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June 15, 2006

Red Sox swap relief pitchers

The Boston Red Sox, following three straight implosions by their bullpen, have traded reliever David Riske to the Chicago White Sox for another reliever, 28-year-old left-hander Javier Lopez. It has been known that the Red Sox were interested in acquiring Lopez. The team actually selected Lopez in the 2002 Rule V player draft, but he was traded to the Colorado Rockies before ever playing in a Red Sox uniform.

Lopez has appeared in 171 major league games with the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks, posting a 6.09 E.R.A. He has pitched well this season with the White Sox' Triple A team in Charlotte, going 2-1 with 12 saves and a 0.55 E.R.A. The Associated press reports that Lopez is likely to be in uniform when the Red Sox play the Minnesota Twins tonight.

Riske, a 29-year-old right-hander, joined the Red Sox this past offseason and has seen limited time because of injury problems. He came from Cleveland as part of the trade that also brought Coco Crisp and Josh Bard to town. Bard has since departed in yet another trade.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:47 PM | Permalink

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