@MBraves Roster Moves: Robinson Acquired from Astros, Assigned to Mississippi
By Kyle Tait
Mitchell released from the Atlanta Braves organization
PEARL, MS — Mississippi Braves OF Derrick Mitchell has been released from the Atlanta Braves organization.RHP Andrew Robinson has been acquired by the Braves from Houston in exchange for cash considerations. Robinson has been assigned to Double-A Mississippi and will report to the club Saturday.
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Mitchell, 27, joined the M-Braves on June 6 where he posted a .214 average in 17 games. He hit .217 in 42 games at Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the season. Mitchell was originally selected by the Phillies in the 23rd round of the 2005 draft. He spent the 2013 season between Double-A Reading (.241, 72 G) and Triple-A Lehigh Valley (.248, 33 G). The Michigan native was signed by the Braves as a free agent on November 20, 2013.
Robinson, 26, began the season at Double-A Corpus Christi where he went 4–2 with two saves and a 1.89 ERA in 20 relief appearances. He was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City in mid-June where he went 0–2 with one save and a 4.50 ERA in six outings for the RedHawks-all earned runs came in one outing. Robinson was selected as a 2014 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star. He was originally signed by the Astros in the 12th round of the 2010 draft out of Georgia Tech.
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