White Sox Acquire Pitcher Juan Carela from New York Yankees in Exchange for Pitcher Keynan Middleton
The Chicago White Sox have acquired minor-league right-handed pitcher Juan Carela from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-hander Keynan Middleton.
Carela, 21, is 2–4 with a 3.67 ERA (34 ER/83.1 IP), 109 strikeouts (11.8 per 9.0 IP) and a .214 (65–304) opponents average over 17 games (16 starts) this season with Class A Hudson Valley in the South Atlantic League. He is rated by MLB.com as the №29 prospect in the Yankees organization.
Carela, 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, posted a 2.17 ERA (11 ER/45.2 IP) in May and June combined. He was named SAL Pitcher of the Week for the period of April 23 and struck out 10 batters in three consecutive starts from June 2–16.
Carela, a native of Samana, Dominican Republic, has gone 12–20 with a 4.79 ERA (141 ER/264.2 IP) and 319 strikeouts (10.9) in 64 games (56 starts) over four minor-league seasons after signing with the Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.
Middleton, 29, is 2–2 with a 3.96 ERA (16 ER/36.1 IP), 47 strikeouts, five holds and two saves over 39 appearances this season, his first with the White Sox after signing as a free agent on January 15.
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