West Michigan Whitecaps Catcher Adrian Casasnova Promoted to Lakeland Flying Tigers

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – COMSTOCK PARK, MI — The Detroit Tigers trade of Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees Wednesday had a ripple effect throughout the organization, all the way to West Michigan. The Tigers announced today that Whitecaps catcher Adrian Casanova will be promoted to High-A Lakeland while catcher Angel Flores is back on the Whitecaps roster from short-season Oneonta. The Whitecaps also add RHP Lauren Gagnier to the roster.

Gagnier began the 2008 season with the Whitecaps and made 10 starts with a 1-5 record and 4.07 ERA. The Santa Cruz, Calif. native originally moved to Triple-A Toledo on June 3 for a spot start, but continued pitching for a total of seven starts. While in Toledo, Gagnier went 3-3 with a 5.66 ERA, and on July 10 he debuted with Double-A Erie where he had four starts. He finished 2-2 at Erie with a 12.91 ERA.  

Casanova’s latest move is the third time he’s left West Michigan and his first stint with Lakeland this season. The former Clemson University standout hit .193 (17-for-88) with one home run and nine RBI in 29 games with the Whitecaps. Casanova also spent a brief time this season with Double-A Erie (two games) and Triple-A Toledo, hitting a combined .267 (4-for-15) between the two stops.

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Flores spent a month and a half with the Whitecaps before being sent to Oneonta on July 15. He batted .267 (8-for-30) with one home run and two RBI in nine games with Oneonta. Flores signed with the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on Oct. 20, 2004 and is in his fourth season of professional baseball.

The Whitecaps roster remains at 25 players.

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