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Astros' Carlos Pimentel: To serve 56-game suspension
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Pimentel was suspended 56 games for a positive test of Stanozolol, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Pimental only appeared in 14 games for Houston's rookie-league team in 2017, posting a 4.66 ERA and a 21:6 K:BB over 19.1 innings out of the bullpen. He will miss over one-third of the 2018 campaign due to this failed test.
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Padres' Carlos Pimentel: Signs with Padres
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Pimentel signed a minor league contract with the Padres on Wednesday, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Pimentel had a largely successful campaign at Triple-A last season, working to a 2.95 ERA with 118 strikeouts in 143.1 innings. He's worked as both a starter and reliever thus far in his career and will provide depth in both areas with his new club.
