UNHWildCats
July 22nd, 2009, 03:26 PM
The Red Sox have acquired lefthanded-hitting first baseman Adam LaRoche (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larocad01.shtml) from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of prospects.
The trade was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic. The Globe's Amalie Benjamin has confirmed that the Sox will send Portland shortstop Argenis Diaz (http://www.soxprospects.com/players/diaz-argenis.htm) and Greenville righthander Hunter Strickland (http://www.soxprospects.com/players/strickland-hunter.htm) to the Pirates in return for LaRoche.
Diaz, a smooth-fielding shortstop, was batting .253 for the Double A Sea Dogs. Strickland, 20, was an 18th-round pick in the 2007 draft.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/07/report_sox_acqu.html
To make room on the roster the Sox will likely place Mark Kotsay on the DL.
The trade was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic. The Globe's Amalie Benjamin has confirmed that the Sox will send Portland shortstop Argenis Diaz (http://www.soxprospects.com/players/diaz-argenis.htm) and Greenville righthander Hunter Strickland (http://www.soxprospects.com/players/strickland-hunter.htm) to the Pirates in return for LaRoche.
Diaz, a smooth-fielding shortstop, was batting .253 for the Double A Sea Dogs. Strickland, 20, was an 18th-round pick in the 2007 draft.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/07/report_sox_acqu.html
To make room on the roster the Sox will likely place Mark Kotsay on the DL.