THIELBAR, TOLS, McCANNA MOVE AHEAD WHILE FREE AGENT LIST GROWS WITH ASSOCIATION ALUMS
Source: American Association News
By Bob Wirz The annual fall cleanup of major league organizational rosters has made any number of former American Association players available as free agents although this ritual that takes place just after the World Series also tends to identify those who may have the best opportunity to eventually reach The Show, where both pride and financial rewards are mighty appetizing. It is much easier to take stock of the real prospects merely by looking at who has survived the cuts. Former major league southpaw Caleb Thielbar (St. Paul, 2011, 2016-17) has been rewarded with a new Double-A contract by Detroit after a strong 2018 season in which he won seven of eight decisions and posted a 2.05 earned run average for 39 appearances split between Erie and Triple-A Toledo. At 31, he only allowed five walks while striking out 51 hitters in 57 innings. Thielbar is battling to get back to the majors where he appeared in 109 games (5-3, 2.74) during the three-year stretch that ended in 2015. Another left-hander, undersized Josh Tols, and righty Kevin McCanna have been elevated to Triple-A rosters. Tols, listed at only 5-foot-7, is with Philadelphia’s top farm club in Lehigh Valley, PA…
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