The Pittsburgh Pirates traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Hunter Strickland and shortstop Argenis Díaz on Wednesday.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity that a team like that wants me,” LaRoche said.

General Manager Theo Epstein said LaRoche is exactly the type of the player the Red Sox have been looking for.

“We’ve been in the market for a player who can do some damage against right-handed pitching and help our depth at the corner infield,” Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said in a conference call. “This was a chance to get at a very reasonable acquisition cost a player that … leaves us in condition to look for more impact before the trading deadline.”

Not sure LaRoche really improves their team any, but he certainly can’t hurt.