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Saul Rivera

46-Year-Old PitcherP
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Bats R
Throws R
40 Man no
Height 5'10"
Weight 180
DOB 12/7/1977
Born San Juan, Puerto Rico
College Mobile
Drafted 1st Rd 1998 MIN
$Signed a minor league deal in December of 2009.
PArizona Diamondbacks  
June 8, 2010
The Diamondbacks designated Rivera for assignment Tuesday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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Rivera had been with the team since May 18, but he had only made it into four games, which probably tells you a bit about how much the team thought of him. Blaine Boyer takes his roster spot and bullpen spot.
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Rivera got his ground balls in 2009, but big league hitters learned quickly to lay off his sinker and wait for something juicier to hit, which Rivera obligingly provided them. He'll compete for a spot in the Cleveland bullpen this spring, but Rivera may end up starting the year at Triple-A Columbus if he's unable to regain his pre-2009 form.
Rivera gets groundballs and an occasional strikeout, which is good enough to make him Joel Hanrahan's top set-up man heading into the spring. He's no Luis Ayala though, either in terms of the workload he can handle or his G/F ratio, and won't post the numbers Ayala did a few years ago.
The Nationals leaned heavily on Rivera in 2007 and he turned in a pretty good year, using his heavy sinker to keep the ball in the park and let his defense clean up after him. He gets a decent number of strikeouts but walks too many to be really reliable, and an 85 appearance, 93 inning workload isn't going to help his longevity. As low-upside middle relievers go, you can probably do better.
After a solid Double-A campaign in 2005 Rivera got the call to the majors when the Nationals bullpen was strapped for arms but he didn't distinguish himself, walking too many batters without striking out enough of them. The Nationals still need someone to fill the middle innings so Rivera could break camp with the club, but the results may not be much better.
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PArizona Diamondbacks  
May 18, 2010
Rivera gave up five runs on four hits and walked a pair during his first inning with the D-Backs on Tuesday afternoon.
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PArizona Diamondbacks  
May 17, 2010
The Indians traded Rivera to the Diamondbacks for cash consideration.
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PCleveland Guardians  
December 21, 2009
Rivera has signed a minor league deal with the Indians, the team's official site reports.
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PFree Agent  
December 7, 2009
Rivera has been released by Washington, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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PWashington Nationals  
May 5, 2009
The Nationals sent Rivera to Triple-A Syracuse Tuesday, the team's official site reports.
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