August 31, 201213 yr I was a bit surprised when I saw this. Anybody have any inside knowledge or additional insight on why they let him go? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/mino...ry-infante.html
August 31, 201213 yr They needed to free up a spot on the 40-man roster in order to call up both Lopez and Gimenez, and apparently Infante was deemed the most expendable.
August 31, 201213 yr There's discussion on this in PHT as well. Not only did he never really earn a callup, his numbers have fallen off badly the last couple years. K/9: 2010: 10.4 2011: 7.6 2012: 5.7 At the same time, his BB/9 has gone up, not down.
August 31, 201213 yr QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 08:44 AM) I was a bit surprised when I saw this. Anybody have any inside knowledge or additional insight on why they let him go? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/mino...ry-infante.html He never lived up to his promise, and we have a minor league system full of relief pitchers which are much closer to the majors than he is.
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