Wednesday, June 25, 2008

But we already have a Bautista.

The PG is reporting that the Pirates have acquired Tigers' reliever Denny Bautista (not to be confused with Danny Bautista), who came off the disabled list (shoulder tendonitis) earlier in the month and was designated for assignment on Friday to make room for Joel Zumaya's return. In exchange Bautista, the Pirates sent 24-year-old minor league reliever Kyle Pearson, who had been pitching at High-A Lynchburg and is currently on the disabled list. Pearson hasn't pitched since May 16th.

Bautista currently has a 3.32 ERA (125 ERA+) in 16 appearances with 19.0 IP, 14BB, and 10 Ks. He has not pitched since throwing two innings against the Dodgers on June 15th, surrendering one hit and a walk.

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