Axford’s mustache is legendary, while Kubel’s beard is conservative. (Getty)
Two trades had been accomplished Friday morning, beating the Sept. 1 deadline for playoff eligibility. The Cleveland Indians, hoping slugger Jason Kubel regains his power stroke in the season’s ultimate month, acquired him from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The St. Louis Cardinals wager on right-hander John Axford, buying the Milwaukee Brewers’ former nearer.
The D-backs will get a minor leaguer to be named. The Brewers anticipate likewise for Axford.
Kubel, who hit 30 home runs and 30 doubles a season ago with Arizona, has struggled with leg injuries and decreased taking part in time in 2013, reviews Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Kubel, 31, batted220/.288/.324 with 5 homers in 267 plate appearances. He also had a string of above-average performances with the Twins from 2007-2011. He will put on No. 12 for the Indians, they report.
Axford saved one hundred and five video games from 2010 to 2012, however misplaced his job to Jim Henderson early this season and didn’t get it back when Henderson gave it up (for some time) to Francisco Rodriguez. Nonetheless, Axford put collectively a long streak of success in middle relief for the Brewers, compiling a 0.34 ERA with 25 strikeouts and eleven walks in 26 2/three innings from late May to late July. He has struggled since then. It’s all small sample sizes. Perhaps the Cardinals will get a nice closing push from him, like they did in earlier seasons from different late acquisitions by GM John Mozeliak. St Louis leads the NL Central by one game over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Brewers’ GM Doug Melvin mentioned a pleasant factor about Axford in a press release:
“John has been a big contributor to the Brewers, and we do not go to the playoffs in 2011 without his excellent efficiency. He and his spouse, Nicole, can even be missed as contributors to the Milwaukee community.”
Axford, with his award-successful Buffalo Invoice/handlebar mustache look and outgoing persona on Twitter and in person, was a fan favorite in Milwaukee. Of course, love might be fickle, and when Axford struggled, Twitter wasn’t as much enjoyable of a place to have interaction followers.
Kubel is quiet by comparison, however by all accounts a great man in the clubhouse, for what it is value. It would be price much more if he also hit some residence runs.
The Indians came into Friday 6 half of behind the Tigers in the AL Central and 4 video games back within the wild card race. But they’ve a650 OPS as a crew in August, and have lost several gamers to harm, most not too long ago Ryan Raburn. The Indians have used Jason Giambi, a participant with the same ability set to that of Kubel, as a left-handed hitting DH. However at age forty two, Giambi is batting185/.278/.383 with eight homers in 187 plate appearances. Kubel also could possibly be auditioning for a job in 2014.
In case you had been questioning, and this comes up every year, Main League Baseball groups still can make trades after Aug. 1, as long as the players concerned either go unclaimed on waivers or a deal is worked out with a team that does make a claim. And, by making these deals earlier than Sept. 1, Kubel and Axford are playoff-eligible for his or her new golf equipment.
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Trades! Jason Kubel to Indians and John Axford to Cardinals
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