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发帖数: 10208 | 1 The Cardinals added catcher A.J. Pierzynski to the National League
Championship Series roster.
The 37-year-old Pierzynski replaces lefty reliever Sam Freeman on the
Cardinals roster.
Manager Mike Matheny said Pierzynski gave the team an experienced bat off
the bench, and a third catcher that allows for use of backup Tony Cruz.
"It's more so what A.J. brings more than anything else," Matheny said.
Rookie Marco Gonzales was 2-0 in the division series against the Dodgers and
worked three scoreless innings, making fellow lefty Freeman expendable.
Gonzales was a first-round draft pick out of Gonzaga in 2013.
"Marco has taken advantage of everything we have given him," Matheny said. "
In big situations, we're throwing him in there against lefties and tough
righties in the middle of their lineup and he's making great pitches."
Freeman walked two batters in his lone appearance in the division series
against the Dodgers. He was 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 44 games during the
season.
Pierzynski got 19 starts while Yadier Molina was sidelined two months with a
torn ligament in his right thumb. He batted .244 with a homer and six RBIs
in 30 games and was 5 for 14 as a pinch-hitter with the Cardinals and Red
Sox.
He started one game after Molina returned in late August and understood when
he was left off the division series roster.
"Obviously, you're disappointed," Pierzynski said. "Once I got over the
initial kind of frustration of it and I had a nice conversation with Mike
and we talked about the reasoning, I was OK with it.
"I said, `Look, I'm going to do everything I can to help this team and be
excited for the guys and try to be as positive as I can off the bench."
Pierzynski signed with St. Louis after being released by the Red Sox because
he wanted to play in the postseason and get semi-regular duty while Molina
was out.
"Of course you want to play a little bit more, but at the end of the day
Yaddi plays every day so it's hard to get in there."
Workouts Friday were virtually all indoors because of rain, with a handful
of Cardinals playing catch for just a few minutes. | t***a
发帖数: 7982 | 2 he is still playing? thought he retired.... |
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