Allen Webster Assigned to the Sea Dogs
Webster was acquired by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in a nine player trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The trade sent former Sea Dogs Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez along with Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to the Dodgers in exchange for first baseman James Loney, infielder Ivan DeJesus, Jr., right hander Allen Webster, and two players to be named later.
Webster has pitched at Double-A Chattanooga this year, posting a 6-8 record with a 3.55 ERA (48 ER/121.2 IP) and 117 strikeouts compared to 57 walks allowed in 27 appearances, including 22 starts.
The 22-year-old right-hander is tied for fourth in the Southern League in strikeouts and ranks seventh in the circuit in ERA, the second-best mark among full-season Dodgers farmhands.
He has surrendered just one home run all season and since May 15 ranks fourth among Double-A qualifiers with a 2.05 ERA (20 ER/88.0 IP) and fifth with a .215 opponent average (68-for-317). Overall this season he has given up three earned runs or less in all but three starts and has held opponents to one earned run or less in a start 10 times. He entered the 2012 season ranked by Baseball America as the Dodgers second-best prospect and as having that system's best changeup, and was also tabbed by the publication as the No. 95 prospect overall in baseball. Selected in the 18th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Webster is 34-24 with one save and a 3.34 ERA (180 ER/485.0 IP), 456 strikeouts, 456 hits allowed and 202 walks over five minor league seasons in the Los Angeles system.
The Sea Dogs begin their final road trip of the season on Monday consisting of four games against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in Manchester. The Sea Dogs will return home for the final four games of the season on Friday, August 31st. Tickets are available for all remaining 2012 Sea Dogs' home games. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com.