When the New York Yankees went out and acquired relief pitcher David Carpenter in the offseason, they thought they were getting the reliable hard throwing right hander we saw on display with the Atlanta Braves. Instead, he’s been the total opposite as a Yankee, pulling his best Kevin Brown impression as possible.
Through 18.0 innings pitched so far in a pinstripe uniform,the 29-year old veteran has a 5.00 ERA. His struggles continued on Thursday night during the series opener in Oakland, as he allowed both of the runners left on base from starting pitcher CC Sabathia with the game tied at 3 to all score in the bottom of the seventh inning.