It’s time once again for @Iainsut to check on the state of the Blue Jays minor league transactions.  This time, for the week of July 18 to 24th.  Brett Lawrie returns to action, Jesse Litsch bides his time and Scott Richmond goes nowhere.

July 18

  • C Franklin Moreno assigned to DSL Blue Jays.
  • Toronto Blue Jays optioned Jesse Litsch to Las Vegas 51s

Catcher Franklin Moreno gets a second chance moving over from the Indians DSL team as a free agent.  Jesse Litsch currently losing out on the numbers game is currently biding his time in Las Vegas, perhaps to be called up in a few days?

July 19

  • Brett Lawrie assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Dunedin Blue Jays.
  • Las Vegas 51s placed 1B Kevin Howard on the 7-Day disabled list.
  • Toronto Blue Jays optioned Luis Perez to Las Vegas 51s.
  • Nicholas Purdy assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Vancouver Canadians

Brett Lawrie returns to action, hopefully without further issues with his hand, he may be up with the big club soon.  To make room for his return, Kevin Howard went on the disabled list.  Luis Perez returns to Las Vegas after a rather successful stay with Toronto only going down to make room for the return of Casey Janssen from the disabled list. 

July 20

  • Dunedin Blue Jays activated OF Brad Glenn from the 7-Day disabled list.
  • Las Vegas 51s placed LHP Sean Henn on the temporarily inactive lis

July 22

  • RHP Kramer Champlin assigned to GCL Blue Jays.
  • Las Vegas 51s activated LHP Luis Perez.
  • Las Vegas 51s released 2B Ramon Vazquez.
  • Toronto Blue Jays outrighted Scott Richmond to Las Vegas 51s

Ramon Vasquez was released making room for Luis Perez to be activated on the Las Vegas roster.  Scott Richmond stays right where he was but has been removed from the Toronto 40 man roster.

July 23

  • Eli Boike assigned to Bluefield Blue Jays from Lansing Lugnuts.
  • Lansing Lugnuts activated CF Markus Brisker from the 7-Day disabled list.

Lansing activating one of their star outfielders (do they have anything else?) made room by moving Eli Boike along in his tour of  the low minors this season joining his third club.

July 24

  • RHP Chad Beck assigned to Las Vegas 51s from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
  • Las Vegas 51s placed RHP Mike MacDonald on the 7-Day disabled list

Chad Beck gets his first sniff of AAA by coming up to replace Mike MacDonald while on the disabled list.  I suspect Beck may get an extended look in Las Vegas as MacDonald’s last 10 games have been short and brutal with his last start only going 1.1 innings. 

Return again next week when we see the effects of the July 31st trade deadline.  Not just big leaguers make the move, there will be plenty of movement as players get packaged and room must be made to accommodate.