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March 20, 2006

Sox trade Bronson Arroyo

The Associated Press has reported that the Boston Red Sox have traded pitcher Bronson Arroyo and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Pena. Arroyo, who pitched poorly for much of the spring, had his best outing against the Baltimore Orioles yesterday. Cincinnati is a team in desperate need of starting pitching, while the Sox have had an excess of starters available.

Arroyo has been a fan favorite in Boston since making his Red Sox debut as a reliever late in the 2003 season. Last year he was 14-10 with a 4.51 E.R.A. For his career, he is 33-33 with a 4.59 E.R.A. He pitched for Pittsburgh before coming to the Red Sox.

Pena is a right-handed hitting outfielder with power. He hit 19 home runs last year in 99 games, but has a low career batting average of .248 over parts of four seasons, all with the Reds.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 11:24 AM | Permalink