MWL1 Lansing Lugnuts

Lugnuts send pitching pair to Boise, gain lefties Ferreras and Pratt

Published on July 13, 2004 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lansing Lugnuts News Release


LANSING – The Chicago Cubs have announced that pitchers Reid Willett and Ryan Kalita have been reassigned to the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League. In their place, the Cubs have promoted left handers Yorkin Ferreras from Boise and Andy Pratt from Mesa to take their places on the active roster. The moves still have the active roster at 24 active players with four disabled players.

Ferreras, who was 3-2 with a 2.55 ERA in five starts for the Hawks, will be making his third tour of duty with the Lugnuts. A non-drafted free agent by the Cubs in 1998, Ferreras was 3-6 with a 2.78 ERA in 51 appearances in 2002 for Lansing and then went 4-1 with a 3.56 in 10 games for the Lugnuts last season before being shut down with injuries.

Pratt, a 24-year-old who was acquired from the Atlanta Braves organization in the Juan Cruz trade, started the season at Iowa, going 0-4 with an ERA of 19.00 in four appearances before being placed on the disabled list. With Richmond in 2003, he went 7-10 with a 3.40 ERA in 28 appearances and was originally selected by the Texas organization in the 1998 draft.

Willett leaves the Lugnuts after going 0-3 with a 5.21 ERA in 26 games while Kalita went 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 appearances for the ballclub.

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