ESPN reports that the Yankees have traded Scott Proctor to the Dodgers for Wilson Betemit.
Unless this is part of a series of trades that nets Greg Gagne this makes no sense.
Proctor's numbers:
SPLIT G IP H R HR BB SO W L Sv P/GS WHIP BAA ERA
Season 52 54.1 53 27 8 29 37 2 5 0 0.0 1.51 .257 3.81
Career 190 226.1 217 118 35 93 183 11 10 1 76.0 1.37 .249 4.29
Betemit's numbers:
SPLIT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG
Season 84 156 22 36 8 0 10 26 0 .231 .359 .474
Career 372 825 110 217 43 4 32 102 5 .263 .338 .441
Proctor has a plus fastball(92-94), gives up about a hit an inning and batters have hit .257 against him. He walks a few too many but overall is a plus reliever whose effectiveness has probably declined due to signficant overuse. He pitched 102 innings in 89 appearances in 2006 and has seen a lot of action again this year.
What's the attractiveness in Betemit? An insurance policy for A-Rod? He has some pop but no speed (5 SB career), whiffs to walks 2+/1, has a crap average, passable OBP and SLG lifetime. He's cheap and young but probably a stiff at third. Trading a plus reliever for a backup corner guy?
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