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Moriarty9 · 04-22-2008, 06:38 PM

AL East Contenders Make Swap
Red Sox acquire star hurler Oswalt
July 29, 2009

Just one game apart in the AL East standings, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays surprised the baseball community with a trade involving seven players, most notably Cy Young candidate Roy Oswalt.
Boston acquired Oswalt and 22-year-old minor league infielder Clinton Barber in exchange for pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka, Brett Myers and Mark Malaska, 20-year-old minor league first baseman Alfonso Contreras and 25-year-old minor league catcher Jon Washington.
Red Sox GM Shaun Moriarty said landing Oswalt should help the team return to the World Series this year and in future seasons. He asserted the hard work of the baseball operations department was the reason the trade could happen as the team has a number of prospects that made it possible to give up the players necessary to acquire Oswalt from a division rival.
Oswalt, 31, is 14-7 with a 2.46 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 22 games this season. In his last outing, July 24 at Tropicana Field against the Toronto Blue Jays, Oswalt was charged with a tough luck loss as the Rays fell 1-0. Oswalt let up one run on three hits and a walk over nine innings with 11 strikeouts in what proved to be his seventh loss of the season.
Oswalt was drafted by Tampa Bay with the third overall pick of the 2000 amateur draft, is a three-time All Star and won the 2000 Cy Young award with an 18-9 record, 220 strikeouts and a 2.91 ERA. Throughout his 10-year-career, spent entirely with the Rays to this point, Oswalt is 139-119 with a 3.54 ERA and 1,807 strikeouts. He is expected to make his big league debut Friday night when the hated New York Yankees come to town to open a three-game set.
Boston also acquired Barber, a versatile and strong defender with a decent bat. Drafted by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2009 amateur draft, Barber has hit .289 with 11 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, 33 RBI, 48 runs and 22 stolen bases in 24 attempts for the Rays' Class A affiliate in Vero Beach. Primarily a third baseman in college, Barber has spent much of the year playing shortstop (76 games) with a fair amount of time at third (23 games) and a little bit of work at first and second bases. Moriarty said Barber would be assigned to the Lowell Spinners, Boston's Class A affiliate.
Matsuzaka's departure comes after a few disappointing seasons in Boston, in which he compiled a 14-9 record with a 5.39 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 37 games. In nine starts this season, Dice-K went 5-3 with a 5.26 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Matsuzaka, who gave up six runs through 3 1/3 innings yesterday in Seattle, is expected to join his new team tomorrow when the Rays begin a four-game set in Kansas City.
The Red Sox also dealt left-handed reliever Mark Malaska, who struggled in 10 relief appearances with Boston this year. He had gone 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA in 13 1/3 innings before just being sent back to AAA Pawtucket a few days ago. Malaska was a key member of the Boston bullpen in 2006 and 2007, going 10-4 with 3 saves and a 3.39 ERA in 107 appearances. In a press conference at Tropicana Field today, Rays skipper Brian Cooper said Malaska will join former Red Sox hurler Scott Schoeneweis as the team's lefties out of the bullpen.
Naturally a starting pitcher, Myers has performed relatively well out of the Boston bullpen this year, going 4-1 with 2 saves and a 4.92 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 19 appearances, including four starts. Despite an impressive record in AAA (67-25, 2.51 ERA over career with Pawtucket), Myers has had few chances to prove himself as a starting pitcher with Boston, putting together an 8-6 record over his big league career, with four saves and a 5.08 ERA in 58 games, only 16 of which have been starts. He will be given the opportunity he deserves in Tampa Bay, and is expected to pitch Friday in Kansas City.
Washington had a cup of coffee with the Red Sox in 2007, going 2-for-7 in two games, scoring three runs and driving in two. He has performed well in the minor leagues since being drafted by Texas in 2005. In 62 games with Pawtucket this year, Washington hit .265 with one home run and 28 RBI. He will back up Carlos Vargas (.326, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 53 R in 83 games) in Tampa Bay.
Contreras was a sixth round pick in the 2008 amateur draft, and has hit for a high average throughout each stop in his brief minor league career. An excellent defensive first baseman, some scouts believe he will never be an everyday player because of the lack of pop many teams expect out of a corner infielder. Contreras is expected to be assigned to Class A Vero Beach.

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Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 399	Sox, Rays swap 7 players AL East Contenders Make Swap Red Sox acquire star hurler Oswalt July 29, 2009 Just one game apart in the AL East standings, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays surprised the baseball community with a trade involving seven players, most notably Cy Young candidate Roy Oswalt. Boston acquired Oswalt and 22-year-old minor league infielder Clinton Barber in exchange for pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka, Brett Myers and Mark Malaska, 20-year-old minor league first baseman Alfonso Contreras and 25-year-old minor league catcher Jon Washington. Red Sox GM Shaun Moriarty said landing Oswalt should help the team return to the World Series this year and in future seasons. He asserted the hard work of the baseball operations department was the reason the trade could happen as the team has a number of prospects that made it possible to give up the players necessary to acquire Oswalt from a division rival. Oswalt, 31, is 14-7 with a 2.46 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 22 games this season. In his last outing, July 24 at Tropicana Field against the Toronto Blue Jays, Oswalt was charged with a tough luck loss as the Rays fell 1-0. Oswalt let up one run on three hits and a walk over nine innings with 11 strikeouts in what proved to be his seventh loss of the season. Oswalt was drafted by Tampa Bay with the third overall pick of the 2000 amateur draft, is a three-time All Star and won the 2000 Cy Young award with an 18-9 record, 220 strikeouts and a 2.91 ERA. Throughout his 10-year-career, spent entirely with the Rays to this point, Oswalt is 139-119 with a 3.54 ERA and 1,807 strikeouts. He is expected to make his big league debut Friday night when the hated New York Yankees come to town to open a three-game set. Boston also acquired Barber, a versatile and strong defender with a decent bat. Drafted by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2009 amateur draft, Barber has hit .289 with 11 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, 33 RBI, 48 runs and 22 stolen bases in 24 attempts for the Rays' Class A affiliate in Vero Beach. Primarily a third baseman in college, Barber has spent much of the year playing shortstop (76 games) with a fair amount of time at third (23 games) and a little bit of work at first and second bases. Moriarty said Barber would be assigned to the Lowell Spinners, Boston's Class A affiliate. Matsuzaka's departure comes after a few disappointing seasons in Boston, in which he compiled a 14-9 record with a 5.39 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 37 games. In nine starts this season, Dice-K went 5-3 with a 5.26 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Matsuzaka, who gave up six runs through 3 1/3 innings yesterday in Seattle, is expected to join his new team tomorrow when the Rays begin a four-game set in Kansas City. The Red Sox also dealt left-handed reliever Mark Malaska, who struggled in 10 relief appearances with Boston this year. He had gone 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA in 13 1/3 innings before just being sent back to AAA Pawtucket a few days ago. Malaska was a key member of the Boston bullpen in 2006 and 2007, going 10-4 with 3 saves and a 3.39 ERA in 107 appearances. In a press conference at Tropicana Field today, Rays skipper Brian Cooper said Malaska will join former Red Sox hurler Scott Schoeneweis as the team's lefties out of the bullpen. Naturally a starting pitcher, Myers has performed relatively well out of the Boston bullpen this year, going 4-1 with 2 saves and a 4.92 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 19 appearances, including four starts. Despite an impressive record in AAA (67-25, 2.51 ERA over career with Pawtucket), Myers has had few chances to prove himself as a starting pitcher with Boston, putting together an 8-6 record over his big league career, with four saves and a 5.08 ERA in 58 games, only 16 of which have been starts. He will be given the opportunity he deserves in Tampa Bay, and is expected to pitch Friday in Kansas City. Washington had a cup of coffee with the Red Sox in 2007, going 2-for-7 in two games, scoring three runs and driving in two. He has performed well in the minor leagues since being drafted by Texas in 2005. In 62 games with Pawtucket this year, Washington hit .265 with one home run and 28 RBI. He will back up Carlos Vargas (.326, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 53 R in 83 games) in Tampa Bay. Contreras was a sixth round pick in the 2008 amateur draft, and has hit for a high average throughout each stop in his brief minor league career. An excellent defensive first baseman, some scouts believe he will never be an everyday player because of the lack of pop many teams expect out of a corner infielder. Contreras is expected to be assigned to Class A Vero Beach.