MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Roster Shuffling in Iowa

Published on May 9, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


GENEVA, IL - The Kane County Cougars, in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs, have announced that catcher Carlos Escobar and infielder David Bote have joined the Cougars. Infielder Wes Darvill and catcher Chadd Krist have been promoted to Class-A Advanced Daytona. Today's roster move maintains the Cougars' active roster at 25 players as the team continues a three-game series in Iowa against Burlington this evening. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

Escobar (15th Round, 2012) played in 27 games last season between Mesa (Rookie) and Boise (Short-A), batting .234. Escobar earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors in 2012 after helping Nevada to a 32-25 record and a share of the conference title. Bote, who played in four games with Daytona last month, played in 38 games with Boise last season, batting .232.

Krist, in a platoon role at catcher, batted .263 in 12 games while Darvill was batting .347 for the Cougars at the time of today's transaction.

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