Sox acquire RHP Gutierrez from the Brewers
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Some highlights from his time with CIN
Some highlights from his time with CIN
The stat lines have been pretty hideous, but his 4 IP for the Marlins at the end of March produced some better statcast stuff than in the past.
He might be a candidate to throw his so-so fastball way less.
He might be a candidate to throw his so-so fastball way less.
This makes sense. Boston is looking for guys who need to remove the four seam fastball from their pitch selection. Gutierrez's four seamer is so bad in comparison to the rest of his pitches, that if he can work on his slider and try either a cutter or split finger with the chage up, he could be really effective.
All I saw at first on my phone was "Red Sox Acquire Vladimir G...' and I almost had a heart attack.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I immediately checked to see if it was a P&G thread, before reading it more carefully.
Sounds great, exactly the stuff they should be doing. Also, this may sound weird, but a 5 ERA as a starter means that for every two-run inning he goes three scoreless. Clearly he has something he can do to get outs. For him to do that efficiently might just mean some small changes. [Houck had a 5.01 ERA last year, for example.] Those are the guys who may have more value than you will be forced to overpay for. He's 28 so teams are obviously not too worried about giving up on him prematurely. Gotta get the walks down though.
Well, I obviously hope it works out but this one is kind of a puzzler to me. On the plus side, he's got a good deal of control left (4 years) and two options. And @Marciano490 will just love the tattoos. But he does cost a 40-man spot and looks like he'll need some time to get with whatever the new program is for him. Because the old one won't work.
The Sox have two maybe 60-day IL guys with Walter and Mata, and could always cut a player. I suppose it's just weird to see this move right now, given all the questions about injured and replacement players.
The Sox have two maybe 60-day IL guys with Walter and Mata, and could always cut a player. I suppose it's just weird to see this move right now, given all the questions about injured and replacement players.
If it comes down to cutting Jacques for someone with even a whiff of starter potential, I'm in.
Hey! He was on my fantasy team back in 2021 or 2022 as a pretty good profiled riser for Cincinnati. I know him!
The opportunity cost is negligible, assuming you don’t think the short money will make or break whether we can do something bigger at the deadline. We can always cut Gutierrez if a better use for the roster spot arises. For now, we might as well see if we can get 50 IP at a 4.5 ERA out of him. The statcast data from his 4-inning appearance for Miami is enough to justify the flier imo.
I figured it was this guy reinventing himself. He's 63, so his range at SS is probably not what it once was, but I bet he still has the same sure hands that led to 31 errors in 1984. He'd fit right in.
He was like a slower David Hamilton, he''d fit in well with our current middle infield.
