Red Sox land Andrew Cashner

[harmony]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/red-sox-acquire-andrew-cashner.html

 

... according to MLB Trade Rumors.

[Bellhorn04]

Dombrowski lives!

[TylerD]

Seems solid. Haven’t paid much attention to him but he looks like he has been solid this year.

[OH FOY]

Been keeping an eye on that Prado kid on DSL 2, liked him. Hope it don't hurt in about 4 or 5 years.

[d-money]

6’6. Big tall pitcher. Doesn’t he have good command as well?

[Bellhorn04]

A 1.41 ERA in his last 5 starts.

 

Could be an outstanding move by DD.

[d-money]

The guy’s a free agent after this year. Those guys better not turned into something.

[dgalehouse]

I think he fills the bill for a number five starter . Not bad at all.

[d-money]

Those prospects are very young as well.

[Nick]

His AAV was $8M for 2019. We'll pay less than $4M plus deduct whatever cash we're getting from the Orioles.

 

Very Solid. Well done, DD.

 

PS. Has $10M option guranteed for 2020 with 340 innings pitched combined for 2018-2019. He pitched 153 innings last year and so far has pitched 96 1/3 for combined 249 1/3 innings.

 

He needs 91 more innings to qualify. Sox has 71 more games, every 5th day would mean 14 more starts. He would need to average close to 7 innings per start.

Edited July 13, 2019 by Nick

[a700hitter]

Cashner sold fill the bill.

[d-money]

Likely starting against toronto on Tuesday.

[harmony]

For what it's worth, this year Andrew Cashner has posted 1.8 fWAR in 17 starts:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8782&position=P

 

Eduardo Rodriguez has posted 1.7 fWAR in 19 starts and Rick Porcello 1.3 fWAR in 18 starts:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=3&rost=&age=&filter=&players=&startdate=&enddat

 

According to Cot's Baseball Contracts, Cashner has a complicated contract:

 

Andrew Cashner rhp

2 years/$16M (2018-19) plus 2020 option

 

2 years/$16M (2018-19), plus 2020 option

signed by Baltimore as a free agent 2/15/18

$3M signing bonus (paid $1.5M each Jan. 15 in 2020 and 2021)

18:$5M, 19:$8M, 20:$10M option

2020 option guaranteed with 340 innings in 2018-19 combined

2020 becomes player option with 360 innings in 2018-19 combined

annual performance bonuses based on starts and innings pitched:

$0.25M each for 10, 15 GS. $0.625M for 20 GS. $0.4M for 30 GS

$0.25M each for 110, 120 IP. $0.275M for 130 IP. $0.35M for 140 IP. $0.75M for 150 IP. $0.4M each for 170, 180, 190, 200 IP

https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/al-east/baltimore-orioles/

 

It would be interesting to learn how the teams split up the obligations.

[OH FOY]

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/andrew-cashner-7263/

[d-money]

Straight cash homey. Lol.

[oldtimer]

Cashner sold fill the bill.

 

On the surface it looks like a decent move. We didn't give top prospects and the money is reasonable. Even if he is a rental, it is probably the best move that we could have made.

[OH FOY]

Porcello goes, Sox might keep him. Probably much about next year as this year. Edited July 13, 2019 by OH FOY!

[d-money]

Porcello goes, Sox might keep him.

 

Ricky needs to show something. He has been awful lately.

[Jasonbay44]

Solid pickup just for the fact that it hopefully means we won't see Josh Smith or Brian Johnson start anymore games this season.

[harmony]

Porcello goes, Sox might keep him. Probably much about next year as this year.

ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project rest-of-season WAR of 1.2, 1.1 and 1.2 for Rick Porcello and 0.6, 0.6 and 0.7 for Andrew Cashner:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=2717&position=P

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8782&position=P

[OH FOY]

Got you, now I understand. Edited July 13, 2019 by OH FOY!

[Bellhorn04]

Last 5 starts:

 

@ HOU 6 IP 1 ER

@ OAK 6 IP 1 ER

@ SEA 6 IP 2 ER

CLE 7 IP 0 ER

@ TOR 7 IP 1 ER

[d-money]

I read somewhere this guy said he would retire if traded. Who says s*** like that? I would wanna pack my bags quickly to get out of that shithole!!!

[d-money]

Last 5 starts:

 

@ HOU 6 IP 1 ER

@ OAK 6 IP 1 ER

@ SEA 6 IP 2 ER

CLE 7 IP 0 ER

@ TOR 7 IP 1 ER

 

 

29 walks in 96 plus innings.

[OH FOY]

Last 5 starts:

 

@ HOU 6 IP 1 ER

@ OAK 6 IP 1 ER

@ SEA 6 IP 2 ER

CLE 7 IP 0 ER

@ TOR 7 IP 1 ER

 

Yep those are nice. Hope he stays this way. Good pick-up for what we could afford. That's it.

[OH FOY]

Last 5 starts:

 

@ HOU 6 IP 1 ER

@ OAK 6 IP 1 ER

@ SEA 6 IP 2 ER

CLE 7 IP 0 ER

@ TOR 7 IP 1 ER

 

It would take Johnson 8 or 9 starts to reach that many innings. haha

[FredLynn]

Solid pickup just for the fact that it hopefully means we won't see Josh Smith or Brian Johnson start anymore games this season.

 

That is assuming that everyone is healthy for the rest of the year, and that is unrealistic. I think we will see Johnson again. I hope we never have to see Velasquez start again.

[Jasonbay44]

That is assuming that everyone is healthy for the rest of the year, and that is unrealistic. I think we will see Johnson again. I hope we never have to see Velasquez start again.

I don't wan to see either, but I'd rather see Velazquez than Johnson.

[SCM33]

I like the trade. Solidifies the starting rotation, keeps Wright in the pen and Eovaldi will close.

[devildavid]

Good pick up. Now the Sox should be good to go. The starting rotation has to do their thing now.