Even before the Red Sox sent 18-year old Dominican shortstop Yeison Coca to the Milwaukee Brewers, Dave Dombrowski gave up one of the more impressive hauls in Brewers history for Tyler Thornburg. Coca joins Travis Shaw, Mauricio Dubon, and Josh Pennington as the players sent to Milwaukee in exchange for the right-handed reliever.
Who is Coca? He entered the season as the 25th ranked prospect in the Red Sox system, having played just one prior season of professional baseball. He hit .308/.372/.408 over 62 games in the Dominican Summer League last season to go along with nine triples, 12 steals, and 26 runs batted in.