Diamondbacks Sign RHP Jeremy Accardo to a Minor League Deal
Along with singing Cody Ransom, the Diamondbacks have also signed right-hander Jeremy Accardo to a minor league deal with an invitation to minor league camp according to multiple reports.
#Dbacks announce RHP Jeremy Accardo has signed a minor league contract and as in minor league camp. So is IF Cody Ransom
— Jack Magruder (@JackMagruder) February 26, 2015
Accardo’s last major league season came in 2012 when he pitched 37.1 innings with a 6.13 era playing for the Blue Jays for twenty-seven games, the Indians for twenty-six games, and the Athletics for one game.
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The thirty-three year old is the true definition of a journeyman.
In 2013, he played in the Mexican Winter League, the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Syracuse Chiefs the International League Triple A affiliate of the Nationals.
Last season he appeared in twenty-three games with the Bridgeport Blue Fish, of the Independent League. Accardo appeared in 60 games across 61.1 innings with a 4.40 era, and a 2.11 SO/BB ratio.
Congrats to former #Bluefish Jeremy Accardo on signing a minor league deal with the @Dbacks. He appeared in 23 games for the 'Fish in 2014.
— New Britain Stadium (@NBStadium) February 26, 2015
This move is simply to add bullpen depth in the minors. Accardo is a native of Phoenix, Arizona.