Pirates Trade Cam Sanders to Orioles
The Pirates have traded reliever Cam Sanders to the Orioles for cash considerations. Sanders, 29, had been designated for assignment on Friday to make room on the 40-man roster for left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert and infielder Jacob Gonzalez after a trade with the White Sox.
The right-hander made nine appearances out of the bullpen for the Pirates this season and went 0-0 with an 8.68 ERA. In 9.1 innings, he allowed nine hits, walked 10 and struck out 13. Sanders totaled 15 appearances for Pittsburgh combined between the last two seasons and went 0-0 with an 8.44 ERA.
In 22 appearances/one start with Triple-A Indianapolis this year, Sanders went 0-2 with a 2.96 ERA and one save. He struck out 44 batters in 24.1 innings.
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Cash considerations five dollars ..
They should trade almost the entire bullpen at this point! Offense is in top 3 of most categories and team is barely above .500, mainly due to bullpen woes.