The New York Mets have signed right-handed pitcher D.J. Carrasco, according to a team press release.
Andy Martino of The New York Daily News first reported that the Mets were interested in Carrasco. Ed Price of AOL FanHouse mentioned that there were 6-8 teams in on the right-hander.
Carrasco, played with the Pirates and Diamondbacks in 2010, [...]
12/09/10
The Arizona Diamondbacks have released infielder Bobby Crosby, according to interim General Manager Jerry Dipoto via team press release.
Crosby was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with outfielder Ryan Church and relief pitcher D.J. Carrasco in a July 31st deal in exchange for catcher Chris Snyder.
Crosby, 30, is hitting .220/.294/.298 in 97 games with the [...]
08/24/10
7/31 08:45: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tweets, “Hearing #Pirates will NOT flip Chris Snyder to another team. Ryan Doumit will share time behind plate, play some 1B, RF”
Kovacevic later tweets, “#Pirates getting SS Pedro Ciriaco from AZ to complete Chris Snyder deal.”
7/31 07:49: Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says the Diamondbacks are getting outfielder [...]
07/31/10
Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says that D.J. Carrasco of the Pittsburgh Pirates would welcome the chance to join a team that has a shot at making the playoffs.
“Yeah, I’d like to have an opportunity to go and play in the postseason and play with a contender,” Carrasco said on Wednesday. “I’m not getting [...]
07/28/10
July is traditionally is the annual Pittsburgh Pirates clearance sale, but the team is going against the norm and standing pat rather than clearing out its inventory.
“This year, we’ve got some guys that we’re not real motivated to move,” GM Neal Huntington said. “If we get a good baseball trade, then we’ll make it. [...]
07/21/10
Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says that five teams have inquired about a trade for Pirates’ reliever D.J. Carrasco. Biertempfel did not name any of the teams interested.
Several teams that are in need of bullpen help include the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and [...]
07/20/10