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Would he only pitch against the AL East? The guy is solid, not great. He has been successful in both leagues. You have compared him to a bunch of injured old guys. The ERA differential between the two leagues is not that great. That's the key stat. Arroyo would be able to hold down a spot with about the same success in the AL. Have you seen the Orioles rotation or the White Sox. Arroyo could do just fine with them. I find it interesting how so many members swallow their tongues when it is pointed out that the Wily Mo trade was just an awful mistake. The discussion becomes a debate over whether Arroyo sucks and if he could pitch in the AL East. It doesn't address the issue that the trade was a colossal failure. Wily Mo flopped completely. He doesn't even play in the majors anymore. Arroyo on the other hand has had a fair amount of success. This cannot be denied. Whether he could continue to be successful in Fenway is irrelevant. He has been successful elsewhere in the majors while Wily Mo flopped everywhere. The point is that it was a terribly bad trade. They should have gotten a lot more for Arroyo. People can argue the point all they want, but the Arroyo-Wily Mo trade goes on the negative side of the ledger for the FO.

AL ERA was 0.06 higher than NL ERA in 2008 and 0.26 higher in 2009. Even taking into account this deviation, Arroyo would not suck in the AL. He is a very consistent reliable starter who takes the ball every 5th day.

Get hot!!

Tampa has scored 4 runs in the 9th against Toronto's closer to take the lead 7-5.

Hall blasted that giving the Sox an insurance run. The guy is strong.

MDC is in a tremendous groove.

Victor Martinez starting to hit like... Victor Martinez.

We need Pedroia to break out of his funk and do something this inning.

Phillies are being shutout through 5 innings again tonight. Their offense sucks and they are killing my fantasy teams.

But he had been dominating them before this season.

Do you ever get tired of posting to yourself. I hope Joba gets a pilots license.

12 hits off Lackey in the 6th is concerning against these chumps.

I picked him on two of my fantasy league. I thought he could hit.

Beltre hits like a beast. If the 3rd base ump didn't make a bad call, Ortiz could have been on for Grand Salami.

There have been a few ropes besides the HR. He's pitching like s***.

88 pitches and 4 runs

10 hits against Lackey and the 5 th inning is not over yet.

He walks Ellis to load the bases with no one out. The A's are looking for a big inning.

Vasquez is taking care of business against the Orioles, but Lackey is sucking against these nobody's.

Lackey with more sucky. The A's hardly hit any HRs but Barton crushed that one.

You think Bronson Arroyo is as bad a major league player as Wily Mo Pena? Arroyo has held down a major league role for years. Wily Mo was a complete bust.

Cameron is out again and seeing a doctor. We knew this would happen sooner or later with this abdominal injury. With Ellsbury still out, I hope we don't go into another flat period. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/

You should realize by now that Yankees bad injury news is good news on this forum. Please label it accordingly.