KINNEY, CAVAZOS
REJOIN SPRINGFIELD, OOL ALSO
ADDED
The Springfield Cardinals made
three roster moves on Sunday,
adding relievers Josh Kinney,
Andy Cavazos and Kevin Ool to
the roster.
Kinney, who opened the season as
the closer for Springfield,
comes back to the team after
spending the last two months in
Triple-A Memphis. Kinney was
1-2 with a 7.36 ERA in 26 games
for the Memphis Redbirds.
Before being sent to Memphis,
Kinney posted a 4-1 record with
an ERA of 1.32, leading the
Cards at the time of his
promotion with 10 saves.
Andy Cavazos also rejoins the
Springfield Cardinals, up from
Palm Beach where he went 1-5
with a 3.41 ERA in 28 relief
appearances in the Florida State
League. Cavazos was 0-2 with a
5.23 ERA in eight games out of
the Springfield bullpen earlier
this year.
Left-hander Kevin Ool will be
making his first career trip to
Double-A. Ool was acquired from
the Red Sox during Spring
Training earlier this season in
a trade that sent Mike Myers to
Boston. The former 18th
round pick of the 2003 draft
started the 2005 season in the
Midwest League for the Swing of
the Quad Cities, posting a 9-2
record with a 2.15 ERA. Ool was
then called up to Palm Beach,
making 12 relief appearances,
going 1-0 with a 1.37 ERA.
In order to add these three
relievers to the roster, the
Cardinals made multiple moves.
Left-handed relievers Anthony
Rawson and Oscar Alvarez were
both sent to Palm Beach of the
Florida State League. The
Cardinals also released
right-handed reliever Chris
Mears.
Rawson was 4-3 with a 4.35 ERA
in a team-leading 38
appearances. Alvarez was 5-2 in
27 appearances, with the fifth
best ERA in the Texas League of
3.09. Right-hander Chris Mears,
who suffered the defeat in last
night’s 8-5 loss to Wichita, was
0-2 in 13 appearances, posting a
5.25 ERA.
