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May 31, 2008
Hesseltine, DiPietro Signed
The signings were as urgent as any that have been made in the 11-year history of the franchise. The hamstring injury suffered by right-hander Tim Drew Wednesday and the team’s collective unwillingness to bring each of the remaining four starters back on three days rest forced the Bluefish to bring in a pitcher to start tonight against the Camden Riversharks.
The Bluefish opted to sign two – 23-year-old lefthanders Charlie Hesseltine and Ryan DiPietro. Both pitchers threw in the bullpen and underwent physicals Friday.
``We just felt it the best way to go,’’ Scott said. ``They both know it could be short-term. They also both know if they pitch well it could be longer. You just don’t know. They’ve been throwing. They haven’t pitched in games.’’
Hesseltine, who drew the start against the Riversharks, was a combined 3-7 with a 7.33 ERA in 27 appearances (11 starts) for the York Revolution and the Road Warriors last season. DiPietro, who was an All-American at Eastern Connecticut, was 5-10 with a 5.92 ERA in 28 appearances (12 starts) for Burlington of the Class A Midwest League in the Kansas City Royals organization last season.
``They were names that have been on the radar screen,’’ Scott said. ``Charlie pitched for me last year with the Road Warriors and he had some good games and he had some bad games. It’s kind of a Jeckyl & Hyde deal, but when he threw the ball over the plate he had some success. In fact, he had two or three really, really good games against good teams. I think DiPietro’s kind of the same way it looks like.’’
Rich
Posted by Elliott on May 31, 2008 8:23 PM
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