It's fun to speculate, and trade proposals are part of being a fan.Originally Posted by notin
But reasonable Red Sox fans (who always suspected the worst reasons for the Bloom Era) don't expect any deadline acquisitions beyond maybe a Jack Flaherty... for a package of prospects all due to become Rule V draft picks.
I've gone over to the dark side because: 1) I like these 2024 Sox; 2) I see the need for another good starter; 3) I also see excess of outfielders in Boston and @ Portland. Heck, maybe there's a couple @ Worcester.
As I think you said, best not to trade Mayer (SS) or Teel (C).
Notin-recommended trade target Tyler “Not Chase” Anderson pitched today. 8IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 10K and evened his record at 8-8.
He’s not going to come as cheaply as BTV suggests with their surplus value at $(-4) million. Presumably, there will be other interested teams. Anderson makes $13mill this year and is under contract formanother $13mil in 2025, which will eliminate a few interested teams. But if the Sox can take on all the money they can keep themselves in the picture…
You have to be willing and able to top other teams offers. So, if you are going to make too many of your prospects untouchable , you are going to have trouble trading for the better pitchers out there.
Old school is good school.
True, but you might not have to go so overboard typing teams that insist on not taking the entire salary.
And a lot of teams do keep their top prospects off the market as well…
Obviously no one is untouchable “in the right trade.” But I’d think “the right trade” for Teel is much lower quality than the right trade for Anthony or Mayer…
Agreed. Also, for years the argument went that we drafted and developed everyday prospects way better than pitchers to stockpile them for later trades for pitching.
That time is now. I would not trade a top 8 prospect (K Campbell included) for any rental, and longer controlled pitchers are harder to find and more costly, but biting the bullet is what it takes to get our staff over the hump.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I also wonder if Wong’s big step up plays into choosing to deal Teel over Anthony or Mayer, assuming a big three is needed to land a stud.
One could argue OF is loaded, too, so Anthony could be dealt, and the OF would still look set for many years, even with no O’Neill or Ref in a year or two.
To me, middle IF still looks shaky, so Mayer might be the one Brez struggles to keep.
K Campbells stock has shot up, but I’m not sure he’d bring back a top pitcher. His upside seems very high, to me- same as Cespedes. I’m not sure their trade value matches my optimism on what they can bring to the future of the Sox.
Bleis is hard to value, IMO.
I’d like to see what we could get for 2-3 prospects from my second tier group:
Sandlin, Perales or Fitts (just one and only for pitching in return)
Zanetello
Meidroth
Yorke
Lugo
Maybe add a Castro, Paulino, Jordan or Romero to get a deal done.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
We need to sell sell sell sell at the deadline. Pivetta, Jansen, Martin and O’Neil
Why?
We’re in the playoff picture now with a team everyone pegged for last place…
What do we gain by going to the playoffs and losing in the wild card game????
If you’re not playing to win then don’t play at all. Anything can happens once you get into the postseason. Selling off, and not trying to make this team better NOW, and you’ll loose everyone in that clubhouse. Loser attitude.
Buy, buy, buy, and no Suspect should be an untouchable.
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