Carlin Called Up; Morton To AA
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| Baseball in Fort Wayne found this 5/10/2008 on friarforum.com [flag] |
In a much anticipated and reported move the Padres have purchased Luke Carlin's contract from Portland and sent Colt Morton down to AA to get some playing time. FF is happy on multiple accounts with this move: 1). It finally happened 2). Colt Morton finally got a MLB base knock 3). Maybe Carlin will provide a manager Bud Black a back up backstop that he will actually place in the line ...
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Carlin Called Up (Finally); Morton to Double-A
Published 5/10/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
Luke Carlin looks to be the first former Wizard to make his Major League Debut in 2008. He was called up yesterday, while another former Wizards catcher, Colt Morton was sent down to Double-A San Antonio after having been sorely misused during his stay on the roster.
“I got a little nervous,” said Carlin, who until Friday was a backup catcher for the Triple-A Beavers. “The last time I got called in the office, I was released (from Detroit in 2003).”
The 27-year-old, switch hitting Carlin was hitting .387 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI’s in 11 games for Portland. While with ...
