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Article: Angels Trade Donnelly to Red Sox
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- December 15, 2006
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Boston Red Sox acquired former All-Star reliever Brendan Donnelly from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday and agreed to contracts with left-hander J.C. Romero and backup catcher Doug Mirabelli.
Boston sent rookie left-hander Phil Seibel to the Angels for the 35-year-old Donnelly, who became expendable when the Angels signed right-hander Justin Speier and lefty Darren Oliver.
Mirabelli, who was the personal catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, will earn $750,000 with the potential for that much again in performance bonuses.
Donnelly made $950,000 last season and is eligible for arbitration.
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