Taylor Promoted to AAA

Top prospect Michael Taylor has been promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  The 23 year old batted .333 with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in with Double-A Reading.  In addition, he had an on-base plus slugging percentage of .977.

In other minor league transactions, Jason Knapp has been placed on the seven-day disabled list

with shoulder fatigue.  Knapp is 2-7 with a 4.01 ERA.  He is eligible to come off the disabled this weekend, but will likely miss another week.