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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 245
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jan 23, 1982, Laguna Salada, Contract: Signed through 2008; mutual option for 2009 |
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| December 6, 2007 Wily Mo Pena signed a two-year extension with the Nationals on Thursday, according to the Sports Ticker. He will receive $2 million in 2008, and he has a mutual option for 2009; the Nats will have a $5 million club option for the slugger in '09, and Pena will receive a $2 million player option if they decline it. Right now, Pena figures to see the majority of the playing time in left field next year, but it's possible he won't play every day, depending on what the Nats want to do with Elijah Dukes. |
| September 23, 2007 Wily Mo Pena was scratched from the starting lineup on Sunday due to a bruised right wrist. He did come into the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, however, and singled. It's unclear if Pena will be back in the starting lineup on Monday. |
| September 23, 2007 Wily Mo Pena (swollen hand) was not in the lineup Saturday and he's not sure when he'll be able to play again, the Nationals official site reports. Pena did say he felt better Saturday, a day removed from taking a pitch off the hand. |
| September 22, 2007 Wily Mo Pena left Friday's contest in the seventh inning after being hit on the left wrist with a pitch, according to the AP. Tests were negative and the injury is being diagnosed as a right wrist contusion. The Nats consider Pena day-to-day, and it's unclear if he'll be able to play over the weekend. |
| August 30, 2007 Wily Mo Pena missed his second straight game on Wednesday due to a bruised left foot. He is day-to-day and is expected to play on Friday. |
| August 29, 2007 Wily Mo Pena was not available on Tuesday night due to a bruised left foot, and he may sit again on Wednesday. "We'll see how he is," manager Manny Acta tells the Washington Post. "Even if he's not that well [Wednesday], then we'll just shut him down because we have that day off Thursday. That will give him three days." |
| August 28, 2007 Wily Mo Pena as limping around the bases following his homer on Monday night, but it turns out that his injury left foot is okay. X-rays were negative, and he is day-to-day, the Washington Post reports. |
| August 17, 2007 The Red Sox traded Wily Mo Pena and cash to the Nationals on Friday in exchange for a player to be named, according to the AP. The move was made to open up a roster spot for Clay Buchholz, who was recalled to start against the Angels today. Pena, who hit just .218 with five homers in 156 at-bats with the Red Sox, will certainly see more playing time in Washington than he did in Boston, but it remains to be seen if he'll be an everyday player. Perhaps he'll platoon with Ryan Church in left field. |
| July 19, 2007 Are Wily Mo Penas days as a Red Sox numbered? The Boston Globe reports the team is actively looking to deal him for an outfielder who hits right-handed and can play center. Pena had no fantasy value in Boston, so a trade could only help his stock, although it is highly unlikely hell get a starting gig anywhere. |
| April 25, 2007 Wily Mo Pena went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays, and he also had an error in the field, the Boston Herald reports. Pena is hitting just .143 on the season and is in a 3-for-21 funk, though he's been pressed into duty the last three games while Coco Crisp deals with an oblique injury. |
| April 15, 2007 Wily Mo Pena will get his first starts of the year on Monday and Tuesday, according to the AP. He's expected to start in center field in place of Coco Crisp on Monday, and he could spell J.D. Drew in right field on Tuesday with lefty Gustavo Chacin on the mound. |
| April 11, 2007 Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that Wily Mo Pena probably will get his first start of the season tomorrow against Jarrod Washburn, according to the Boston Globe. Pena likely will start in place of J.D. Drew. |
| March 12, 2007 Although Red Sox manager Terry Francona wants to play Wily Mo Pena often this season, it's unlikely the outfielder will get 400 at-bats, barring an emergency situation, according to the Boston Herald. "Hes going to play left, right and center. Wed like to get him enough at-bats where he can do some damage," Francona said. "At the same time, if hes playing every day, something went wrong, but we do want to play him enough where he can have that bat be potent." Pena is hitting just .250 in 20 at-bats this spring. |
| February 17, 2007 Wily Mo Pena and the Red Sox avoided abritration by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract worth $1.875 million on Friday, according to the Boston Globe. It would have been the first arbitration case under GM Theo Epstein. "We're certainly not afraid to go," Epstein said. "We were very well prepared, but reaching an agreement with a player is a positive step. Both sides are satisfied." |
| February 15, 2007 The Red Sox aren't expected to reach a contract agreement with Wily Mo Pena today, meaning they'll go ahead with the arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday, according to the Boston Herald. Pena is seeking $2.2 million, while the Sox are offering $1.725 |
| February 5, 2007 Wily Mo Pena and the Red Sox are about $475,000 apart in contract talks, which means they may end up going to arbitration, according to the Boston Herald. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 16. The Red Sox have never gone to arbitration under GM Theo Epstein. |