Drew Sutton traded to Tampa Bay Rays from Pittsburgh Pirates

4:24 PM, May 21, 2012   |    comments
Drew Sutton playing for the Boston Red Sox in 2011.
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St. Petersburg, Florida -- The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired infielder Drew Sutton from Pittsburgh for a person to be named later or cash considerations.

He is expected to join the Rays for Monday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, and a corresponding roster move will be made at that time.

Sutton was only with the Pirates for a day; he was traded to Pittsburgh from the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.  So far this season the switch-hitter had been at Triple-A Gwinnett, hitting .270 and mostly playing third base.

Sutton has spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds (2009-10), Cleveland Indians (2010) and Boston Red Sox (2011).