Wily Mo Pena

Full Name: Wily Modesto Pena	Primary Position: OF,RF,CF
Height/Weight: 6'3"/245	First Game: September 10, 2002
Birthdate: January 23, 1982	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Laguna Salada, Valverde (Dominican Republic)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Wily Mo Pena (Wily Modesto Pena) was born on January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, Valverde (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 10, 2002 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .218 with 5 home runs and 16 RBI. Pena played for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 5 year career.

Pena made it to the majors at the age of 20 because of the major league contract that the New York Yankees gave him. His game has several large flaws that a couple more years in the minors could correct, but he is out of options and is in the big leagues for good. He has some serious power and could easily hit 40 home runs a year if given an every day job, but he strikes out a lot and looks downright foolish at times when flailing at good breaking balls. In the outfield he can cover a lot of ground, but he gets bad breaks and doesn't always take the most direct route to the ball.

Pena spent 3 years in a crowded Cincinati Reds outfield before the Reds sent him to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for fan favorite, Bronson Arroyo. Now in Boston he hopes to find enough playing time to be able to work through his flaws at the major league level.

Most people believe that Wily Mo Pena's best season was 2004, when he slugged 26 home runs and knocked in 66 runs.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2002	CIN	N	13	18	1	4	1	1	.222	.222	.389	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
2003	CIN	N	80	165	20	36	5	16	.218	.283	.358	6	1	12	53	3	1	3	2	2
2004	CIN	N	110	336	45	87	26	66	.259	.316	.527	10	1	22	108	6	0	5	1	7
2005	CIN	N	99	311	42	79	19	51	.254	.304	.492	17	0	20	116	3	0	2	0	7
2006	BOS	A	84	276	36	83	11	42	.301	.349	.489	15	2	20	90	3	0	0	0	7
2007	BOS	A	73	156	18	34	5	17	.218	.291	.385	9	1	14	58	2	0	0	0	5
2007	WSN	N	37	133	24	39	8	22	.293	.352	.504	4	0	8	36	4	0	2	2	2
Total			110	289	42	73	13	39	.253	.319	.439	13	1	22	94	6	0	2	2	7
Total	NL		339	963	132	245	59	156	.254	?	?	37	2	62	324	16	1	12	5	18
Total	AL		157	432	54	117	16	59	.271	?	?	24	3	34	148	5	0	0	0	12
Total			496	1395	186	362	75	215	.259	.316	.472	61	5	96	472	21	1	12	5	30

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
2002	CIN	N	OF	4	4	26.1	3	0	0	0	1.000
2002	CIN	N	LF	3	3	21.1	3	0	0	0	1.000
2002	CIN	N	RF	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	CIN	N	OF	47	39	346	85	1	2	1	.977
2003	CIN	N	LF	8	4	38.2	6	0	0	0	1.000
2003	CIN	N	CF	26	24	205.1	57	1	0	1	1.000
2003	CIN	N	3B	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	1.000
2003	CIN	N	RF	14	11	102	22	0	2	0	.917
2004	CIN	N	RF	51	41	339.2	69	1	4	0	.946
2004	CIN	N	CF	46	44	378.1	143	5	3	0	.980
2004	CIN	N	OF	91	85	718	212	6	7	0	.969
2004	CIN	N	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	CIN	N	CF	25	22	192.2	57	0	1	0	.983
2005	CIN	N	OF	83	78	668	161	2	4	0	.976
2005	CIN	N	LF	10	9	73.2	12	0	2	0	.857
2005	CIN	N	RF	50	47	401.2	92	2	1	0	.989
2006	BOS	A	RF	39	35	282	63	2	2	0	.970
2006	BOS	A	DH	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	BOS	A	CF	27	25	194	59	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	OF	76	71	589	146	5	3	0	.981
2006	BOS	A	LF	18	11	113	24	3	1	0	.964
2007	BOS	A	OF	67	40	380.1	79	3	3	1	.965
2007	BOS	A	RF	36	22	205.1	43	0	1	0	.977
2007	BOS	A	LF	22	8	89	13	1	0	0	1.000
2007	BOS	A	CF	12	10	86	23	2	2	1	.926
2007	BOS	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	WAS	N	OF	34	34	283.1	57	0	0	0	1.000
2007	WAS	N	LF	33	33	274.1	55	0	0	0	1.000
2007	WAS	N	RF	1	1	9	2	0	0	0	1.000
2007	TOT		LF	55	41	363.1	68	1	0	0	1.000
2007	TOT		RF	37	23	214.1	45	0	1	0	.978
2007	TOT		OF	101	74	663.2	136	3	3	1	.979
Total			DH	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	192	158	1344.2	291	5	10	0	.967
Total			3B	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	95	68	610	113	4	3	0	.975
Total			CF	136	125	1056.1	339	8	6	2	.983
Total			OF	402	351	3011	743	17	19	2	.976

Transactions[]

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (July 15, 1998).
Contract voided (February 28, 1999).
Signed by New York Yankees (April 5, 1999).
Traded by New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman (March 21, 2001).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bronson Arroyo and cash (March 20, 2006).
Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later.
- The Washington Nationals sent Chris Carter (minors) (August 21, 2007) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade (August 17, 2007).

Trivia[]

Pena and his MoPeace Foundation teamed up with Joslin Diabetes Center’s Latino Diabetes Initiative for the Beisbol y Salud Latino Diabetes and Health Festival to educate Latino men, women and children about type 2 diabetes.