The National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks added infielder Sergio Alcantara in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday and claimed left-hander Joe Jacques off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
Alcantara, 27, was acquired for cash considerations as he joined the Diamondbacks for the fifth time. He was traded to the Diamondbacks by the Chicago Cubs for cash before the 2022 season then lost on a waiver claim to the San Diego Padres later in the season. But he returned in the same season on another waiver claim.
In three major league seasons with four clubs, Alcantara is a .209 hitter with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs. He spent last season at Triple-A in the Cubs’ organization and opened this season at Triple-A with the Pirates.
Jacques, 29, gave up a run in 1 2/3 innings of his lone outing with the Red Sox this season. In 24 appearances (one start) over two seasons for Boston, he was 2-1 with a 5.08 ERA. He was designated for assignment Friday.
Both Alcantara and Jacques were placed on the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A Reno.
In other moves Tuesday, the Diamondbacks placed left-hander Kyle Nelson (left shoulder inflammation) and right-handers Miguel Castro (right shoulder inflammation) and Merrill Kelly (right shoulder strain) on the 15-day IL.
The team recalled right-hander Justin Martinez and left-handers Andrew Saalfrank and Tommy Henry from Reno.
Henry, who started Tuesday’s game at the St. Louis Cardinals, entered the day 0-1 with a 6.87 ERA, eight walks and 18 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings over four starts this season.
Nelson, 27, has pitched 10 2/3 innings over 11 appearances this season. He’s got a 4.22 ERA with four walks and eight strikeouts.
Castro, 29, has a 5.19 ERA, one walk and six strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings over eight appearances. Kelly, whose move is retroactive to Saturday, was scratched from Sunday’s start. Kelly, 35, is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA, six walks and 21 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings over four starts.
“(Kelly) is definitely in a non-throw situation and just taking it day by day with treatment, trying to get him asymptomatic,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “And there’s clearly going to be some re-imaging in the coming weeks to find out how he’s healing and what we can do to push this forward.”
Martinez, 22, has not allowed a run in three innings over two appearances. Saalfrank, 26, appeared in 10 games for Arizona last season and didn’t allow a run in 10 1/3 innings over 10 appearances.
–Field Level Media
