| Mon Apr 23 2012 | 13:33 | Red Sox sign Mike Rivera | ||||
Red Sox signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket. | ||||||
Rivera was released by the Brewers at the end of spring training after failing to beat out George Kottaras for backup catching duties. The 35-year-old will function as organizational depth this summer for Boston. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Fri Mar 30 2012 | 15:23 | Mike Rivera released | ||||
Brewers released C Mike Rivera. | ||||||
He wasn't going to make the team with Jonathan Lucroy and George Kotteras around, and the Brewers preferred to go with Martin Maldonado and Paul Phillips at Triple-A. Rivera should catch on somewhere. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Fri Dec 9 2011 | 22:20 | Brewers re-sign C Rivera to minors deal | ||||
Brewers re-signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract. | ||||||
He also gets an invite to spring training. The 31-year-old backstop appeared in one game with the Brewers this past season, but spent the majority of the year at the Triple-A level. He'll continue to provide organizational depth in the minors. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Fri May 27 2011 | 15:39 | Mike Rivera sent down | ||||
Brewers optioned C Mike Rivera to Triple-A Nashville. | ||||||
Rivera has been up with the club over a week but received just six at-bats as the third catcher. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue May 17 2011 | 13:01 | Brewers add Mike Rivera to 25-man roster | ||||
Brewers purchased the contract of C Mike Rivera from Triple-A Nashville. | ||||||
Rivera was batting a healthy .250/.328/.500 in 59 plate appearances at Triple-A but probably won't see enough playing time in the bigs to build on that momentum. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Wed Mar 30 2011 | 15:31 | Brewers send three to minor league cap | ||||
Brewers reassigned C Mike Rivera, RHP Mark DiFelice and INF Edwin Maysonet to minor league camp. | ||||||
As expected. All three were told earlier in the week that they would not make the 25-man roster. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Wed Oct 20 2010 | 09:13 | Brewers sign Mike Rivera to minors deal | ||||
Brewers signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract. | ||||||
Rivera was hitless in 14 at-bats after joining the Marlins in September. The 34-year-old catcher spent parts of four seasons with the Brewers from 2006-09. | ||||||
| Thu Oct 7 2010 | 08:46 | Marlins send Rivera outright to minors | ||||
Marlins sent C Mike Rivera outright to Triple-A New Orleans. | ||||||
The Marlins are already starting to clear space on their 40-man roster. Rivera, 34, was 0-for-14 with the Fish this season. | ||||||
| Sat Sep 4 2010 | 15:16 | Rivera summoned by Fish | ||||
Marlins purchased C Mike Rivera's contract from Triple-A New Orleans. | ||||||
The Marlins are desperate for catcher depth with both John Baker and Ronny Paulino done for the season. Rivera figures to see a decent amount of playing time but can be ignored for fantasy purposes. | ||||||
| Thu Sep 2 2010 | 15:58 | Marlins sign Mike Rivera | ||||
Marlins signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract. | ||||||
He was assigned to Triple-A New Orleans. Rivera, who turns 34 next week, was released by the Yankees after spring training and has spent most of the season in the Dodgers' organization. The Marlins are hurting for options behind the plate with John Baker, Ronny Paulino and Brett Hayes all unavailable. He could join the major league roster in September. | ||||||