Nationals acquire rhp David Carpenter

The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher David Carpenter from the New York Yankees on Thursday in exchange for Minor League infielder Tony Renda. Additionally, outfielder Nate McLouth was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.

Carpenter, 29, joins the Nationals in his fifth Major League season, coming to Washington after stops with Houston, Toronto, Atlanta and the New York Yankees. The veteran reliever has appeared in 210 games over the past four-plus seasons, working to an 11-11 record with a 3.73 ERA.

No stranger to the National League East, Carpenter was 10-5 with a 2.63 ERA in two seasons (2013, 2014; 121 games) with the Braves. During his time in Atlanta, Carpenter posted a 10.0 strikeouts-per-nine-innings mark, and over the course of his career (885 batters), Carpenter has worked to a 26.2 percent swing-and-miss rate.

Acquired by the Yankees from Atlanta this past January, along with Chasen Shreve, in exchange for left-hander Manny Banuelos, Carpenter appeared in 22 games for New York this season (18.2 IP) and worked to a 4.82 ERA. He was designated for assignment by the Yankees on June 3.

Renda, 24, was a second-round selection of the Nationals' in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. The right-handed-hitting second baseman entered the season as the organization's No. 12 prospect, per Baseball America. A 2014 Carolina League All-Star and Arizona Fall League Fall Star, as well as the inaugural recipient (2013) of the Nationals' "Bob Boone Award", Renda was hitting .267 with a .333 on-base percentage with Double-A Harrisburg at the time of the trade.