The Pirates announced that they have claimed infielder Drew Sutton off of waivers from the Rays. This marks a return of sorts for Sutton, who spent less than 24 hours as a member of the Pirates last month.
On May 20th, Atlanta sent Sutton to the Bucs for cash considerations and the infielder was flipped to Tampa Bay the next afternoon for a player to be named later. The 28-year-old was designated for assignment by the Rays on Friday. Sutton posted a .271/.314/.354 batting line in 51 plate appearances for the Rays in 2012.
Edit: Nevermind, I didn’t see that sentence earlier.
Does this make Sutton the ptbnl from the original trade?
Not if the Bucs claimed him on waivers, no. Unless the Rays and Bucs work out some other arrangement, the Rays would still owe the Bucs a PTBNL.
Wow, this can’t really be happening, can it???
Red Sox should have jumped on Sutton with Youk gone. Could have backed up Middlebrooks & Pedroia.
The Pittsburgh Pirates.. believe it or not… they know how to play the market