Wellington Aracena Traded to Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired pitchers Wellington Aracena and Kade Strowd, and infielder Jose Mejia from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for infielder Blaze Alexander, a source told Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic. The Orioles acquired Aracena from the New York Mets last July in the deal that sent lefty reliever Gregory Soto to New York. The 21-year-old Dominican right-hander pitched at Single-A Delmarva, Single-A St. Lucie, and High-A Aberdeen last year, posting a nice 2.25 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 114 strikeouts and 51 walks in 92 innings over 23 appearances (14 starts). Aracena is an interesting prospect with some development yet to do in the minors, but if he continues his current trajectory, he could be a real contributor in the desert in a year or two.
Source: The Arizona Republic - Nick Piecoro
Source: The Arizona Republic - Nick Piecoro
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