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With Cincy's current staff, Arroyo will be their best pitcher, it sure won't be Gosling (lol, I can't talk, after Webb, the DBacks have to pray).
Pena is more than just potential though. He hit 26 hr in 04 and 19 in 05, in both seasons he had barely over 300 AB. His OBP and K/BB both need work (54/288 K/BB in 800 AB). As the Dominicans say "You don't walk off the island."
I hear the Reds got cash back, Arroyo has a 3yr deal for about $11.25M. That's nice for a pitcher that is league average. Poor guy signed with them for a hometown discount.
That's another reason why players need to squeeze whatever they can out of the owners. You don't give a hometown discount unless it comes with a full or limited NTC.
They money works out great for the Reds, but an everyday player with tons of power is worth more than a back of the rotation pitcher. Even though the Reds will probably use him as a starter, the Sox had him slotted to be a reliever. We'll see if he passes his physical this time.
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