DENVER (AP) — Manny Delcarmen has arrived at Coors Field to meet his new bleary-eyed teammates, whom he’ll try to help capture the NL wild card.
The Rockies traded minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller to the Boston Red Sox for Delcarmen and cash on Tuesday.
Rather than have him fly all the way to San Francisco, the Rockies had Delcarmen meet them in Denver, where they returned for one day to play a makeup game against the wild card-leading Philadelphia Phillies before flying back to California for a crucial three-game set against the NL West-leading San Diego Padres.
Delcarmen was 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 48 games for Boston this season. He was a key member of the Red Sox bullpen for several years, and pitched in Boston’s sweep of Colorado in the 2007 World Series.
