reading some of the buzz up here in boston, what the redsox (one of the few teams with extra starters) are looking for is a right handed platoon mate for trot nixon in right field who could hopefully take over full time next season and beyond when nixon is gone. the answer: austin kearns.
the deal i would offer is kearns for arroyo straight up after arroyo just signed a sweetheart 3 year deal for less than 12 mil. Kearns fits their needs perfectly and arroyo will be a solid starter for the reds for 3 years.
he had a bit of a down year last year, but with the help of moving to the NL and continuing to improve (which everyone including varitek say he is) he could easily put up Claussen+ numbers consistently.
We're never going to trade for an ace, and this makes us better right now and in the future. With our offense we don't need to be the best pitching staff in the league, but we need to have a staff ERA around or below 4.5. Adding williams and arroyo would do a lot for getting us there. convert wilson or milton to a reliever and go with:
Harang
Claussen
Arroyo
Williams
Milton/WIlson