The Cardinals are interested in trading for Athletics left handed pitcher Brian Fuentes. Oakland designated him for assignment on Tuesday after be posted a 6.84 ERA in 26 games this year.The Cardinals have been actively searching for bullpen help, and they currently have two left handed relievers in their bullpen. Marc Rzepczynski has pitched to a 5.52 ERA and Barret Browning only has 4.1 innings pitched in his career.
Fuentes is in the second year of his two-year, $10.5 million contract he signed with Oakland in 2010. He will earn $5 million this season and his contract includes a $6.5 million club option for next season with a $500k buyout.
No comments:
Post a Comment