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Rays trade Abreu to Tribe in reliever swap

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TBO.com Staff

Published: July 2, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays traded relief pitcher Winston Abreu to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for right-handed reliever John Meleon.

Meleon, 24, has pitched in seven games in the major leagues, two with the Indians in 2008 and five with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2007. Over parts of five minor league seasons, he is went 15-16 with 22 saves, a 3.75 ERA and 384 strikeouts while averaging 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

Meloan has spent the entire 2009 season with Triple-A Columbus (AAA), where he went 0-0 with a 5.52 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 17 walks in 44 innings pitched and 25 appearances.

Abreu, 32, was a non-roster invitee to the Tampa Bay's spring training who made two appearances for the Rays in June before being designated for assignment on June 27.

At Durham, Abreu compiled a 3-0 record, 10 saves and a 1.41 ERA before being called up to Tampa Bay. He struck out 49 and walked just 10 for the Bulls.

Meleon was placed on the Rays' 40-man roster, the team said in a press release, and assigned to Triple-A Durham. He was selected by the Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2005 draft out of the University of Arizona.

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