The Diamondbacks have designated Brian Sweeney and Daniel Stange for assignment according to a team press release. The moves clear up 40-man roster spots for Aaron Heilman and Willie Bloomquist, whose deals were made official.
Sweeney, 36, pitched 37 innings for the Mariners last year, posting a 3.14 ERA with 3.4 K/9 and 1.5 BB/9. Arizona claimed him off waivers earlier this offseason. Stange, 25, made his big league debut this year, throwing four innings with the D'Backs. The right-hander had a 3.58 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 in 55 1/3 minor league innings in 2010.
Good thing they just signed Sweeney.
They claimed him off waivers?
First of all, they claimed him off waivers back in November. They didn’t sign Sweeney. Second of all, as this post mentions, he was just designated for assignment.
This has got washed up former Mariners written all over it.