The Giants have sent a pair of pitchers, Drew Pomeranz and Ray Black, to the Brewers for one of the NL Central club’s top farm hands, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Drew Pomeranz to the Brewers for Mauricio Dubon, source tells ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)
July 31, 2019 Ray Black is also headed to the Brewers with Drew Pomeranz, source tells ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)
July 31, 2019 Dubon, a 25-year-old shortstop/second baseman, has an .809 OPS with 16 homers and 22 doubles in 98 Triple-A games. The Honduran, who was No. 3 on MLB.com’s list of Milwaukee prospects, has also appeared in a pair of games for the Brewers big league club. Originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 26th round of the 2013 draft, Dubon was a Futures Game selection in 2017.
Here's MLB.com's in-depth breakdown of the infielder:
Source confirms Giants trade Drew Pomeranz and another player to the Brewers for Mauricio Dubon, who is Milwaukee's No. 3 prospect per @MLBPipeline. @ByRobertMurray and @Ken_Rosenthal were on it. pic.twitter.com/BgaQHOKA5M
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand)
July 31, 2019 Pomeranz, recently shifted to the bullpen, has flourished in his new role. Then there's this:
Trade deadline is such a weird time. The only Giant on the field right now is Drew Pomeranz, playing catch in a Giants shirt. Deal has not been announced yet.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS)
July 31, 2019 Black sports a 5.16 ERA in Triple-A but has amassed 36 strikeouts in 22.2 innings.
