The Cubs today acquired right-handed minor league pitcher OLIVO ASTACIO from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for left-handed pitcher MIKE REMLINGER and cash considerations.
Astacio, 21, has gone 7-11 with a 4.33 ERA in 38 career games in the Red Sox organization. The right-hander has struck out 110 batters and allowed just 4 home runs in 139.1 innings of work. Astacio has worked primarily as a starter (31 games) and had his greatest success with Boston's Gulf Coast affiliate in 2004 - where he posted a 3.13 ERA and hurled his first career complete game.
Remlinger, 39, was 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA in 35 games for the Cubs in 2005 - and had held right-handed batters to a .210 batting average. The left-hander was on the disabled list May 21-June 5 with a non-displaced distal phalanx fracture in the fifth finger on his left hand. He had been designated for assignment on August 5.
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