Welcome Back, Proctor

Wilson Betemit was reportedly just traded for Yankee reliever Scott Proctor. Though this might not have been the blockbuster trade some were hoping for, it does seem to send a signal that the Dodgers are not willing to part with their present and future stars.

In that sense, it was a solid trade, in which the Dodgers let go a .231 hitter and welcomed back a reliever whom the Dodgers originally drafted in 1998, and traded in 2003.

Scott Proctor, a righty who was born in Florida, sports a 3.81 ERA, but pitched well in July, when he threw at a 2.84 clip. Considering the Dodgers bullpen has been hemorrhaging runs as of late, a fresh harm, hell, any harm could help lower its 5.61 ERA since the All-Star break.

Facts about the newest Dodger:

Full name: Scott Christopher Proctor

Born: January 2, 1977 in Stuart, Florida.

Drafted: 1998 by the Dodgers

Stats: 2-5, 3.81 ERA, 1.51 WHIP

Pitches: Four and two-seam fastball in the mid to high-nineties; mid-eighties slider, high seventies curveball, low-eighties changeup. Mainly a four-seam, curve kind of guy who throws a wicked slider.

Fact: On Saturday, June 30, after a poor performance in a loss to the A's of Oakland, Proctor lit fire to his equipment on the field, just feet from the Yankees dugout.

Fact: According to the New York Times, he's a perfectionist.

Welcome to Los Angeles Mr. Proctor

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