Some minor league moves from today.
**Jason Townsend has been promoted from Bradenton to Altoona. Kris Harvey has been placed on the Altoona disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. Townsend had a 2.23 ERA in 68.2 innings in relief with Bradenton, with a 5.5 K/9 and a 2.8 BB/9 ratio.
**Emmanuel De Leon was promoted from West Virginia to Bradenton.
**Junior Sosa was placed on the seven-day disabled list in West Virginia. Sosa was injured in last night’s game and had to be carried off the field.
**Pat Ludwig and Alex Fuselier were promoted from State College to West Virginia. Ludwig was taken in the tenth round of the 2012 draft.
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I was in Trenton tonight to see JT, he looked good!
I guess it is time to see what Townsend can do with that ‘live arm’ you wrote about, Tim.
Darren Maz was the scout who recommended him!
Good to see Sosa was not seriously injured!