Red Sox acquire Jarrod Saltalamacchia by Jared Carrabis
Wheelin' and dealin', Theo gets his man


(Dan Roche on Twitter) -- Source: Sox acquire C Jarrod Saltalamacchia #redsox #mlb #wbztv #wbz

According to multiple reports on Twitter, the Red Sox have finally dealt for long sought-after catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Drafted out of high school by the Atlanta Braves, Saltalamacchia later found himself as the centerpiece of the deal that sent Mark Teixeira from the Texas Rangers to the Atlanta Braves.

The 25-year-old has experienced some injuries in recent years that has hurt his development into a premiere catcher, but in 240 major league games, Saltalamacchia hits at .251/.313/.388, all numbers that could be worked on.

Defensively, he has thrown out 21% of base runners in his career, which is right in the same ballpark as Victor Martinez and Jason Varitek at this stage of their careers.

The cost of acquiring Saltalamacchia were Roman Mendez, Chris McGuinness, a player to be named later, and cash.

Published on July 31, 2010

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