MVN: Most Valuable Network

The Red Sox today traded slick-fielding, no-hit shortstop Christian Lara (bench player for Single-A Lancaster) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 28-year old righty Eric Hull. Hull had earlier been designated for assignment and is extra pitching depth for the Red Sox, as they lost Kyle Snyder when Josh Beckett was re-activated and will lose another pitcher once Mike Timlin returns.

Hull had 6.2 innings for the Dodgers last year with a 4.03 ERA, four hits, three walks and five strikeouts. He spent most of the year at Triple-A where he had a 2.74 ERA in 65.7 IP (81 K, 26 BB, 59 H). He could see some time in the pen later this year via injury.