Monday, July 21, 2014

Alex Sogard traded to Diamondbacks

Alex Sogard was traded by the Houston Astros to the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 7, 2014. In exchange the Astros received Cesar Carrasco.

LHP Sogard pitched at Double A Corpus Christi prior to the trade where he was 1-1, 2.91 ERA, 25 K, 1.22 WHIP, 2 SV in 43.1 IP over 25 games. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the 26th round in 2010. Sogard will be 27 on July 25.

Carrasco is a 1B\3B who played at Class A Hillsboro prior to the trade where he hit .192/.214/.308 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 7 games. He originally signed with the Diamondbacks in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Carrasco will be 21 on October 3rd.

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