The New York Yankees designated for assignment relief pitcher David Carpenter on Wednesday afternoon. This sent the Atlanta Braves fan base haywire on social media outlets screaming “Bring back David Carpenter!”
#Yankees reinstate RHP Masahiro Tanaka from 15-day DL; designate RHP David Carpenter for assignment.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 3, 2015
This offseason, the Braves sent Carpenter and Chasen Shreve to the Yankees for former top prospect Manny Banuelos. This trade seemed to be pretty even on both sides, but since then the Braves bullpen has fallen off the planet in recent weeks.