Sox acquire Ian Kinsler

[illinoisredsox]

Just another fun little project for DD...

 

Right now it seems quite possible he could trade Vazquez.

 

Leon is a free agent after this season, so trading Vazquez may not be something you’d want to do without making sure Sandy is still in the fold.

[Jack Flap]

Leon isn't eligible for free agency until after 2020.

[jd98]

The AL East is far from clinched.

 

True. Now with Sale going on the DL and the way Eovaldi looked Sunday, I'm already liking that trade a lot more. May take me a while longer to come around on the Kinsler deal. I don't hate it, just would rather not have done it.

[a700hitter]

We definitely needed to get a glove at 2B and Kinsler is a potent bat as well.

[moonslav59]

That's actually pretty good for a RP. They don't get ranked nearly as high as SP or hitters. Buttrey was the 2nd highest ranked RP at #19, and I assume he would have moved up some in the next rankings. First is Durbin Feltman at #17.

 

I don't like this trade either. It's ok on paper. He should be slight upgrade, but it's just not needed. We're on pace for 112 wins, 6 games ahead of the 2nd best record in the league. So maybe we win 114 instead of 112. Whoopdedoo. Some things get called a myth here, one thing I think is a myth is building a team for the postseason. The only position that I'd expect to move the needle for the postseason is a top SP, and even that's far from certain.

 

I also find it weird how the consensus is 'these middle relievers are expendable, they're a dime a dozen.'

'Now we still need to add a RP, can never have enough RPs'

 

I liked the Kinsler trade.

 

I do think it would have been nice to get a solid #2 RP'er,especially when it seems the prices were low this year, but I don't think it was worth trading for a RP'er who is close to the same as what we have.

 

We already have about 12 RP'ers fighting for 6 slots.... some without options.