits at 25 active players with three on the Injured List.

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