Bronson Arroyo

Full Name: Bronson Anthony Arroyo	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/180	First Game: June 12, 2000
Birthdate: February 24, 1977	MLB Experience: 7 years
Birthplace: Key West, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Bronson Anthony Arroyo [ah-ROY-yoh] (born February 24, 1977 in Key West, Florida), is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and a rock musician. He has previously played for the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2005, and the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2000 and 2002.

As of January 2, 2007, Arroyo has compiled a 47-44 record with 551 strikeouts and a 4.21 Earned Run Average in 829 innings pitched in seven seasons. He has one career save. Arroyo's fastball is in the 87-92 miles-per-hour range. While it's considered average among major league pitchers, it has excellent movement and Arroyo is adept at "spotting" it. He also throws a hard slider that moves away from right-handed batters, and a straight changeup as well. Arroyo's best pitch is his curveball. He throws the pitch from multiple arm angles and is known to throw it in any count. The angle of the curveball itself can vary from a straight 12-6 to a sweeping 1-7. Arroyo's delivery is somewhat unique; he incorporates a leg kick in his pitching motion, extending his front leg completely straight and lifting it up to a level above his waist before delivering the ball. His kick often appears to reach head level and deceives hitters with its exaggerated motion. From the set position, his leg-kick is much less pronounced and his delivery to home plate is very quick by major league standards. As a result, Arroyo is one of the better pitchers at holding runners on base.

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1995 draft, Arroyo made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2000. He came to the Boston Red Sox after being selected off waivers before the 2003 season. Arroyo improved in 2004, while jumping from middle relief to starting, to strengthen his role as the Red Sox No. 5 starter. He compiled a 10-9 mark with a 4.03 ERA in 178.2 innings, while posting a very respectable 3.02 strikeout-to-walk ratio (142-to-47). His most productive season came in 2005, when he posted career-highs in wins (14), starts (32), innings (205.1) and pitching appearances (35). He also excelled at holding runners, as he only gave up five stolen bases.

Before the 2006 season, Arroyo signed a three year $11.2 million contract with the Red Sox. Arroyo said the deal was a "hometown discount" and agreed to the terms against the advice of his agent. Arroyo was later traded during spring training of the 2006 season for Cincinnati Reds outfielder Wily Mo Peña. [1]

The year 2006 was a high point in Arroyo's career. Highlights of the season included a major-league leading 3,852 pitches, league-leading 240 2/3 innings pitched, his first selection to an All-Star game, as well as his first career shutout in the major leagues.

In February 2007, Arroyo signed a contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds which will keep him with the organization through the 2010 season, with an option for the year 2011.

Most people believe that Bronson Arroyo's best season was 2006, when he posted a 3.29 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 184 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2000	PIT	N	20	12	2	6	6.40	50	61	51	0	0	0	71.2	88	10	36	6	3	4
2001	PIT	N	24	13	5	7	5.09	39	54	50	1	0	0	88.1	99	12	34	6	4	4
2002	PIT	N	9	4	2	1	4.00	22	14	12	0	0	0	27	30	1	15	3	0	0
2003	BOS	A	6	0	0	0	2.08	14	5	4	0	0	1	17.1	10	0	4	2	0	1
2004	BOS	A	32	29	10	9	4.03	142	99	80	0	0	0	178.2	171	17	47	3	5	20
2005	BOS	A	35	32	14	10	4.51	100	116	103	0	0	0	205.1	213	22	54	3	5	14
2006	CIN	N	35	35	14	11	3.29	184	98	88	3	1	0	240.2	222	31	64	7	6	5
Total	NL		88	64	23	25	4.23	295	227	201	4	1	0	427.2	439	54	149	22	13	13
Total	AL		73	61	24	19	4.19	256	220	187	0	0	1	401.1	394	39	105	8	10	35
Total			161	125	47	44	4.21	551	447	388	4	1	1	829	833	93	254	30	23	48

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2000	PIT	N	P	20	12	71.2	3	5	1	0	1	5	3	0	.889
2001	PIT	N	P	24	13	88.1	3	15	2	1	0	4	2	0	.900
2002	PIT	N	P	9	4	27	3	7	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.000
2003	BOS	A	P	6	0	17.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	BOS	A	P	32	29	178.2	24	16	2	2	1	4	5	0	.952
2005	BOS	A	P	35	32	205.1	21	21	2	1	2	4	3	1	.955
2006	CIN	N	P	35	35	240.2	29	33	0	4	0	5	5	0	1.000
Total			P	161	125	829	85	97	7	8	5	24	18	1	.963

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
2000	PIT	N	21	21	2	3	0	0	.143	.143	.238	2	0	10	2	0
2001	PIT	N	24	21	0	1	0	1	.048	.087	.048	0	1	16	0	0
2002	PIT	N	9	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0
2003	BOS	A	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2004	BOS	A	32	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	5	1	0
2005	BOS	A	35	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0
2006	CIN	N	35	81	5	9	2	6	.111	.143	.222	3	3	31	10	1
Total	NL		89	129	7	13	2	7	.101	.127	.186	5	4	58	12	1
Total	AL		73	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	6	1	0
Total			162	136	7	13	2	7	.096	.121	.176	5	4	64	13	1

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Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 1, 1995).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates (February 4, 2003).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Wily Mo Pena (March 20, 2006).

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