Jaret Wright Acquired by Baltimore Orioles from New York Yankees for RHP Chris Britton and Cash

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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - The Baltimore Orioles today announced that they have acquired RHP Jaret Wright from the New York Yankees in exchange for RHP Chris Britton. The Orioles also received cash from New York as part of the trade.

Wright was 11-7 with a 4.49 ERA in 30 games for New York this past season. He finished fourth on the Yankees staff in wins, starts (27), innings pitched (140.1) and ERA as a starter (4.42).

The 10-year veteran was 11-6 with a 4.42 ERA as a starter. He pitched into the sixth inning in 17 of his 27 starts, with 10 quality starts, and was 7-2 over his final 14 starts beginning July 7. New York scored two runs or fewer while he was on the mound in 12 of his starts, including five games in which the Yankees failed to score a run. He left with a lead three times and failed to get a win, and twice left games with the score tied, 2-2, without getting a decision.

Wright, who will be 31 in December, has one season remaining on a three-year contract he signed with New York as a free agent following the 2004 season. He is 68-57 in his career with a 5.07 ERA in 223 games.

Wright, whose father, Clyde, also pitched 10 years in the Majors, began his big league career with the Cleveland Indians in 1997. He signed with San Diego as a free agent in 2003 before being acquired on waivers by Atlanta in August of that year. He had his best season with the Braves in 2004, going 15-8 with a 3.20 ERA in 32 starts. While with Atlanta, he worked with current Orioles pitching coach Leo Mazzone.

Aside from 2003, when he made 50 relief appearances between San Diego and Atlanta without a start, Wright has started all but five games in his other nine Major League seasons. He pitched twice out of the bullpen with Cleveland in 2002 and made three relief appearances this past season with New York.

He has pitched in the postseason in six different seasons, making 16 appearances including 10 starts. He started and lost Game 4 of New York's American League Division Series vs. Detroit last month.

Britton, the Orioles' eighth-round pick in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, was 0-2 with one save and a 3.35 ERA in 52 games as a rookie for the Orioles in 2006 after beginning the season at Double-A Bowie. He pitched to a 2.20 ERA in 28 games before the All-Star break but had a 5.14 ERA in 24 appearances after the break.