Smokies Add Two New Pitchers
Published on June 17, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release
Sevierville, Tennessee -- The Tennessee Smokies Professional Baseball Club, the Class AA Southern League Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, have added RHP Esmailin Caridad and RHP Jose Ceda to the active roster. In a related roster move, INF Ben Broussard and RHP Greg Reinhard were sent to Class AAA Iowa on June 16th. RHP Jesse Estrada was sent to Class AAA Iowa as well on June 17th. The Smokies also announced that RHP Tanner Watson was released by the Cubs effective yesterday.
Caridad joins the Smokies for the first time after spending the 2008 campaign with the Class A Daytona Cubs. The 22-year old native of Haina, Domincan Republic had posted a 6-4 record with Daytona this season, with a 4.41 ERA over 13 games started. The Cubs signed Caridad as a free agent in December 2007 after spending last season pitching with the Hiroshima Carp's Dominican Academy.
Ceda also is joining the Smokies for his first stint at the Double-A level. The Cubs acquired Ceda in July 2006 as part of a trade with the San Diego Padres for INF Todd Walker. Ceda, a 21-year old resident of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has also spent all of the 2008 campaign with Daytona posting a 2-2 record with a 4.80 ERA over 54 1/3 innings pitched. Ceda has started twelve games this season in fifteen appearances.
The Smokies' roster is currently at 22 players, one under the maximum of the roster limit.
Tennessee begins a six-game homestand at Smokies Park against the Mobile BayBears on Tuesday night June 17th beginning at 7:15 pm. The six-game series will continue through Sunday June 22nd. Call 286-2300 for tickets or order on-line at www.smokiesbaseball.com.
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