Sox interested in Donnelly

[jacksonianmarch]

from rotoworld. The link is to the LA times and it requires registration.

[Beckett95]

The Red Sox have expressed some interest in Brendan Donnelly, who is due somewhere around $2 million in arbitration.

 

The Angels are open to moving Donnelly for a solid prospect. If they end up trading him, they could use the money freed up by the deal to bring in left-hander Arthur Rhodes.

 

D. Murphy and Gabbard maybe??

 

i actually think Donelly could be a steal and a good pickup as our 7th inning guy

[jacksonianmarch]

I thought they said solid prospects?

[Beckett95]

the LA Times article says they want a decent pitching prospect in return

 

Kris Johnson maybe?? Who do you consider a "decent pitching prospect"

[jacksonianmarch]

the LA Times article says they want a decent pitching prospect in return

 

Kris Johnson maybe?? Who do you consider a "decent pitching prospect"

 

Johnson is a decent prospect. He should get it done, but he is the biggest LH prospect on the sox (so long as you dont consider Lester a prospect anymore).

[ORS]

He's younger, but I think Doubront is the best LHP prospect on the Sox (keeping the same Lester assumption).

[Papelbon58]

7th inning? As of right now, Donnelly would be our fricking closer

[jacksonianmarch]

potentially. I like Johnson as a pitcher.

[Cocos Disciples]

I would like Brendan Donnelly, but not as a closer.

[phillysoxfan115]

We can't trade Kris Johnson, he was drafted less than a year ago. I'm 90% sure there's a rule stating you can't trade a guy less than a year after he was drafted.

[a700hitter]

Not facing the Red Sox should help his ERA by about a half a run.

[exsubmariner]

If they can get him, I say get him.

[ORS]

We can't trade Kris Johnson' date=' he was drafted less than a year ago. I'm 90% sure there's a rule stating you can't trade a guy less than a year after he was drafted.[/quote']

True.

 

Although, isn't the window on PTBNL 6 months? If so, he could be traded and named later. No matter though. I don't think Donnelly will command an early draft pick. If the Angels want a solid pitching prospect, then solid better mean "able to spot start when someone gets hurt" or they aren't getting a thing. An older middle reliever with rapidly declining peripherals does not get you much.

[jacksonianmarch]

True.

 

Although, isn't the window on PTBNL 6 months? If so, he could be traded and named later. No matter though. I don't think Donnelly will command an early draft pick. If the Angels want a solid pitching prospect, then solid better mean "able to spot start when someone gets hurt" or they aren't getting a thing. An older middle reliever with rapidly declining peripherals does not get you much.

 

Donnelly is a guy who will net the angels something significant. He is a reliable power arm in the pen. There are a ton of teams that would love to have him.

[Cityofchampions33]

Thats true, but that being said, I don't think any team would deal any A-type prospects for him.

[a700hitter]

Thats true' date=' but that being said, I don't think any team would deal any A-type prospects for him.[/quote']Right dat

[Beckett95]

Kyle Jackson?

[ORS]

Donnelly is a guy who will net the angels something significant. He is a reliable power arm in the pen. There are a ton of teams that would love to have him.

Look at his stats, namely ERA, WHIP, and K/9 for his career and tell me the trend. Look at his age too.

[TheKilo]

Look at his stats' date=' namely ERA, WHIP, and K/9 for his career and tell me the trend. Look at his age too.[/quote']

 

 

 

Stats? Who needs numbers to prove your point when you can just use conjecture all the time?

[jacksonianmarch]

Look at his stats' date=' namely ERA, WHIP, and K/9 for his career and tell me the trend. Look at his age too.[/quote']

 

I am absolutely not arguing that ORS. What I am saying is that plenty of teams need a bullpen arm and if the angels are serious about moving him, he will be moved, and the angels will get something worthwhile in return.

[ORS]

I am absolutely not arguing that ORS. What I am saying is that plenty of teams need a bullpen arm and if the angels are serious about moving him' date=' he will be moved, and the angels will get something worthwhile in return.[/quote']

That's where we differ in opinion. Those trends are no great secret, and that goes into the equation. I seriously doubt his return is anything more than a AAAA player if they get a "prospect" for him.

 

And, this isn't coming from a person that wants the Sox to get him so I'm rationalizing the acquisition cost. Nope. I don't want him on the Sox at all.

[jacksonianmarch]

we shall see ORS. Once Gagne signs, then the only other guys are wish and prayer type of guys (Dotel being the best of the bunch). Teams will start getting desperate.

[BoSox34]

I've always liked Donnelly. He would be a solid option for the bullpen and at worst, he is much better than some of the bums that resided in our pen last year.

[Bosoxwest]

Donnelly would be nice to have, but under no circumstances do we deal a Kris Johnson for him, I hope. Delcarmen, at 24 and injured, put up the same to better numbers than Donnelly last year. Donnelly's DERA was 4.39 to Delcarmen's 4.71 and he edged him in H/9, but Manny had him beat in K:BB, K/9, BB/9, HR/9, and DH indicates Donnelly was "lucky" whereas Manny was not (-4 to 11). Just based on age, but also trending, we can probably guess which of the two is likely to improve (and regress). Also, I am personally of the opinion that at some point Donnelly's mechanics will cause his head, shoulder and arm to fly off into the dugout, but I'm omitting that from my analysis.

 

I like the Murphy/Gabbard deal proposed earlier, though!