Delcarmen signs minor lg deal with Mariners - 美國職棒

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Former Red Sox pitcher Manny Delcarmen signed a minor league deal with
the Mariners that included an invitation to spring training, the Mariners
announced. Delcarmen, 29, is coming off a season in which he struggled
with the Sox and then, following an Aug. 31 trade to the Rockies, in
Colorado. He had a 4.99 ERA with a career-low 6.5 strikeouts per nine
innings and a career-high 5.5 walks per nine innings in 57 appearances.

However, Delcarmen is just a couple years removed from having been one
of the more effective middle relievers in the American League. In 2007-08,
he had a 2.81 ERA for the Sox with 8.6 punchouts per nine innings.

The Hyde Park native spent more than 10 years in the Red Sox system after
being drafted by his hometown club in the second round of the 2000 draft.
While he emerged as an important setup man for the Sox in recent years,
his struggles in 2009 and 2010 led to the trade that shipped him to
Colorado last Aug. 31 in exchange for minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-
Miller. Delcarmen has a career 11-8 record and 3.97 ERA.


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