Five games out of the playoff spots in fifth place with an 11-13 record Cariparma Parma is parting ways with a pitcher. Venezuelan right-hander Angel Salazar was cut by the front office and has returned to his home country. He went 2-3 with an ERA of 5.17 in eight games (seven starts). He struck out 28 and walked 29 in 38 1/3 innings. Not good enough for an import pitcher in European baseball. Also thanks to the recovery from Marco Grifantini (7.2 IP, 12 SO, 2 BB, 1 H) and the emergence of Adam Clerici (2-1, ERA 2.25, 23 SO, 7 BB, 24 IP), playing time for Salazar would have been difficult to find anyway.