February 18, 2008

Paints Begin their 16th Season in Southern Ohio on May 21!

Contact: John Wend
Phone: (740) 773-TEAM (8326)

For Immediate Release:

Joe Brown	Daryl Arreola

Paints trade Arreola for veteran left-hander

     The Chillicothe Paints have come to terms with left-handed hurler, Joe Brown, who was acquired in a trade with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association.
     The Paints dealt right-handed pitcher, Daryl Arreola, to Lincoln to complete the transaction.
     Brown, 5-10, 175, reportedly has a good fastball, but his best pitch is his outstanding changeup. He appeared in 33 games as a reliever last year for the Saltdogs, compiling 46 strikeouts and walking only 19 batters.
     “Brown, has a very good strikeout to walks ratio and we really needed a solid lefty in bullpen,” explained Paints’ manager, Mark Mason. “He has been very effective everywhere he has pitched.”
     In 2006, Brown, age 26 and a native of Friendswood, Texas, spent the season with Winnipeg in the Northern League where he posted a 3.60 ERA in 65 innings pitched.  He began his professional career in 2005 splitting time between Jackson in the Central League and Quebec in the Canadian League. In 45 innings combined, he fanned 71 batters and walked just 31. Opponents hit a weak .185 off his offerings.
     Arreola, age 25, posted a 3-4 record with a 3.19 ERA for the Paints in 2007. He hurled 73.1 innings, allowing 69 hits, 20 free passes and 10 hit-batsmen. The hard-throwing right-handed fanned 52.

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