SEATTLE (AP)—The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees pulled off a good
old energy play.
Power pitcher for energy hitter.
The Mariners concluded to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to a New York
Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero on Friday, a barter involving dual immature stars
under a age of 23.
A chairman informed with a understanding reliable a trade to The Associated Press.
The chairman spoke on condition of anonymity since no one was certified to
discuss a trade that will be finished tentative physicals.
As partial of a trade, a Yankees also sent 24-year-old pitcher Hector Noesi
to Seattle for 19-year-old righty Jose Campos.
The understanding addresses needs for both sides. The Yankees were looking for
another starter, preferably young, to supplement to their rotation, while a Mariners
were unfortunate for a slugger to supplement to an offense that was among a worst
historically a final few seasons.
In addition, another chairman informed with a agreement told a AP the
Yankees had reached a understanding with giveaway representative pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on a $10
million agreement for one season. The 36-year-old righty was 13-16 with a 3.07
ERA for a Dodgers final season. Kuroda’s agreement is tentative a physical.
After losing in a initial turn of a playoffs, a Yankees kept looking
for pitching this winter after they upheld on behest for a tip giveaway agents in
what was a diseased year for starters.
They could partial with a 22-year-old Montero since they have several
catchers in their complement who are deliberate distant improved defensively. They have
Austin Romine during Triple-A, and Russell Martin warranted an All-Star coming in
his initial year with New York and was praised for his work with a Yankees’
pitching staff.
In usually 69 image appearances, Montero strike 4 homers, gathering in 12 runs and
batted .328 for New York in a Sep call-up that warranted him a mark on their
playoff roster. He showed calm during a image and an ability to strike with power
to a conflicting field.
Montero strike .288 with 18 homers and 67 RBIs during Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre final year. Montero scarcely came to Seattle behind in 2010 as
part of a understanding for Cliff Lee that fell detached during a final minute. Lee was later
traded to Texas for a annuity that enclosed impending Seattle starting first
baseman Justin Smoak and right-hander Blake Beavan.
Pineda, who turns 23 after this month, warranted his approach into a Mariners’
rotation with his opening final spring. By a finish of a season, he was in
place as Seattle’s No. 2 starter for a destiny behind ace Felix Hernandez.
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But no matter who Seattle had throwing, they couldn’t make adult for an offense
that strike usually .233 as a team, scored 556 runs—worst in all of baseball—and
hit usually 109 homers.
Most Seattle fans have pined for Prince Fielder to be a offensive
solution. For now, they’ll have to settle for Montero’s potential.
Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in his rookie deteriorate that started fast,
then endured standard rookie struggles as a deteriorate progressed. One of Pineda’s
high points was starting during home opposite a Yankees on May 27 when he was
already 6-2. Pineda threw 5 innings that night of a 4-3 Seattle victory.
But Pineda’s rookie problems started shortly after. Over his final 17 starts,
Pineda was 3-8 and his ERA ballooned to 4.74. Still, Pineda managed to league
all of ball holding right-handed batters to usually a .184 normal opposite and
struck out 173 in 171 innings.
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Pineda was unessential since of Seattle’s abounding abyss of starters. The
Mariners have Hernandez during a tip of their revolution and usually sealed Japanese
pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. Those two, total with lefty Jason Vargas and young
prospects Charlie Furbush and Beavan, will expected make adult Seattle revolution to
begin a season.
In a minors, 3 of Seattle’s tip prospects all plan as starting
pitchers: right-hander Taijuan Walker, lefty Danny Hultzen—the No. 2 collect in
last year’s pledge draft—and righty James Paxton.
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