Clippard, 31, was 2-3 with 1 save and a 4.30 ERA in 40 relief appearances with the Diamondbacks, who signed him to a $12.25 million, two-year contract in February.
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But Cleveland missed out on getting Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who nixed a trade that would have put him on a contender. “I think it will be one of those things were both of us will be in the situation of being ready to pitch”.
The Cleveland Indians are 60-42 with a 4 1/2-game lead on second-place Detroit in the American League Central.
“We lost a true leader and a good friend for me, somebody we all kind of leaned on, ” Betances said.
So will be his ability to mix and match Miller with right-hander Bryan Shaw in the late innings before handing the ball to closer Cody Allen. Cleveland sent four minor leaguers, including highly touted outfielder Clint Frazier, to NY for the 31-year-old. Games like this are the reason the Yankees are in this position and Miller is on his way to Cleveland. NY received outfielder Clint Frazier and minor league pitchers Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller, and J.P. Feyereisen in return.
The Yankees marketed their three bullpen studs – Dellin Betances, Miller and Chapman – this season. “I want to talk to all of them together at one point before we get started so we’re all on the same page”.
“Obviously it’s a different role, but for me, I’ve just got to go out there and believe in my stuff, trust my stuff and try to get the job done”, Betances said.
Of the teams that are mentioned, it is a bit surprising to see the Red Sox being interested in Beltran, as they have David Ortiz as their designated hitter, and hitting hasn’t been a problem for them at all this season. They got a shot in the arm offensively when they picked up Eduardo Nunez from the Twins on Thursday.
The Indians are also feeding off a positive vibe in the city started when the Cavaliers, their next-door-neighbors in Gateway Plaza, won the National Basketball Association championship last month to end Clevelands 52-year title drought.
Before blowing up one of baseball’s most heralded back-end bullpens, “we always felt we had three closers and we used it that way”, Girardi said. The Pirates got reliever Felipe Rivero and prospect Taylor Hearn. He has $4 million in salary this year as part of a $5.25 mill team option for 2017. Now they have arguably the best left-handed reliever in the game. Cashman said we could see the 24-year-old at the major league level as soon as this season. Heller has a 2.49 ERA, 1.066 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 as a reliever this year. He made 169 career starts, all from 2005 to 2013. Miller is 6-1 with a 1.39 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 44 appearances this season, compiling a 0.772 WHIP (wip) on 28 hits and seven walks in 45 1/3 innings.
Shortstop Jorge Mateo, catcher Gary Sanchez, outfielder Aaron Judge and pitcher Luis Severino were thought to be the best of their minor league system before the addition of shortstop Gleyber Torres from the Cubs and outfielder Clint Frazier from the Indians.
The Cardinals gave up minor league outfielder Charlie Tilson in the deal announced before their game Sunday at Miami.
Left-hander Rich Hill and Reddick are “trade bait”, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, but they are also talking extension with Hill. The Cuban pitcher has spent most of the year with Class AAA Norfolk.
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After weeks of seeing his name dangled in trades, Miller is headed to an Indians team that is now the class of the American League Central with a 60-42 record.
