Europeans in the Minors through July 9, 2017

There’s been some turnover amongst the European minor leaguers with two new signings and three players whose professional careers have (at least temporarily) been halted.

New signings:
Ernesto Martinez, Milwaukee Brewers. France.
The Cuban émigré who played for France in last year’s U18 European Championship (and the previous year’s World Baseball Classic Qualifier) has signed with the Brewers. Martinez spent two years at the academy in Toulouse, and is now playing in the Dominican Summer League.

Leonardo Seminati, Cincinnati Reds. Italy.
The first baseman from the Italian Academy in Tirrenia signed on July 2nd with the Cincinnati Reds. He has yet to be assigned to a minor league affiliate.

Three players were released by their MLB organizations last month:
Daniel Arribas, Pittsburgh Pirates. Netherlands.
The Dutch catcher/utility player was due to be a minor league free agent at year’s end – that process has been accelerated. Arribas finished his Pirates career in high-A, and will now look for an opportunity where he can log more game time.

Sam Buelens, Toronto Blue Jays. Belgium.
The Belgian outfielder has played the last two seasons in the Dominican Summer League, but he’s currently playing for the Mannheim Tornados in the German Bundesliga.

Alessandro Ciarla, Philadelphia Phillies. Italy.
Ciarla just signed last spring with the Phillies, but he’s rumored to have been let go this June. He pitched 6 games last summer in the DSL.

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