Laynce Nix has been designated for assignment by the Brewers, Haudricourt says. This is presumably to make room for Riske on the 40-man roster to protect him before the Rule 5 draft.
This is interesting, however, because Drew Anderson is still on the 40-man roster. I would like to believe that Nix has far more potential than does Anderson. Last year in AAA Nashville, Nix went .268 with 24 home runs and 74 RBI in 95 games. Not a bad season at all, minus the batting average. I would tend to believe that the low batting average is what tipped the scales towards Anderson. Anderson is not going to wow anyone with his power, but he is a contact hitter with good speed and solid defense. The last thing the Brewers need right now is more power without batting average to back it up.
The Brewers have 10 days to either trade Nix, release him, or have him accept a minor league contract. I would like to think that Nix would sign a minor league contract and come back to Nashville next year because he still possesses tons of talent. He has injury problems as well, so he is still in the developmental stage. If I had to guess, however, I would say that Nix will be traded within this window (along with Mench, on a side note).
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