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Monday, December 08, 2008

Minor notes: Lehigh Valley closer heading to Japan

ChildersRighthander Matt Childers, along with Yankees righthander Darrell Rasner, have signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan. Childers, 30, went 3-5 with a 3.78 ERA with 20 saves and a 68/18 K/BB ratio in 53 games with the IronPigs. He's been with the organization since 2007 and has appeared in 11 Major League games with Milwaukee and Atlanta.

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Posted by: GM-Carson | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 10:13 AM

The Matt Childers Era is over.

Posted by: Bedrosian's Beard | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 10:45 AM

It's good for those guys, AAAA players over here sometimes become superstars over across the Pacific.

Posted by: Dave X | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 10:46 AM

A good example of one Dave X would be our trusty skipper Charlie Manuel. He stunk in the MLB, but was a homerun champ in Japan.

Posted by: GM-Carson | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Good now he can go over and join Kyle Kendrick....

Posted by: Pops | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 08:13 PM

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