The Boston Red Sox knew it would not replace their former ace Jon Lester, but they acquired a serviceable pitcher Wednesday night when they and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed on a deal to send Wade Miley to the Old Town Team.
According to FoxSports’ Ken Rosenthal, the cost were pitchers Alan Webster and Rubby De La Rosa, and a minor leaguer. The 28-year old Miley has been a regular in the Diamondbacks rotation for the last three seasons, with 33 starts and over 200 innings pitch in each of the last two seasons.
The left-hander finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2012 after he won 16 games and posted a career best 3.33 ERA. The former first round pick (43rd overall) in the 2008 MLB Amateur draft, is coming off his worst season in the Majors. His ERA rose nearly 80 points from the prior year to .434 and he had a career worst WHIP, highest walks per nine innings pitched, and home runs allowed.
De La Rosa and Webster both got a shot at the Red Sox rotation in 2014, with mixed results. Webster was acquired from the LA Dodgers in the massive 2012 post-deadline deal that sent Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, and Nick Punto to LA. De La Rosa was acquired in October as one of the two players to be named later in the deal.
De La Rosa was solid through most of his 18 starts for Boston until he worn down in the final month of the season. The 25-year old right finished 4-8, 4.43.Webster made 11 starts for Boston, finishing with a strong kick in September after a shaky August. Overall, he was 5-3, 5.03.
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