Monday, March 20, 2006
Bronson Arroyo Feels Betrayed
Boston SP Bronson Arroyo, who rejected the advice of his agent and turned down arbitration and sign a three-year deal in the hope of staying with the Red Sox, says he is "as disappointed as I ever have been in my life" after the Sox showed him no loyalty and traded him to the Reds.
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