Southington's Greenwood part of Ludwick/Westbrook MLB Deadline deal

Nick Greenwood, of Southington, a left-handed pitcher who was drafted last season into the San Diego Padres' organization out of the University of Rhode Island, was traded Saturday, right before Major League Baseball's July 31 Deadline, as part of a three-team deal. The three team's involved were the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians. Here's the report from mlb.com's Anthony Castrovince.

The three teams pulled off a swap mere hours before Saturday's 4 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, as the Indians sent veteran right-hander Jake Westbrook and cash to the Cardinals, who sent outfielder Ryan Ludwick to the Padres. To complete the deal, the Padres sent Double-A right-hander Corey Kluber to the Tribe and Class A left-hander Nick Greenwood to the Cards.

Greenwood, a Xavier High (Middletown) alum, will now take his game from Low-A Fort Wayne (Ind.), where he played for the TinCaps, and likely move to Davenport (Iowa) where he will play for the Low-A Quad Cities River Bandits, the equivalent of the TinCaps. However, the Cards could choose to possibly move him up a step in their organization.
A 14th round pick by the Pads last summer, Greenwood has, for the most part, excelled during his young minor league career. According to baseball-reference.com, in his almost two seasons, he's appeared in 41 games, starting 26 and has posted an 8-5 overall record with a very respectable 3.12 ERA. In his 161.2 innings pitched to date, he's struck out 118 and only walked 36, an excellent ratio of 3.28 k/bb.
After lighting up Short-Season A-ball in Eugene, Ore., last season (4-1, 1.71 ERA), he's struggled slightly more this year to the tune of a 4.15 ERA, but he remains a guy who can throw hard and use a biting curveball to get guys out. Maybe even more promising is that he's a lefty and hard-throwing southpaws are always coveted.

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