Lansing Lugnuts Announce Roster Moves
Published on May 10, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lansing Lugnuts News Release
LANSING, Mich. -- The Lansing Lugnuts, in conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, announced a series of moves on Thursday: Catcher Pierce Rankin has been transferred to Extended Spring Training, pitcher Kramer Champlin has been placed on the 7-day Disabled List retroactive to May 9th, catcher Chris Schaeffer has been activated from the 7-day Disabled List and pitcher Aleson Escalante has been transferred to the Lugnuts from Extended Spring Training.
Schaeffer, 24, had been on the Lugnuts' DL since the start of the 2012 season. This is the North Carolina State product's first year in the Midwest League after signing as a nondrafted free agent in 2011 and splitting time between Rookie-level Bluefield and Short-Season Vancouver.
Escalante, 23, briefly pitched for Lansing in 2011, compiling a 0-0 record with a 6.14 ERA in eight appearances. The 6'4 right-hander signed as a nondrafted free agent out of Venezuela in 2006.
The Lugnuts currently have 25 active roster members and three players on the Disabled List.
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