| Sun Aug 22 2010 | 16:12 | Indians re-sign RHP Rivera to minors deal | ||||
Indians signed RHP Saul Rivera to a minor league contract. | ||||||
He was then assigned to Triple-A Columbus. Rivera signed a minor league deal with the Tribe over the offseason but wasn't able to pitch himself onto the big league roster before getting traded to the Diamondbacks in May. The 32-year-old allowed nine runs -- including two home runs -- over 3 2/3 innings for Arizona before they released him in June. Now he's back to square one with the Clippers. | ||||||
| Wed Jun 9 2010 | 08:51 | Diamondbacks designate Rivera for assignment | ||||
Diamondbacks designated RHP Saul Rivera for assignment. | ||||||
Rivera hardly found success in his brief stint with the team, allowing nine runs -- including two home runs -- over 3 2/3 innings. | ||||||
| Tue May 18 2010 | 16:10 | D'Backs' Rivera shelled in debut | ||||
In his Diamondbacks debut, Saul Rivera surrendered five runs in an inning of relief Tuesday versus the Marlins. | ||||||
How very Howrian. Cameron Maybin and Dan Uggla hit back-to-back homers off Rivera, who was acquired from the Indians on Monday. The 32-year-old reliever gave up just four homers in 177 innings out of the pen for the Nats between 2007 and 2008, but he's not the same pitcher he was then. | ||||||
| Mon May 17 2010 | 13:22 | D'Backs acquire Saul Rivera from Indians | ||||
Diamondbacks acquired RHP Saul Rivera from the Indians for cash. | ||||||
Rivera joined up with the Tribe this offseason on a minor league contract, but hasn't been able to pitch himself out of Triple-A Columbus. He should be helpful in Arizona, though, where the late-innings bullpen corps has been a disaster. Chad Qualls is still the closer, and Aaron Heilman is probably next in line now. Rivera fits somewhere in middle relief. | ||||||