July 31, 200422 yr 07/31/2004 3:24 PM ET Marlins acquire RHP Rudy Seanez from Kansas City in exchange for OF Abraham Nunez MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins today acquired right-handed pitcher Rudy Seanez from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Abraham Nunez. Senior Vice President and General Manager Admin Beinfest made the announcement. Seanez, 5-11, 200, made 16 relief appearances with the Royals and went 0-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 23.0 innings pitched. He allowed 10 runs (10 ER) on 21 hits with 11 walks and 21 strikeouts, with a .244 batting average against. He held right-handed batters to a .178 average, while lefties hit .317 off him. Seanez tossed six scoreless outings in his final seven appearances with the Royals dating back to July 11. In those games, the 35-year old allowed two runs on seven hits with three walks and 12 strikeouts over 11.1 IP, a 1.59 ERA. Seanez joined the Royals organization when he signed as a minor league free agent on February 12, 2004. He had his contract purchased from AAA Omaha on June 15 after going 2-1 with three saves and a team-best 1.57 ERA in 24 relief outings. Seanez was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 1986 June Free Agent Draft. He has spent time with 10 Major League organizations over his 19-year career and has an overall record of 17-18 with 11 saves and a 4.50 ERA in 300 games (all in relief) during Big League time with Cleveland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Texas, Boston and Kansas City. He set career bests in wins (six), games (56) and innings pitched (53.2) in 1999 with the Atlanta Braves, as he went 6-1 with three saves and a 3.35 ERA. Nunez, acquired as the player to be named on December 13, 1999, from Arizona in the July 9, 1999, trade that also brought the Marlins right-handed pitchers Brad Penny and Vladimir Nunez for right-handed pitcher Matt Mantei, saw action in 58 games for Florida this season, hitting .172 with one double, one triple, one homer and five RBI over 64 at-bats. Nunez has played in 77 career Major League games, all with Florida in 2002 and 2004, hitting .160 with one homer and six RBI (81 at-bats).
July 31, 200422 yr c/o baseballamerica.com Marlins add more relief in Seanez By Jim Callis July 31, 2004 The first trade on the day of the deadline for deals without waivers didn't exactly register on the Richter scale. The Marlins picked up their second reliever in two days on Saturday, getting Rudy Seanez from the Royals for Abraham Nunez. Seanez, a 35-year-old righthander, signed a minor league contract with the Royals in February and joined the big league club in mid-June. He always has been able to light up a radar gun, but continually has battled injuries and command issues. Seanez is 0-1, 3.91 in 16 games this year, with a 21-11 strikeout-walk ratio in 23 innings. Opponents have hit .244 and gone homerless against him. For his career, Seanez has a 17-18, 4.50 record and 11 saves in 300 appearances. His acquisition won't have nearly the impact on Florida's bullpen that Friday's six-player trade that included Guillermo Mota will. Nunez, 26, signed with the Diamondbacks out of the Dominican Republic in 1996 and went to the Marlins in a deal for Matt Mantei three years later. Once considered one of Florida's top prospect, Nunez has seen his star dim because he turned out to be three years older than originally believed. He also lacks the instincts to turn his abundant physical tools into baseball production. Nunez has spent the entire year in the majors because he was out of options, batting just .172/.274/.266 with one homer and five RBIs in 64 at-bats over 58 games. Though he's a switch-hitter with power, speed and arm strength, he may never be more than a reserve.
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