CONFIRMED: Red Sox Acquiring Adley Rutschman In Stunning AL East Blockbuster

[notin]

11 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

One game is fine. Not sure when AR is expected back. Siegler has caught before as well.

And Jake Rogers, included in this trade and not injured…

[southpaw777]

3 hours ago, notin said:

He’s a three time All Star, Silver Slugger with two top 12 MVP finishes, was a ROY runner up and has been invited to the HR Derby.  What else does he need to do? Part the Red Sea?

If this doesn’t come with an extension, then I don’t think it’s a good trade. He’s been injured the last two years and is currently rehabbing a wrist injury. With a strike here next year very possible and no extension this turns into five prospects for two months of this guy.

[notin]

2 minutes ago, southpaw777 said:

They got two catchers apparently. He looks like Tolle brother with the stache

Thats Jake.

Good glove.  Weak bat.  Standard BUC

[SoxPhan]

6 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

DFA Gasper and add Knizner to the 40 and 26.

I dunno, have you even seen his 'stache? It's rather impressive. But yeah, sure, I'll take your word for it. I won't pretend to much about our 5 tier catchers. 

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, SoxPhan said:

I dunno, have you even seen his 'stache? It's rather impressive. But yeah, sure, I'll take your word for it. I won't pretend to much about our 5 tier catchers. 

If it's not just a temporary fix, then this trade sucks.

[notin]

1 hour ago, SoxPhan said:

What in the actual f***. This is deal insane. f*** you Breslow. I'm so sour right now. 

28-5 in our last 33 games.  That doesn’t buy Breslow even a little leash?

[UtahSox]

Carrabis says RS not done!

[notin]

6 minutes ago, southpaw777 said:

If this doesn’t come with an extension, then I don’t think it’s a good trade. He’s been injured the last two years and is currently rehabbing a wrist injury. With a strike here next year very possible and no extension this turns into five prospects for two months of this guy.

The Sox have 15 months to extend Rutschman…

[notin]

1 minute ago, UtahSox said:

Carrabis says RS not done!

Breslow found out he STILL has prospects left…

[moonslav59]

Uberstine for Ely White RH'd OF (.623 career OPS/.691 in '26.)

[SoxPhan]

6 minutes ago, notin said:

28-5 in our last 33 games.  That doesn’t buy Breslow even a little leash?

No.

I was just defending him hard a few days ago to that guy who wanted him fired bc he didn't get Alonso. But this trade is bunk now, and has the potential to be a huge disaster. I'd have preferred they just stood pat with that 28-5 lineup. Our catching situation was not that bad. 

[moonslav59]

Am I missing something, or have we given the best package of prospects and players of any trade, today?

[southpaw777]

6 minutes ago, notin said:

The Sox have 15 months to extend Rutschman…

I know, and I hope they do. 

[FredLynn]

10 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Uberstine for Ely White RH'd OF (.623 career OPS/.691 in '26.)

 

10 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Uberstine for Ely White RH'd OF (.623 career OPS/.691 in '26.)

And Duran optioned? Eli White stinks, but so does Duran. Trading one scrap heap player for another it seems to me.

[UtahSox]

2 minutes ago, SoxPhan said:

No.

I was just defending him hard a few days ago to that guy who wanted him fired bc he didn't get Alonso. But this trade is bunk now, and has the potential to be a huge disaster. I'd have preferred they just stood pat with that 28-5 lineup. Our catching situation was not that bad. 

Marcelo Mayer an untouchable 1 year ago…. For Erik miller

[southpaw777]

Mayer to SF for Erik Miller

this is a solid trade for Breslow.

[notin]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

Am I missing something, or have we given the best package of prospects and players of any trade, today?

Yes, unless you count giving up Connelly Early for Mead.

The Sox unloaded their 2,3 and 4 ranked prospects (removing Jake Bennett from the list). But only Eyanson held his ranking on the most recent lists.

[Hitch]

Breslow shoving his chips into the middle. 

[SoxPhan]

2 minutes ago, UtahSox said:

Marcelo Mayer an untouchable 1 year ago…. For Erik miller

He was never untouchable for me. lol I've been the one saying we'd be lucky to get a good reliever for him, and everyone said I was crazy. 

[SoxPhan]

9 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Am I missing something, or have we given the best package of prospects and players of any trade, today?

By a long shot. 

 

[FredLynn]

7 minutes ago, Hitch said:

Breslow shoving his chips into the middle. 

At least he’s not equivocating this year, though some of this should have been done over the winter 

[SoxPhan]

8 minutes ago, UtahSox said:

Marcelo Mayer an untouchable 1 year ago…. For Erik miller

 

4 minutes ago, SoxPhan said:

He was never untouchable for me. lol I've been the one saying we'd be lucky to get a good reliever for him, and everyone said I was crazy. 

And just to be clear, no prospects are untouchable in my books. But it has to make more sense.

[Duran Is The Man]

38 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

So far, the last two Sox trade acquisitions are both injured.

yeah....and that's why Vegas has the Sox MASH unit so heavily favored to win the MLB IL World Series. how could we lose with all the guys we have on the IL?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Duran Is The Man said:

yeah....and that's why Vegas has the Sox MASH unit so heavily favored to win the MLB IL World Series. how could we lose with all the guys we have on the IL?

The Sox have a complete starting staff on the IL, so I agree with Vegas.

[UtahSox]

4 minutes ago, SoxPhan said:

He was never untouchable for me. lol I've been the one saying we'd be lucky to get a good reliever for him, and everyone said I was crazy. 

Lol…… fair enough…. Just sayin we got better assuming AR15 comes back healthy. AR15 is what we need NOW…. 2027 season offseason starts there will be pitching available (Bieber, Gray, Barnes, Ray, Woodruff etc etc etc) …. Very very little in terms of middle of order bat. 
 

. I wanted a superstar SS. But we may get that with Arias. So who knows. LFG Sox!

[Hitch]

Eli White and Jahmai Jones have no options. That is a confusing trade...

[UtahSox]

30 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Am I missing something, or have we given the best package of prospects and players of any trade, today?

Yes 

 

FOR THE ONLY MIDDLE OF THE ORDER BAT TRADED TODAY! 
 

it’ll be ok… braves, Brewers, Astros did nothing……

[SoxPhan]

5 minutes ago, UtahSox said:

Lol…… fair enough…. Just sayin we got better assuming AR15 comes back healthy. AR15 is what we need NOW…. 2027 season offseason starts there will be pitching available (Bieber, Gray, Barnes, Ray, Woodruff etc etc etc) …. Very very little in terms of middle of order bat. 
 

. I wanted a superstar SS. But we may get that with Arias. So who knows. LFG Sox!

My issue is that could be a big assumption. Adley 2 years ago and this deal is fine. But a 28yo catcher with injury concerns is a big gamble. And I'm a gambling man by nature. It could very well work, but I don't care for the risk to reward ratio. 

 

[Deja Doh]

I like Basallo.

[UtahSox]

4 minutes ago, SoxPhan said:

My issue is that could be a big assumption. Adley 2 years ago and this deal is fine. But a 28yo catcher with injury concerns is a big gamble. And I'm a gambling man by nature. It could very well work, but I don't care for the risk to reward ratio. 

 

Reminder that 15-20% of these guys turn out.