Jackals make trio of transactions
New Jersey traded Jeremy Slayden to the Rockland Boulders for a player to be named later on Thursday
Following their series at Worcester earlier this week, the Jackals made several roster moves. New Jersey signed outfielder Nick Santomauro and released left-handed pitcher Ryan Kulik. The Jackals also traded outfielder Jeremy Slayden to the Rockland Boulders in exchange for a player to be named later.
Santomauro, a North Caldwell native, spent the past two seasons in the New York Mets’ minor league system after being selected in the 10th round of the 2009 draft out of Dartmouth College, where he was the Ivy League Player of the Year that spring. In seven starts, Kulik was 2-3 with an 8.91 ERA. Slayden was batting .252 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 37 games. With the signing of Jordan Newton on June 24, Slayden’s playing time had decreased as of late with New Jersey and he should be able to get more consistent at-bats with Rockland (Slayden batted cleanup and played left field in his Boulders’ debut Thursday night).
