TRADE DEADLINE GAME THREAD
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When Young is ready, I think you'll see Brentz back down, Benintendi up, and Holt replace Michael Martinez as the guy who can fill in anywhere during this grueling 2nd half.
Give him a few starts. I think we sometimes downplay the disruption in guys' lives that these sorts of trades can make. He's still striking out 9+/ 9IP.
Seemed like they were putting themselves out there to snag someone in desperation mode. Never felt realistic.
I think he's going to be fine. In fact, but for the one really, terrible, awful no-good inning, he has been fine.
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Less that they couldn't move them - just not be given enough incentive to move them. Still time to compete with their contracts.
I was sort of hoping for Mike Trout, but knew that was probably a low probability. LOL. A BP arm was about all I really expected given the demand/supply quotient of quality SP'ers was close to infinity and we really didn't need any help on the position side with Young coming back soon. The Lucroy and Beltran rumors had me scratching my head.
Yankees and Rays weaker, I don't see the Jays and Orioles much improved, so its looking good for division play with Kimbrel coming back and Abad in the pen, and Young in LF (platoon) soon
Yankees and Rays weaker, I don't see the Jays and Orioles much improved, so its looking good for division play with Kimbrel coming back and Abad in the pen, and Young in LF (platoon) soon
Devers and Kopech are the two closest in rank, but the Sox probably have had to throw someone else in.
I was thinking the same about Bill Murray in Scrooged. "I'm aliiive....Holy Shit what a break" Glad YM and AB are still Sox
I was hoping they would but not surprised they weren't . People don't want to give up anything for reclamation projects.
I was also wondering about this. I guess they also sent Pearce to Baltimore, so maybe they put him or Forsythe at 1B?
Limited middle infield experience or first. Doesn't hit free agency until 2021.
Today goes so much differently if Swihart doesn't wreck his ankle. Would be nice to get some ABs for him in September so DD can dangle him to teams needing a C.
I probably missed it but what is the timetable for Swihart returning? Did he screw up his ankle that badly?
The Giants again dealt from strength here. Shaw is the prize but he is blocked by Belt while their acquisition of Nunez allowed them to deal Duffy (aka skinny Panda) for a LH starter with three more years of control. This is classic post Bonds-era Sabean, going after pitching for a team that has thrived on decent to great hulers and strong defense. I think they did very well for themselves this trade deadline.
Duffy was brought up in 2014 as a utility infielder. They liked what they saw and brought him back for 2015. When Pablo's replacement Casey McGehee kept getting hurt and wasn't hitting when he did play, they tried Duffy at third, and he did well. Duffy played mostly SS in the minors though, can probably do fine at any of SS, third or second.
Shaw's not in the deal. It's Duffy and two minor leaguers, one of whom was BP's #2 Giants prospect.
Or just have him play for this team that also needs a C.
Really happy Beni and Moncada are staying. The best way to manage the soon-to-be Ortiz-sized hole in the roster is to be good-to-great up and down the lineup. Sox have the young pieces in place to do it for years on end, along with a strong D, strong pen (if healthy), and decent rotation.
I am bracing myself. Cashman seems to have exerted a Svengali like influence on GMs these last few days.
He might be able to make it back sooner, but it would strictly be as an of.
Pete Abraham @PeteAbe 11m11 minutes ago
Would the #RedSox be better now with Sale? Yes. But a Betts, Benintendi, Bogaerts, Bradley, Moncada group could be a bear for years + years
Would the #RedSox be better now with Sale? Yes. But a Betts, Benintendi, Bogaerts, Bradley, Moncada group could be a bear for years + years
Can I also add that I'm glad Swihart is still around?
After the weird position shuffle and resulting injury, he's lost some luster here, but I think that's unwarranted. I predict he's the Opening Day catcher in 2017.
After the weird position shuffle and resulting injury, he's lost some luster here, but I think that's unwarranted. I predict he's the Opening Day catcher in 2017.
I saw him play a few times last year at AT & T and was impressed. You probably more so. I thought he was really well liked by the team and the fan base. You think that this was a fair swap?
That's very possible. In hindsight, I'm glad they kept all 4 catchers since there are question marks on all of them & I'm willing to give it more time to see how it shakes out.
Plus he's dreamy, like Ells used to be.
More seriously, I think we'll see him at catcher again before he leaves this franchise. CV has lost more luster on account of the dude can't hit, like, at all. Swihart did not have very much time to settle into the catcher's position before the Sox crapped the bed about him.
As long as God is busy running his Sandy Leon fansite I don't want to interrupt.
If they could have gotten anything decent for Sandy Leon I'd be thrilled. If you look in the dictionary under SSS you see his picture.
Amen. Could not agree more. He was starting to play well when he got hurt (albeit in LF) and Vazquez apparently can't hit enough to be a net plus player, even with his elite defense. I've heard lots of people (at work and such, not here) talking about Swihart as "throw-in" for a big trade or dangling him to "a team that needs a catcher" and I am baffled. We need a catcher.
Except with a career line of 92 OPS+, which is already very good for a catcher, and which we expect him to exceed.
I'll bite. What's your ranking?
Hanigan has a club option at $3.75m, but I don't think he'll be here, insofar as he has a .450 OPS.
Leon is out of options, so his disposition probably depends on how he ends the season with the bat. I expect him to be the backup, or be dealt.
Vazquez I expect to see in AAA, unless Leon is dealt.
Agreed, and I feel the same way about Erod. For all his health and tipping problems this year, he managed to be an above average starter at 22. He just started showing a decent 3rd pitch for the first time in his career this month.
Obviously Sale would be a huge improvement, but it would be lame to use him as a 3rd or 4th piece while his stock is down. I'm still a believer.
The Blue Jays have struck a late-breaking deal to acquire lefty Francisco Lirianofrom the Pirates, as Robert Murray of Fan Rag tweets. There are two prospects heading to Pittsburgh in the deal Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca tweets.
I still feel Swihart got caught in a bit of a numbers game. And the time in AAA was not the worst thing for him either; he had precious few at bats at that level. And he would have been a nice luxury right about now had he not gotten hurt with a freak injury.
Put me in the camp that did not want DD to empty the chest in an overpay. The Sox made a number of solid additions to the roster over the past 9-12 months; it's time to let those pan out (or not), and revisit in the offseason if necessary.
Put me in the camp that did not want DD to empty the chest in an overpay. The Sox made a number of solid additions to the roster over the past 9-12 months; it's time to let those pan out (or not), and revisit in the offseason if necessary.
Are they planning on pulling Sanchez from the rotation? Liriano would be a huge downgrade.