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Originally Posted by kutulu
I think O'Brian already screwed up. They traded Pena for Arroyo. Let's see, pre-arbitration OF with 40HR potential or Arroyo?
Perhaps Arroyo will do well outside of the ALE, but he's probably washed up.
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I just ran the numbers for an Orioles site...Pena strikes out 5.3 times for every walk. Jose Hernandez is at 3.63, Reggie Jackson (all-time leader) is at 1.88, and Rob Deer 2.45 (I did some others as well).
Based on Arroyo being an average pitcher, and that being Cincy's need instead of overrated underperforming outfielders, I think Cincy fleeced Boston here. You can't hit homers of you don't get any strikes from pitchers who know you will swing at anything.