Brewers Acquire Mitre For Rotation Depth
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| Needing a starter to cover for ace Zack Greinke's early absence, the Brewers swapped a spare outfielder for veteran Yankees righthander Sergio Mitre. Milwaukee surrendered Chris Dickerson, who batted .208/.271/.264 in 53 at-bats for the club last summer after being acquired in a straight-up trade for Jim Edmonds. Dickerson doesn't hit lefthanders well enough to play every day, but he owns a career .273/.363/.420 batting line versus righties over 448 plate appearances. He has one minor league option remaining. New York seemed at peace with the idea of using well-traveled veterans like Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia or possibly Kevin Millwood as its fifth starter, making Mitre expendable. He has no options remaining, so the Yankees worked out a minor trade rather than lose Mitre for nothing on a waiver claim. As you can see in our recently-unveiled Active Career Minor League Leaders, Mitre enjoyed a productive minor league career. His 3.12 ERA and low home run rate (0.45 per nine innings) rank sixth and eighth, respectively, among active professionals. |
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| Sergio Mitre, rhp Age: 30. Remaining Commitment: 1 year, $900,000. Contract details courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts.
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| Chris Dickerson, lf/cf Age: 28. Bats: L. Remaining Commitment: $415,000 for 2011, then arbitration eligible for 2012-14 seasons. Contract details courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts.
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