Sox OT: Sox trade Arroyo to Reds for Willy Mo Pena
 

great great trade
pena is only 24 yrs old
can play rf and cf
has a lot of power
will at the very least platoon with trot in rf this yr, playin vs lefties, where he hit .291 last yr

also, trot's contract is up at the end of the yr, and its a forgone conclusion that the sox wont re-sign him
so willy mo pena can be the full time rf next yr, or at least battle brandon moss or david murphy for the position

he k's a lot, and doesnt have a good obp
but hes young
and has huge upside

this is a great trade
arroyo was at a logjam at starting pitching for us, and someone had to go
we still have six starters now, which gives us one guy in case of injury
plus, lester could come up before the yr is over

overall, i just love this trade
it gives us five young of's
(four very young)
two being cf's
three corner ofs
coco crisp
jacoby ellsbury
willy mo pena
david murphy
brandon moss

What about Juan-Gone? Boy that would have been a great pick-up,

ten years ago!

Arroyo will forever now be the poster-boy for NOT taking the hometown discount. His agent told him not to sign that deal, and the Sox turn around and deal him.

Another Desperate Housewife has escaped the loony bin, eh? Isn't there a separate forum for such ephemera on this messageboard, precluding the "need" to OT it here? (Cue voice of officer Barbrady) "OK people, move along. Nothing to see here. Move along please ... "

:D I am a Tunescribe FAN, goddamit. "Ephemera".

This is really thrilling. It would be even more thrilling if it was posted on the Red Sox board.

That is located on the page that list the messgeboards. It says Red Sox message board ( post your Red Sox messages here). Or words to that effect.;)

Then all the people who go there should care about the Red Sox.

blah blah

i know all this
the only reason i posted it is sometimes ppl dont check the other boards and like to here this info

Some people dont like to hear it and could care less about it.

Maybe the reason it was posted here is because the guy has pro football size, maybe speed also. Maybe not a Bo Jackson, but a Brian Jordan type. Not really. In any case, lighten up y'all. Got the free agent season blues? :(