Hey, fans! I'm sure you may have heard the rumors by now that
Bronson may be traded to the Florida Marlins for pitcher A.J. Burnett
or even packaged with other players to the Oakland A's for pitcher
Tim Hudson. Here's something I found in an article posted from
today's Boston Globe: (12/15/04)
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The Sox may face a greater need to trade some of their young talent
for a front-line pitcher as they already tried to do in pursuing
Arizona ace Randy Johnson and Oakland's Tim Hudson. That means
Bronson Arroyo is likely to continue seeing his name surface, as he
did in the Johnson and Hudson cases (the Sox appear to have no chance
at acquiring either).

"If I look at it realistically, there aren't that many guys on our
team who are young and fairly cheap like me and Kevin Youkilis and
Mark Bellhorn, so I would expect my name to be out there a little
bit," Arroyo said before word broke of Martinez's departure. "It
would be a disappointment if they traded me, but it's a business and
I understand that."

Arroyo, 27, emerged as one of the best bargains among American League
starters last season as he earned $332,500 and went 10-9 with a 4.03
ERA and ranked among the leaders in batting average allowed (.249)
and fewest walks per nine innings (2.4), among other categories.

He had planned to spend part of the winter scuba diving near his
Florida home with teammate Lenny DiNardo, but his plans have changed
amid a flood of opportunities after the World Series. A moonlighting
musician, Arroyo is most intrigued about traveling to Los Angeles
next month to record an album he expects to be distributed by Warner
Brothers.

Meanwhile, Arroyo reluctantly monitors Boston's trade talks.

"I'm trying not to pay attention, but it's hard not to because I love
playing in Boston," he said. "I want to stay there. I hope when Feb.
15 comes, I'll be in a Red Sox uniform."