Red Sox Acquire Hanrahan From Pirates - 美國職棒

4:03pm: As it stands, the deal will be a six-player swap with four players
going to Pittsburgh and two headed to Boston, according to Heyman (via
Twitter).

3:34pm: The Red Sox and Pirates have agreed to a deal that will send Joel
Hanrahan to Boston, according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Jerry
Sands and Stolmy Pimentel will go to Pittsburgh in the swap and there will be
more players involved in the deal. There will be two more players headed to
the Bucs in the deal, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).

Hanrahan, 31, pitched to a 2.72 ERA with 10.1 K/9 and 5.4 BB/9 in 59 2/3
innings for Pittsburgh last season. He earned $4.1MM and projects to earn
$6.9MM through arbitration next year. Hanrahan is scheduled to become a free
agent after 2013.

Despite having a reputation as a strong closer, some rival evaluators have
been concerned about his recent proclivity for walks. Hanrahan's walk rate
climbed from 2.1 BB/9 in 2011 to 5.4 BB/9 in 2012.

Sands came to the Red Sox in their blockbuster trade with the Dodgers as one
of the players to be named later. The 25-year-old outfielder/first baseman
owns a Triple-A batting line of .288/.362/.552 with 55 home runs in 940 plate
appearances across the past two years. Sands also has 70 big league games to
his credit, most of which came in 2011.

Pimentel, 22, was rated as the No. 6 prospect in the Red Sox's organization
in 2010 by Baseball America but was bumped down to No. 23 the following year.
The 6'3" right-hander boasts a strong changeup but has failed to impress at
the Double-A level. In 37 starts for Double-A Portland, the youngster has
posted a 5.96 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9. Alex Speier of WEEI.com notes
that Pimentel was targeted by the Pirates in 2008. The Bucs had hoped to
acquire him as part of the potential three-way deal with the Dodgers and Red
Sox that resulted in Manny Ramirez going to LA and Jason Bay coming to
Pittsburgh, but the Sox refused to include him.

Andrew Bailey, Boston's incumbent closer, pitched to a 7.04 ERA in 15 1/3
innings in 2012 while missing most of the year with injuries. WEEI.com's Rob
Bradford reports they have not discussed free agent Rafael Soriano despite
having a protected first round pick. The Dodgers were among the teams with
interest in Hanrahan in recent weeks.

ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes first reported that the two sides were nearing
an agreement.

是6人交易
紅襪出4人到海盜~目前已知的有季中與道奇交易來的Jerry Sands跟養超久但一直養不太
起來的Stolmy Pimentel(居然才22歲@@),另外兩個人選未定
海盜則是主角Joel Hanrahan+未定的一人
看起來比想像中便宜?

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