DBacks make another trade

April 7, 2008 · Paul Raymond · Jump to comments

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The Arizona Diamondbacks added some bullpen depth today making a minor trade with the Cincinnati Reds. In the deal, the Diamondbacks received left-handed reliever Jon Coutlangus, a player the Reds placed on waivers just a few days ago. Coutlangus did clear waivers and the surprising thing is that almost no team showed any interest him, not a good sign for a lefty. His first and only season in the majors was 2007, where he went 41 innings with a 4.38 era giving up 38 hits. His record was 4-2 with 38 strikeouts while holding left-handed batters to a .231 avg.

Coutlangus’ problem isn’t even the runs he gave up, its been more of a control issue. He’s had problems getting the ball over the plate and being 26 years old there isn’t much time yet to get that together. Regardless, its not a bad trade for depth purposes, the D’Backs will most likely start Coutlangus off in AAA and call him up later in the year when the team needs some bullpen help.

Seeing how its a minor deal, the Reds didn’t receive much. The Reds got minor league OF Daniel Perales. Perales played at Low-A South Bend and earned a .282 average with 16 homers and 92 rbis. He also has some speed to him getting 32 doubles and 10 triples last year. He’ll be starting the year off at Advanced-A Sarasota, with a quick start he could jump up to AA-Chattanooga. According to some scouts, he’ll be a long shot to ever be a productive player in the major leagues.