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Bullpen sav'd
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The Marlins earlier this month signed right-hander Jorge Sosa, formerly of the Rays, Braves, Mets, Cardinals and Nationals. Sosa spent the last week in extended spring training and in the coming days will report to Triple-A New Orleans. For the time being, Sosa will pitch in the rotation.
A veteran of eight seasons and 272 major league games (88 starts), Sosa had his best year with the Braves in 2005. He was 13-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 44 games (20 starts). In 125 games (27 starts) with four teams over the next three seasons, Sosa had a 5.81 ERA.
Sosa, who turns 32 on April 28, signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in January. He arrived late to big league camp because of a visa issue and appeared in just four Grapefruit League games, giving up three runs on eight hits with no walks, five strikeouts and a .348 opponents’ batting average in five innings. The Red Sox ultimately released him.
Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino was teammates with Sosa in the Dominican winter league. Sosa went 1-2 with a 2.79 ERA, 13 walks and 53 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings (20 games, four starts) for Licey.
“He threw a lot of strikes with all his pitches,” Paulino said. “He wasn’t throwing as hard. He was throwing like 92, 93 whereas before he would hit 95, 96, but now he’s throwing more strikes
A veteran of eight seasons and 272 major league games (88 starts), Sosa had his best year with the Braves in 2005. He was 13-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 44 games (20 starts). In 125 games (27 starts) with four teams over the next three seasons, Sosa had a 5.81 ERA.
Sosa, who turns 32 on April 28, signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in January. He arrived late to big league camp because of a visa issue and appeared in just four Grapefruit League games, giving up three runs on eight hits with no walks, five strikeouts and a .348 opponents’ batting average in five innings. The Red Sox ultimately released him.
Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino was teammates with Sosa in the Dominican winter league. Sosa went 1-2 with a 2.79 ERA, 13 walks and 53 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings (20 games, four starts) for Licey.
“He threw a lot of strikes with all his pitches,” Paulino said. “He wasn’t throwing as hard. He was throwing like 92, 93 whereas before he would hit 95, 96, but now he’s throwing more strikes
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