With Pedey and Thornbug coming back, do we trade Brian Johnson to make room?

[CharlieWhigg]

With Wright back it feels like his role is a little expendable. He's a decent spot starter, think we could get something decent if we packaged him with someone like Swihart?

[StephenCurry30]

hes a bum spot starter with no trade value, no one would want him

[oldtimer]

Who says that Thornburg will be great shakes. Lets see him perform before getting rid of people. I'd rather send someone down with options temporarily and see Thornburg for a game or three.

[a700hitter]

Last that I read, Thornburg had not been very effective in his rehab appearances.

[notin]

Any reason you think the Sox won't just demote Bobby Poyner? They've already done it once this year...

[mvp 78]

Any reason you think the Sox won't just demote Bobby Poyner? They've already done it once this year...

 

It’d be a less exciting thread title.

[CharlieWhigg]

hes a bum spot starter with no trade value, no one would want him

 

That's what I thought too, but he's actually got some pretty encouraging numbers in starts. Almost off of his bad numbers come from his relief appearances. Here's the article if you're interested: https://redsoxunfiltered.com/2018/05/15/examining-brian-johnson-trade-market/

[CharlieWhigg]

Any reason you think the Sox won't just demote Bobby Poyner? They've already done it once this year...

 

Poyner's one roster spot, but what do you do with the other? Pedey and Thornburg are both coming back at essentially the same time

[Natick to NC]

Sadly one of my favorite Redsox will be traded ....Blake I hope gets a real shot playing everyday Catcher for someone .I would love for this guy to show the world his talents and talks about how f***ing stupid the Redsox Handled his career .

[mvp 78]

Sadly one of my favorite Redsox will be traded ....Blake I hope gets a real shot playing everyday Catcher for someone .I would love for this guy to show the world his talents and talks about how f***ing stupid the Redsox Handled his career .

 

Or he can just suck and we can all make fun of you for eternity.

[Larry Cook]

When pedroia comes back, one option is to put Nunez on the dl.

 

Thornburg should not be allowed anywhere near the Boston locker room until he can throw at something near major league level. What he throws now is not nearly good enough!

[notin]

Poyner's one roster spot, but what do you do with the other? Pedey and Thornburg are both coming back at essentially the same time

 

OK. So we can trade Swihart for Bartolo Colon and then demote him. Colon easily takes up two roster spots...

[Youk Of The Nation]

Or he can just suck and we can all make fun of you for eternity.

 

Given the history of both the Red Sox and TalkSox, this seems much more likely.

[Bellhorn04]

It’d be a less exciting thread title.

 

Good one.

[Yaz Fan Since 67]

Or he can just suck and we can all make fun of you for eternity.

 

Yeah I'm going with this option. Blake has never shown to be productive at the ML level, there are thousands of guys who looked like great prospects until they see major league change ups.

[kenmeister]

That's what I thought too, but he's actually got some pretty encouraging numbers in starts. Almost off of his bad numbers come from his relief appearances. Here's the article if you're interested: https://redsoxunfiltered.com/2018/05/15/examining-brian-johnson-trade-market/

 

I wish E-Rod and Pomeranz had stayed out a little longer so we could get a better look at Velazquez and Johnson as starters.

[mvp 78]

If Swihart was adequate defensively anywhere on the field, Cora would have been using him by now (Devers was swooning, Nunez looks hurt, JBJ couldn't hit anything, the Catchers struggled for a long while). Whether or not the Sox messed up his development, Swihart just doesn't seem to be ML ready right now and may never get there.

[mvp 78]

Anyway, I'm not sure Brian Johnson has much trade value. Spin him for a low ceiling AA arm? What's the point in that trade? May as well just try to sneak him through waivers.

[Spudboy]

Yeah I'm going with this option. Blake has never shown to be productive at the ML level' date=' there are thousands of guys who looked like great prospects until they see major league change ups.[/quote']

 

Were you in a coma in 2015?

[mvp 78]

@bradfo

 

On @DaleKeefeWEEI Cora rules out JBJ demotion or Nunez DL stint for impending Pedroia return

[mvp 78]

Either Holt is sent down or Swihart is traded. It's not like they'd trade Pedroia before he comes back on Friday...

[harmony]

To acquire the expiring contract of Texas lefty reliever Jake Diekman, what would the Red Sox need to add to an offer of six years of left-hander Brian Johnson and four arbitration seasons of Blake Swihart?

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5003&position=P

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diekmja01.shtml

 

Diekman will earn $2.7125 this year before becoming a free agent at the season's end.

[notin]

Either Holt is sent down or Swihart is traded. It's not like they'd trade Pedroia before he comes back on Friday...

 

Much to your cxhagrin.

 

Of course there is always another Holt DL stint or a Swihart DFA as a possibility.

 

Or Swihart to the DL. All his bench time may have caused a hemorrhoid flare up...

[mvp 78]

To acquire the expiring contract of Texas lefty reliever Jake Diekman, what would the Red Sox need to add to an offer of six years of left-hander Brian Johnson and four arbitration seasons of Blake Swihart?

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5003&position=P

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diekmja01.shtml

 

Diekman will earn $2.7125 this year before becoming a free agent at the season's end.

 

They'd have to add something for that? Diekman hasn't really been that good the past few years.

[harmony]

They'd have to add something for that? Diekman hasn't really been that good the past few years.

Perhaps you're correct:

 

https://nolanwritin.com/2018/05/17/texas-rangers-catcher-blake-swihart-boston/

 

... or not.

[harmony]

They'd have to add something for that? Diekman hasn't really been that good the past few years.

Does Jake Diekman share that characteristic with Blake Swihart and Brian Johnson?

[mvp 78]

Does Jake Diekman share that characteristic with Blake Swihart and Brian Johnson?

 

Diekman is also on the back end of his career and has no arbitration years left. I don't think Johnson will amount to much, but there is still some sort of potential left in Swihart.

[moonslav59]

Either Holt is sent down or Swihart is traded. It's not like they'd trade Pedroia before he comes back on Friday...

 

Nunez could be put on the 10 day DL, but with Pedey not playing everyday, maybe we want to keep him on the roster.

 

We do have the "hotter" Holt to play when Pedey sits.

[Natick to NC]

Either Holt is sent down or Swihart is traded. It's not like they'd trade Pedroia before he comes back on Friday...

 

Swihart ...fuuuuuuuuck ....trade fat ass Sandy

[Natick to NC]

Perhaps you're correct:

 

https://nolanwritin.com/2018/05/17/texas-rangers-catcher-blake-swihart-boston/

 

... or not.

 

Harmony if Blake goes to Texas and rakes like I know he will and we are stuck with two fat f***s at catcher who can't hit there own weight ???? Will you sound the Alarm I called this 6 months ahead of all the folks throwing dirt on his career? I want Moon and some others to self ban themself for two weeks ...and upon return must kiss my Irish ass for a year....figuratively of course .

Edited May 23, 2018 by Natick to NC