The Washington Nationals acquired David Carpenter from the New York Yankees in June and almost immediately gave the veteran reliever a late-inning role, but a shoulder injury ended Carpenter's 2016 campaign and he was outrighted today.
Acquired from the New York Yankees in June, in exchange for minor league infielder Tony Renda, veteran right-hander David Carpenter impressed in a short stint in the Washington Nationals' bullpen before a shoulder injury shelved the five-year veteran.
In six innings pitched out of the Nats' bullpen, the 30-year-old reliever put up a 1.50 ERA and a .217/.280/.348 line against before the shoulder issue ended his season.