The Milwaukee Brewers have designated infielder Felipe Lopez for assignment, according to a Tweet by Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
Lopez was traded by the Rays to the Brewers on July 28 for cash. In 48 games this season, Lopez was hitting .206/.247/.277 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.
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08/21/11
Wow! Another trade deadline in the books, and the PRO Rumors team was happy to be with you to bring you the most up-to-date information on your favorite team. Maybe you caught the action on the web, or on your iPhone or the Android app.
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07/31/11
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded infielder Felipe Lopez to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
Lopez was hitting .216/.248/.320 with 2 HR’s and 8 RBI’s in 97 AB’s for the Rays in 2011.
07/28/11
Infielder Felipe Lopez has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to the Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports.
Lopez was designated for assignment for the second time this season with the Rays on June 11.
In 32 games this season for the Rays, Lopez had been hitting .216/.248/.320.
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06/14/11
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated Felipe Lopez for assignment, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports. The move was done to accommodate infielder Elliot Johnson who was activated from the disabled list.
This is the second time that the Rays designated Lopez for assignment this season. In May, Lopez was designated, but he cleared [...]
06/12/11
Rays’ infielder Felipe Lopez has cleared waivers and has accepted assignment to Triple-A according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
Lopez was designated for assignment by the Rays two days ago. In 24 games this season with the Rays, Lopez was hitting .222/.263/.347. He signed a one-year, $1 million contract in February [...]
05/06/11
The Rays have designated Felipe Lopez for assignment in order to make room for the recently activated Evan Longoria, according to the Tampa Tribune.
Longoria was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. He suffered a strained left oblique on April 3.
In 24 games this season with the Rays, Lopez was hitting .222/.263/.347. He signed a one-year, [...]
05/03/11
Most of the time, when a player signs a Minor League deal, it means teams do not want to gamble a guaranteed contract on an individual for various reasons. This was the case for Felipe Lopez who was one season removed from posting a 310 avg.
He found himself a free-agent this offseason and was forced [...]
04/23/11
According to Marc Topkin of the St. petersburg Times, the Tampa Bay Rays may look for another bat to replace retired/cheat Manny Ramirez. Though the Rays may not make a move for a couple of months.
Topkin says that part of the reason the Rays will wait for a bit is because there aren’t any quality [...]
04/17/11
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated right-handed pitcher Mike Ekstrom for assignment in order to make room for Felipe Lopez, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports.
The Rays originally signed Lopez to a Minor League contract in early February in order to provide infield depth for the team.
In three previously professional seasons, the 27-year-old [...]
04/03/11