Who Should the Red Sox Trade For?

[Spudboy]

I bet if we toke Chris Davis back we could get get Britten for a lot less. with Hanley gone he could become good again with change of scenery like Mike Lowell and Redsox can afford his salary lot small market teams can’t

 

God no.

[oldtimer]

God no.

 

I'd rather see Schoop and Britton in a package deal. Schoop is a 2nd baseman, is 26 and has a lifetime average of nearly 260. He isn't having his best year so might be cheap. He has good size and is from Curacao. We could have the middle infield from the ABC islands. Britton would be the key piece but Schoop might prove to be useful going forward.

[moonslav59]

Oakland gave up crap for Familia. International Pool money big thing.

 

Maybe, unlike what many have been saying, it's a buyer's market.

[Slasher9]

Pom has proved he can be very effective as a two pitch SP'er.

 

He's hit a rough stretch that may be affected by an injury.

 

Sure, it would help if he had a 3rd effective pitch, but he may not need one, if he can just regain what he had the first half of 2016 and all of 2017.

 

 

He got away with those 2 pitches in a new league when no one faced him yet. You can only get away with that for so long.

[greenmonster24]

Chris Davis contract is from 2016 to 2022. 23 Million only a million more then Hanley. If we can resign after year and not have pay Kimbrel huge as he get a deal greater then Chapman probably. I predict Cubs they keep letting there closers walk and will after letting Davis walk see how important a closer is in post season or Nationals even Phillies could sign Kimbrel. Moreland numbers have gone done sense Hanley left.

[SoxHop]

He got away with those 2 pitches in a new league when no one faced him yet. You can only get away with that for so long.

 

He got away with it a year and a half and made the allstar team before being hurt. But being hurt seems to be his 3 pitch, so there is that.

[moonslav59]

He got away with those 2 pitches in a new league when no one faced him yet. You can only get away with that for so long.

 

That logic does not fit here.

 

Pom started 13 games in the AL in 2016. He then followed with an excellent season in 2017. He started 32 games.

 

In 2016, Pom faced the...

 

Yanks 3 times

TBR 3 times

DET 2 times

LAA , BAL , CLE , SEA 1 time

 

He then faced these AL teams in 2017

5 NYY

4 BAL

4 TBR

4 TOR

2 CWS, HOU, KCR, OAK

1 CLE, DET, MN, SEA, TEX

 

His 2nd half ERA was better than his first: 3.01 vs 3.60.

 

 

[Slasher9]

That logic does not fit here.

 

Pom started 13 games in the AL in 2016. He then followed with an excellent season in 2017. He started 32 games.

 

In 2016, Pom faced the...

 

Yanks 3 times

TBR 3 times

DET 2 times

LAA , BAL , CLE , SEA 1 time

 

He then faced these AL teams in 2017

5 NYY

4 BAL

4 TBR

4 TOR

2 CWS, HOU, KCR, OAK

1 CLE, DET, MN, SEA, TEX

 

His 2nd half ERA was better than his first: 3.01 vs 3.60.

 

 

 

I guess injury then.

[Jasonbay44]

I bet if we toke Chris Davis back we could get get Britten for a lot less. with Hanley gone he could become good again with change of scenery like Mike Lowell and Redsox can afford his salary lot small market teams can’t

Absolutely not. Davis has literally been the worst player in baseball this season, and is signed until 2023. We are already paying Pablo not to be on the team, do we really want another one of those situations? I wouldn't want Chris Davis and his horrendous deal under any circumstances.

[a700hitter]

Absolutely not. Davis has literally been the worst player in baseball this season, and is signed until 2023. We are already paying Pablo not to be on the team, do we really want another one of those situations? I wouldn't want Chris Davis and his horrendous deal under any circumstances.

Davis is in the midst of the worst full season be a full time player in the history of the game.

[Jasonbay44]

I'd rather see Schoop and Britton in a package deal. Schoop is a 2nd baseman, is 26 and has a lifetime average of nearly 260. He isn't having his best year so might be cheap. He has good size and is from Curacao. We could have the middle infield from the ABC islands. Britton would be the key piece but Schoop might prove to be useful going forward.

 

I don't see a reason for the Orioles to include Schoop in a Britton deal and sell low on him. He would be a nice get, but he's coming off a 5 WAR season and is only 26.. Injuries derailed this season, but that doesn't make him just a cheap throw in.

[OH FOY]

Pomeranz pitched 25 innings and had 16 BB's in Pawtucket and Portand. Jeez. In the Majors you walk batters your playing Russian Roulette. Edited July 22, 2018 by OH FOY!

[SoxHop]

Pomeranz pitched 25 innings and had 16 BB's in Pawtucket and Portand. Jeez. In the Majors you walk batters your playing Russian Roulette.

 

I beleive his only good start was the last one. We are reaching on him coming up and doing well. I'm not expecting the best, but I'm a Sox fan so it kind of falls that way.

 

i think the people that aren't impressed with his stuff are correct. He's only good at the top of his game, and he needs to hit close to mid 90 to be at the top of his game.

[jacksonianmarch]

Pomeranz didn’t get by on smoke and mirrors. He had a fastball that hitters said played a lot harder than the 91.3 mph he averaged. He’d work that pitch up while using that devastating curveball down. The other thing fangraphs doesn’t really take into account is the varying speeds on his fastball. Last year, I saw him throw fastballs in the same game of 89 and 95. He’d vary his speeds as well and threw just enough cutters to make the pitch a viable concern for hitters. Two things have killed him this year, one fixable and one likely not. This year, the top end velocity is gone. That may not be fixable. The other is he lost command of his curve. He can regain that. Without his ability to go with heat up, he cannot reset the batters eyes to make the curve that much more devastating.

[oldtimer]

Thornburg and Smith are two relief pitchers DD brought in that have not done the job to date through injury, stupidity or what have you. The two have been far less stellar than we had hoped. Brasier has been excellent. So hard to tell when we bring in relief pitchers.

[Bellhorn04]

He won nothing. He played a role in the team winning.

 

Jeez, thanks for the correction, cp. I apologize for my sloppy phrasing.

[Kimmi]

Not as mysterious as the undying hatred directed towards a GM who brought us a ring and set DD up to build the team we have now.

 

Most of us who defend Ben realize he was far from perfect and made some major blunders.

 

+100

[Kimmi]

Maybe, unlike what many have been saying, it's a buyer's market.

 

When it comes to relievers, it's definitely a buyer's market. There is no shortage of available relief pitching before the deadline.

[a700hitter]

Today’s rumors are that we had a scout at the Twins-Royals game. They could be looking at Moustakas, Merrifield, and Dozier.

[oldtimer]

Today’s rumors are that we had a scout at the Twins-Royals game. They could be looking at Moustakas, Merrifield, and Dozier.

 

I could see Merrifield as a long term solution at 2nd. If they were looking at Moustakas, what does that say about Devers? Not sure about Dozier. Last year was good, not so much this year. Would like to see DD make a move soon as last year we waited and nothing much happened.

[OH FOY]

I've been a Devers supporter for a long time, but I'm starting to think he was brought up too early. Hope I'm wrong. He looks like he makes a decision before Pitch he's going to swing, no matter what.

Error yesterday showed me he still is unsure about balls hit to him. Improvement should be starting to kick up a notch. It's not. Maybe because days off, I hope so.

Edited July 22, 2018 by OH FOY!

[notin]

I've been a Devers supporter for a long time, but I'm starting to think he was brought up too early. Hope I'm wrong. He looks like he makes a decision before Pitch he's going to swing, no matter what.

Error yesterday showed me he still is unsure about balls hit to him. Improvement should be starting to kick up a notch. It's not. Maybe because days off, I hope so.

 

Improvement does take time. He’s only been in MLB for one full season...

[Fan_since_Boggs]

If they can acquire Moustakas cheaply enough, I would have no problem seeing him replace Devers for the rest of the season and into October. He will be an upgrade over what Devers is now. Devers OPS+ is 89; Moustakas OPS+ is 109. Defensively, Moustakas has better range than Devers and makes fewer errors.

 

However, it makes less sense to replace Devers at 3b while keeping Nunez as the starter at 2b. Nunez is the biggest problem in the infield and the first guy who should be replaced.

[oldtimer]

If they can acquire Moustakas cheaply enough, I would have no problem seeing him replace Devers for the rest of the season and into October. He will be an upgrade over what Devers is now. Devers OPS+ is 89; Moustakas OPS+ is 109. Defensively, Moustakas has better range than Devers and makes fewer errors.

 

However, it makes less sense to replace Devers at 3b while keeping Nunez as the starter at 2b. Nunez is the biggest problem in the infield and the first guy who should be replaced.

 

Still waiting for DD to move. Hope he will do something soon. Pitching, second base, possibly catching in that order. We can limp by with Devers, but if that kind of trade happens then Devers might get a stay in the minors.

[d-money]

Does anyone want Matt Harvey after the s*** show today? Archer another guy that has struggled as well.

[a700hitter]

[h=2]Mets To Place Noah Syndergaard On DL[/h]By Connor Byrne | July 22, 2018 at 4:15pm CDT

The Mets are placing Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list after he contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to tweet.

More to come.

[Spudboy]

[h=2]Mets To Place Noah Syndergaard On DL[/h]By Connor Byrne | July 22, 2018 at 4:15pm CDT

The Mets are placing Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list after he contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to tweet.

More to come.

 

Whut? How the hell do catch that disease?

 

I have never heard of anyone contracting it.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

Does anyone want Matt Harvey after the s*** show today? Archer another guy that has struggled as well.

 

Yeah, bad timing for Harvey. He gave up 8 ERs. On a positive note, maybe the Red Sox can acquire him more cheaply.

 

By Connor Byrne | July 22, 2018 at 4:15pm CDT

The Mets are placing Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list after he contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to tweet.

More to come.

 

This would only happen to the Mets.

[Carbo-Diem]

Whut? How the hell do catch that disease?

 

I have never heard of anyone contracting it.

 

It is usually contracted by people in the yankees organization that kiss the butt of Joe Torre then bite their nails and stick their foot in their mouth.

[Spudboy]

It is usually contracted by people in the yankees organization that kiss the butt of Joe Torre then bite their nails and stick their foot in their mouth.

 

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