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A Trade...just not the one you were waiting for

The Red Sox just announced that they have sent pitcher Joel Pineiro to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later.
Pineiro was designated for assignment on July 23, but cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Pawtucket, where he had been working as a starter. In two appeareances with the Pawsox, he compiled a 2.25 ERA.
Signed last winter after being non-tendered by the Seattle Mariners, Pineiro was one of the candidates for the team's closer's spot, which had been vacated by the transfer of Jonathan Papelbon to the starting rotation.
But when Papelbon reclaimed his job in the bullpen, Pinerio was used in set-up relief and met with mixed succcess. Appearing in 31 games, Pineiro was 1-1 with a 5.03 ERA.
It's unclear whether the Red Sox convinced the Cardinals to pay the remainder of Pineiro's salary for this season.

Posted by Sean McAdam  at 11:24 AM | Permalink