Astros sign Armando Benitez
by Eli Greenspan on Aug 23, 2009 11:26 AM EDT
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MLB.com has confirmed that the Astros have signed closer Armando Benitez to a minor league deal. Benitez, who last pitched in majors in June of 2008, was pitching for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League before being courted by the Astros.
In 34 games with the Newark Bears, Benitez was 1-0 with a 2.86 ERA and 16 saves. He had 43 strike outs to jut 10 walks, and was holding hitters to a .171 batting average.
Astros GM Ed Wade says he plans to have Benitez finish the season at Triple-A Round Rock, which will play its final game on September 7th. If Benitez can continue his success, it is possible the Astros will call him up for the final month of the season.
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I saw him pitch a few times with the Bears
His stuff looked nasty, made me remember his days closing games for the O’s and Mets in the late 90s, early 2000’s…then again, he was facing guys like Jay Gibbons and Joey Manuel nightly, even I could strike those guys out, a 2.5 era in that league is more like a 6.2 in the big leagues, dont get your hopes up about him
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