TEXAS RANGERS TRADE BOBBY WITT TO ST LOUIS
FOR PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER;
ACTIVATE MARK McLEMORE; OPTION MATT PERISHO TO
OKLAHOMA
FOR RELEASE: 4:00 p.m. (CDT), Monday, June 22, 1998
The Texas Rangers announced today that righthanded pitcher
BOBBY WITT has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for a
player to be named later.
Witt, 34, was designated for assignment by Texas on June 16. He
was 5-4 with a 7.66 era in 14 games/13 starts with the club this
season. He has a career major league record of 129-135 in 360
games/351 starts with Texas, Oakland, and Florida from 1986-98.
He was 104-104 in 276 games with the Rangers from 1986-92 and
1995-98 and ranks second in team history in wins, innings
(1680.2), and strikeouts (1405).
Witt is expected to join the Cardinals in the next couple of days.
The club will make a roster move at that time to accommodate
him.
In addition, the team announced today that 2nd baseman MARK
McLEMORE has been activated from the 15-day disabled list and
will be in uniform for tonight�s game with Arizona. McLemore was
placed on the D.L. on June 7 after pulling his left hamstring the
previous night running the bases against San Diego. McLemore is
batting .307 with 3 homers and 35 rbi in 55 games this season.
To make room for McLemore, lefthanded pitcher MATT PERISHO
has been optioned to Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League.
Perisho, recalled from Oklahoma on June 16, was 0-2, 27.00 (15
er/5 ip) in 2 starts, including a 10-7 loss at Anaheim on Sunday.
The Rangers also announced that righthanded pitcher MARK
BRANDENBURG, who has missed the entire season due to
muscle problems in his chest wall and back, has been transferred
from the 15 to the 60-day disabled list. Texas also took two other
players on option off the major league roster, assigning infielder
FRANKIE JARAMILLO outright to Savannah of the South Atlantic
League and catcher JOEY GOODWIN outright to the Rangers of
the Gulf Coast League. Goodwin is currently serving as the
Rangers� major league bullpen catcher.
The moves leave Texas with 37 players on the major league roster.
