Red Sox Sign Watanabe, Release Carpenter
By Zach Links [December 17, 2013 at 6:28pm CST]
The Red Sox announced that they have signed Japanese right-hander Shunsuke
Watanabe to a minor league contract. Boston also disclosed that they have
released the contract of right-hander Chris Carpenter to the Yakult Swallows
of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in exchange for cash.
Watanabe, 37, is a sidearmer who boasts one of the lowest deliveries in
professional baseball. While his pitches top out around 70 MPH, his tricky
delivery has frustrated hitters across 13 seasons with the NPB's Chiba Lotte
Marines. For his career in Japan, Watanabe has posted a 3.65 ERA with 4.8
K/9 and 2.2 BB/9.
Carpenter, who came over in the Theo Epstein compensation deal with the Cubs
along with fellow right-hander Aaron Kurcz, saw eight big league games with
Boston in 2012 and spent the bulk of 2013 with the club's Triple-A affiliate.
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