HBT: Orioles acquire Saunders from D-backs

As first reported by CBS Sports? Jon Heyman, the Orioles have acquired lefty starter Joe Saunders in a waiver trade from Arizona. Matt Lindstrom, a right-handed reliever, is headed to the Diamondbacks in return along with a player to be named later.

Saunders passed through waivers on Friday and was at that point eligible to be dealt to any team. The 31-year-old has posted a decent 4.22 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 130 innings this season, but the D?Backs have a number of young arms in their system and did well to land a reliable setup man in their return?package from the O?s.

Lindstrom, 32, registered a 2.72 ERA and 1.29 WHIP across 36 1/3 innings this year for Baltimore.

Saunders will be eligible for free agency this offseason. He?s earning $6 million in his final year of?arbitration.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/os-acquire-left-hander-joe-saunders-from-the-diamondbacks-for-matt-lindstrom-and-a-ptbnl/related/

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