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| CinciFan985 | Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:27 pm Post #1 |
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The Pirates have traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Red Sox in exchange for Double-A shortstop Argenis Diaz and Class A right-hander Hunter Strickland, according to a report by Boston radio station WEEI. The deal is expected to be announced shortly. Pittsburgh was known to be looking for a suitor for LaRoche, who is earning $7.05 million this season and will be a first-time free agent next season. The Pirates were not expected to make a strong attempt to resign him in the offseason. Speculation that LaRoche was on his way out first surfaced on Wednesday morning when the Pirates did not post their lineup until less than one hour before the 12:35 p.m. ET scheduled first pitch. Diaz, who was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela in 2003, is hitting .253 with 24 RBIs in 76 Double-A games this season. Diaz, 22, split last season between Class A and Double-A. Strickland, an 18th-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, is 5-4 with a 3.35 ERA in 18 appearances (12 starts) at the low Class A level. He has 51 strikeouts and 13 walks in 83 1/3 innings. LaRoche, mired in a July slump, has hit .247 with a team-high 12 homers and 40 RBIs this season. In Boston, he'll be reunited with former Pittsburgh teammate Jason Bay, who was dealt there at this time last season. |
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| JoeCoolMan24 | Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:19 pm Post #2 |
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I got Alicia Sacramone
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That's a really expensive bench player. |
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| Infallable | Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:23 pm Post #3 |
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I don't break character until after the DVD commentary
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Good move for the Pirates since Laroche would have been a type B free agent at best. Diaz might turn into a utility player, but the pitcher could be helpful down the road. If the most likely destination wasn't Seattle, I would really hope that Jack Wilson would be next up. |
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