Fort Worth Cats acquire Allen, Reilly from Brockton
The Fort Worth Cats have acquired outfielder John Allen and right-handed pitcher Matt Reilly in a trade from Brockton in the Can-Am League. In exchange, the Cats sent relief pitcher Ryan Burnau and outfielder John Molyneux to Brockton.
Allen, 26, started the 2007 with the Cats batting .248 with two homers and 21 RBI in 38 games before being traded to Brockton on July 6. With the Rox, he batted .275 with five home runs and 29 runs batted in. He played in 55 games, mostly as the DH with Brockton.
Allen had a stellar season with Fort Worth in 2005, leading the league with 38 doubles before missing the entire 2006 season because of injury.
Reilly, after spending 10 games in 2006 with the Los Angeles Angels' Arizona League affiliate, worked in 28 games for Brockton in 2007. He posted a 3-2 record with a 1.87 ERA in 43 1/3 innings of work.
The 23-year-old right-hander was originally selected by the Angels in the 27th round of the 2006 draft out of Pace University.
Burnau and Molyneux each contributed to the Cats' 2007 championship run. Burnau during the regular season permitted just one earned run in 13 1/3 innings after being acquired from Brockton on July 31. He permitted just one run in 5 1/3 innings in three post-season appearances.
Molyneux started the season in the New York State League before the Cats signed him on Aug. 10. He hit .271 in 16 games with five runs batted in for Fort Worth. He also had 10 hits and four RBIs during the playoffs.