So Wily Mo Pena’s career as a Red Sox player has mercifully come to an end, according to Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe.

The Sox needed to clear a roster spot and Pena effectively got his pink slip. The Nationals acquired him from the Sox and in return the Sox will receive cash considerations and a PTBNL…ah…the infamous PTBNL. This is a useful loophole in the waiver trade deadline because guys who are on the active roster and are to be traded, must clear waivers I think. So this just allows the Nationals to keep their roster, as punchless as it is.

I think Pena will do well in RFK. It’s a low pressure situation and he still has some power in his bat. It’s up to the Nats hitting coach to harness Pena’s chi…or something.

To view Pena’s Yahoo! Sports MLB stats, click here.