PITTSBURGH (AP) The unexpected Pittsburgh Pirates are getting seriously interested in their playoff push, acquiring pricey lefty Wandy Rodriguez in a operate Tuesday night with all the Houston Astros .
Without also a winning report since their final trip towards the postseason in 1992, this Pirates trail the Reds by couple of 1/2 video games inside the NL Central and therefore are in the thick with your wild-card race. They have got been recently seeking to help strengthen a back corner conclude associated with their particular good rotation that's led by means of A.J. Burnett and James McDonald.
Rodriguez provides Pittsburgh using a different arm.
The Pirates is certain to get as much as $17.7 trillion inside work that will canceled out what might amount of money to more than $30 zillion in wage with regard to Rodriguez. They usually are submitting Triple-A All-Star Rudy Owen along with Colton Cain, both left-handers, plus outfielder Robbie Grossman in order to Houston.
''We spoke because Day One in the investing time of year related to attempting to strengthen your tavern either by using pitching or by way of hitting,'' Pirates standard supervisor Neal Huntington said. ''The pitching sector proved to become more accommodating compared to the actual punishing sector plus most people chose i thought this was the right shift for us.''
The just gamer on the particular Astros roster outstanding from their july 2004 holiday on the World Series, Rodriguez is a continuous company with a repairing ballclub of which includes this most severe history while in the majors 2010 and missing 106 adventures previous season.
He made his manner through Houston's dugout through fifth inning associated with Tuesday night's game resistant to the Cincinnati Reds, a-tremble poker hands and hugging his teammates. He seemed somber and also his / her eyes were red-rimmed when your dog stated his / her goodbyes.
''Wandy represents a lot of beneficial memories for Astros fans and then for Houston and definately will without doubt be bittersweet for everybody involved,'' Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We appear frontward and appear towards the long term along with want to do everything most people can to enhance that ballclub by any means levels.''
Signed by way of your Astros around 1999, they're 80-84 having a 4.04 ERA around eight seasons . Rodriguez can be 7-9 which has a 3.79 ERA this year.
Pittsburgh boss Clint Hurdle feels Rodriguez might be helped by a change regarding scenery.
''I'm positive a new switch with clubhouses for him, some sort of adjust with the active of with regards to some sort of situation (a pennant race) he or she were in for 3 to 4 many years need to be helpful,'' Hurdle said. ''I've equipped for him or her for many years to be a office manager so that as some sort of coach. He in addition has been your difficult pitcher that will hit, a new tough pitcher for you to beat. I'm very delighted of which we are incorporating your ex to your rotation.''
The Astros recognised Rodriguez using a three-year, $34 million contract leading to a 2011 season. And Houston will pay $1.7 million of the particular just about $3.4 million on left on Rodriguez's contract this specific year. The Astros are generally additionally scheduled to pay for $8.5 trillion of his $13 million salary subsequent season.
A $14 million team alternative pertaining to 2014 started to be a battler option with all the trade, in addition to Houston could well be accountable for $7.5 million must Rodriguez tend to exercising the actual option.
The 33-year-old Rodriguez's salary is definitely an important add-on for any workforce with all the 26th most affordable payroll in football in the beginning of 2012 at $63,432,000.
The Astros initiated the season by using a $60,651,000 payroll. But following investing Rodriguez, Carlos Lee, Brandon Lyon, J.A. Happ as well as Brett Myers, Jed Lowrie can make the best on the 34-64 ballclub during $1.15 million.
''It's happen to be rough for the past couple of years and we're undertaking everything you can to be able to hurry the idea upwards hence we could get back together to prospects different types of years,'' Luhnow said.
Owens is definitely 8-5 having a 3.14 ERA in 19 commences pertaining to Triple-A Indianapolis. He has 85 strikeouts along with solely twenty-five takes with 117 1-3 innings. Owens, a 28th circle choice with this 2006 draft, will be subjected to that Astros 40-man roster.,
The 22-year-old Grossman was smacking .262 using 20 doubles, seven household operates and also 35 RBIs with 94 video games to get Double-A Altoona. Baseball America positioned your pet as the Pirates eighth best prospect. He had been a sixth-round select with 2008 beyond Cy-Fair High School with Houston.
Cain, 21, can be 3-5 which has a 4.20 ERA with of sixteen starts regarding Class-A Bradenton. An eighth-round pick and choose in 2009, Cain may be a graduate regarding Waxahachie High School in Texas.
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