INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Texas Rangers announced Wednesday they had traded Kevin Millwood, the ace of their pitching staff, to the Baltimore Orioles for reliever Chris Ray.
Texas will also receive a player to be named later.
The Rangers will pay some of the $12 million owed to Millwood. They are reportedly close to signing free-agent pitcher Rich Harden, who would take Millwood's place in the rotation.
Millwood made 31 starts last season and produced a 13-10 record with a 3.67 earned run average. He threw 198 2/3 innings, the most he had worked in three years. Millwood has a career mark of 155-121 with a 4.02 ERA in 383 games with Texas, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland.
Ray sat out the 2008 season following elbow surgery and struggled to a 7.27 ERA last year in 46 appearances.
The deal was announced at baseball's annual winter meetings.
