Red Sox Trade SS Christian Lara to Dodgers for RP Eric Hull
Posted by redsoxstats on April 8, 2008
Last week the Los Angeles Dodgers designated relief pitcher Eric Hull for assignment; today he has been traded to the Red Sox for single-A shortstop Christian Lara and cash considerations.
The right-hander Hull has only 6.2 major league innings under his belt as he enters his age 28 season. In 146.2 IP in AAA he has accumulated these rate stats:
0.6 HR/9
4.7 BB/9
10.2 K/9
2.2 K/BB
[Though those numbers were better in his 65.2 IP last season, 3.1 K/BB, 11.1 K/9]
While his strikeout numbers are obviously good, his control issues seem to make him someone Theo Epstein would usually avoid, especially for an older player.
I think this trade is more about getting the best deal we could for Lara, who was in a fight for playing time with more highly regarded middle infield prospects.
Lara is a good fielding shortstop but never developed the contact or on-base skills needed to make him a real prospect because of his lack of power.
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