Bronson Arroyo

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Bronson Anthony Arroyo was born February 24, 1977, in Key West, Florida. Upon Completion of high school, Arroyo was drafted by the Pirates in 1995. He has played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2000-2002), the Red Sox (2003-2005), and currently the Cincinnati Reds (2006-?).

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Arroyo's Moments in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Awards 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Bronson Arroyo was drafted out of Hernando High School, in Brooksville, FL, in the third round (69th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1995 MLB Amateur Entry Draft. In February of 03, Arroyo bounced around from the Pirates to the minors for parts of the 2000-2003 seasons. The Red Sox claimed Arroyo off waivers from the Pirates. The right-handed pitcher spent the 2003 season bouncing from Pawtucket to Boston, but proved his worth enough for a spot in the starting rotation in 2004. In his first full season, Saturn Balls finished 10-9 with a 4.03 ERA in 32 games (29 starts) for Boston. In 2005, Arroyo pitched himself to a 14-10 record. Arroyo took a hometown discount to sign with Boston for three years, but near the end of spring traing was traded to Cincinnati for Wily Mo Pena. The first year after the trade Arroyo was one of the National Leagues top pitchers, posting an ERA+ of 146 and earning himself his first All Star selection. Since then he has come back down to earth with a sub-.500 record and has put up barely average numbers.

Arroyo's Moments in the Sun

• August 10, 2003: In front of 9,940 loyal Pawsox fans, Bronson Arroyo threw a perfect game.

• July 24, 2004: Hit A-Rod with a curve ball and ignited the history-changing Brawl Game.

• October 18, 2004: Contributed to eight scoreless innings from the bullpen by setting down Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield on a pop up and two strikeouts in the top of the 10th inning.

Trivia

• In 2005, Bronson released an Album titled Covering the Bases
• Played High School Ball Against ARod, does not remember any bad blood between them...
• Commonly referred to on SoSH as Brandon, because Tim McCarver is an idiot...
• When ARod Karate-chopped him in the 04 ALCS, he inspired ARod's first name, Slappy, thus creating the name Slappy McBluelips.
• Led the AL with 20 hit batsmen in 2004.
• Nicknamed "Saturn Nuts" by Curt Schilling.

Awards

• 2003 International League All-Star (AAA)
• 2003 International League MVP (AAA)
• 2006 National League All-Star

Transactions

• June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1995.
• February 4, 2003: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• March 20, 2006: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Wily Mo Pena.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• BronsonArroyo.com