Jed Weisberger, who writes the Baselines pieces on the Thunder website and whose work can be found numerous other places, was kind enough to send an e-mail letting me know the Yankees have acquired RHP Charles Nolte in exchange for RHP Jason Jones.
This occured after Jones was offered back to the Yankees according to Rule 5 protocol.
Nolte, who is listed as the Twins sixth best righty reliever prospect by Baseball America, was 4-3, 2.05 at Beloit in 2008.
Jones was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after the trade.
Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com
March 29, 2009 at 8:34 am |
JJ wasn’t going to even get a Triple-A shot with the Yankees, so this is good for him.
March 29, 2009 at 8:36 am |
He actually looks like a pretty good get. Especially considering the Yankees had already lost Jones in the rule 5 draft and didn’t have room for him anyways.