bucsdugout.com - 3/26/2008
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The Bucs have traded pitching prospect Todd Redmond to the Braves for reliever Tyler Yates , and will buy out Byung-Hyun Kim 's contract. The Bucs also released Juan Perez , allowed Jaret Wright to become a free agent, added Doug Mientkiewicz to the 40-man roster, and sent Jorge Velandia and Josh Wilson to minor league camp.
Whew! I wish I had more time to deal with this stuff, but here ...
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Pirates Pick Up Yates from Atlanta
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... for Atlanta.
Judging from his splits (.213/.297/.297 vs RHB, .310/.400/.560 vs LHB), I’m guessing that Yates needs to do a better job of changing speeds. If he can, he just might become a useful setup man in Pittsburgh (for whatever glory that might hold). If not, Yates can continue to work in low-leverage situations and maybe have a career as the new Brian Boehringer.
Hey, somebody has to do it…
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