[情報] 大家和紅雀簽下小聯盟約
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時間: Wed Jun 20 13:55:18 2007
Cardinals sign right-hander Ohka
Veteran scheduled to make a start for Triple-A Memphis
ST. LOUIS -- With no illusions that they had acquired a savior, the Cardinals
announced on Tuesday that they have signed right-hander Tomo Ohka to a Minor
League contract.
Ohka will report to Triple-A Memphis and will start for the Redbirds on
Wednesday against Round Rock. His stay in the Minors should be short. The St.
Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Ohka must be recalled within two weeks, or
else be let go.
"He's fitting in at Triple-A to see what he's got," said manager Tony La
Russa. "He's got a track record of success, so he goes down there and starts
a little bit and guys will evaluate where he is. I think it's a good
acquisition, but it really depends on how he pitches."
It is perhaps telling that Ohka will start on Wednesday, which is the same
day that Todd Wellemeyer makes his next start for St. Louis. Wellemeyer, a
converted reliever, Kip Wells and Anthony Reyes would all be potential
candidates to be bumped when and if the Cardinals add Ohka to their rotation.
St. Louis starters rank last in the National League with a 5.63 ERA, fully
half a run worse than the 15th-place Washington Nationals. Ace Chris
Carpenter, Braden Looper and Mark Mulder are all on the disabled list, while
Wells and Reyes have combined for 19 losses on the year.
Through the 2005 season, Ohka was a consistently effective starter. In each
of the four seasons from 2002-2005, he posted an ERA better than the league
average, making 29 or more starts in three of those years. However, he came
down with shoulder trouble in 2006 and has been less effective since.
In 10 starts with the Blue Jays, Ohka went 2-5 with a 5.79 ERA. He was
designated for assignment, then given his outright release by Toronto. St.
Louis signed him at a pro-rated portion of the Major League minimum salary
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Pitching-poor Cardinals sign Ohka to minor league contract
By R.B. FALLSTROM
ST. LOUIS - Tomo Ohka signed a minor league contract with the
pitching-strapped St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, one day after being
released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 31-year-old right-hander was 2-5 with a 5.79 ERA in 10 starts with the
Blue Jays, who designated him for assignment June 7. He signed a $1.5
million, one-year deal during the offseason with Toronto.
Ohka is scheduled to start on Wednesday for Triple-A Memphis.
"I think it's a smart move to get him into our organization and see what he's
got," manager Tony La Russa said. "But there's no guarantees. It depends on
how he pitches."
The Cardinals' beat-up rotation features three former relievers starting for
the first time in the big leagues along with two others, Anthony Reyes and
Kip Wells, who are a combined 2-19. Braden Looper, a fourth former reliever,
went on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with a shoulder strain.
Ace Chris Carpenter is rehabbing from surgery in May to remove bone spurs
from his elbow and Mark Mulder is recovering from rotator cuff surgery in
September. Neither is expected back in the near future.
Carpenter, the NL Cy Young Award winner in 2005, is scheduled to throw in the
bullpen on Wednesday for the second time since his operation. Team physician
Dr. George Paletta said if all goes well Carpenter, who threw at 75 percent
effort on Sunday and is set to repeat that level on Wednesday, will increase
intensity this weekend.
"We've got to take it step by step but right now he's certainly on schedule,"
Paletta said. "He really had no soreness at all. It was positive all the way
around."
Last year, the Cardinals were ultimately successful with another struggling
pitcher when Jeff Weaver hit his stride late in the season and had a victory
in each round of the postseason. La Russa said pitching coach Dave Duncan had
seen a lot of videotape on Weaver, but in this case it appears that the team
is simply taking a flier.
"In this case, the expectation is send him to Triple-A and see how he
throws," La Russa said. "If he throws better than one of the five guys we
have, he's here."
The move came on the same day the Cardinals decided to scratch Wells, who
leads the major leagues with 11 losses and a 6.93 ERA from his scheduled
start against the Royals. Wells was informed about three hours before
game-time.
Ohka, a native of Kyoto, Japan, had his best year in 2003 when he was 13-8
with a 3.16 ERA for the Montreal Expos. He would be the second Japanese
player on the team along with reserve outfielder So Taguchi.
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