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Moriarty9 · 07-27-2008, 10:40 PM

During spring training, the Red Sox made a couple of trades that will present opportunities for some of the younger players in the organization at various levels.

In one trade, left-handed starter Jon Lester was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league reliever Aaron Haas. Lester, 29, struggled mightily with Boston in 2012, going 5-10 with a 6.08 ERA in 28 games, including 24 starts. In 62 games, including 34 starts, over his four years with the Red Sox, Lester has gone 11-15 with a 5.24 ERA. He will join former Sox southpaw Scott Kazmir in the Dodgers rotation, opening the season as the #5 starter in the LA rotation.
Haas, 26, went 1-2 with three saves and a 3.45 ERA in 35 relief appearances with AAA Las Vegas. He will open the season with Boston's AAA affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox.

With a bit of backstop talent in the pipeline, the Red Sox opted to move veteran minor leaguer catcher Lorenzo Romero to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitching prospect Julian Wright.
Romero, 28, is a .307 hitter with 38 homers and 335 RBI in 2,473 minor league at bats. He has been an All Star in the minor league three times, won two equivalents of the Golden Glove and was the MVP of the 2008 Class A league. Romero will open the year as St. Louis' starting catcher and bat eighth in the lineup.
Wright, 23, made 18 appearances, including 14 starts, with St. Louis last year, going 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA. He has posted a 55-32 record over his minor league career and was the Eastern League's pitcher of the year in 2009. He will open the year as Pawtucket's #2 starter.

07-27-2008, 10:40 PM	#206 (permalink)
Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 413	During spring training, the Red Sox made a couple of trades that will present opportunities for some of the younger players in the organization at various levels. In one trade, left-handed starter Jon Lester was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league reliever Aaron Haas. Lester, 29, struggled mightily with Boston in 2012, going 5-10 with a 6.08 ERA in 28 games, including 24 starts. In 62 games, including 34 starts, over his four years with the Red Sox, Lester has gone 11-15 with a 5.24 ERA. He will join former Sox southpaw Scott Kazmir in the Dodgers rotation, opening the season as the #5 starter in the LA rotation. Haas, 26, went 1-2 with three saves and a 3.45 ERA in 35 relief appearances with AAA Las Vegas. He will open the season with Boston's AAA affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox. With a bit of backstop talent in the pipeline, the Red Sox opted to move veteran minor leaguer catcher Lorenzo Romero to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitching prospect Julian Wright. Romero, 28, is a .307 hitter with 38 homers and 335 RBI in 2,473 minor league at bats. He has been an All Star in the minor league three times, won two equivalents of the Golden Glove and was the MVP of the 2008 Class A league. Romero will open the year as St. Louis' starting catcher and bat eighth in the lineup. Wright, 23, made 18 appearances, including 14 starts, with St. Louis last year, going 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA. He has posted a 55-32 record over his minor league career and was the Eastern League's pitcher of the year in 2009. He will open the year as Pawtucket's #2 starter.