San Diego Padres Give Wily Mo Pena A Chance

I mentioned earlier that the Padres have locked up manager Bud Black, so let’s stick with the Padres here for a minute. Not only am I going to talk about the Padres, but I am going to talk about one of my less than stellar predictions in my baseball life.

When the Boston Red Sox traded Bronson Arroyo to the Cincinnati Reds for Wily Mo Pena in the spring of 2006, I thought it was a great trade for the Red Sox. My rationale? The Red Sox traded a starter that they didn’t need at the time for a right-handed version of David Ortiz.

Ummm yeah, I really don’t brag about this one too much as you co...

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