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massive for a guy that was a good shot to crack the 2020 staff.

I am beating my chest and crying. What was so bad about Sean O'Sullivan?

Jacko thinks we got robbed so it must be a good deal for us, but he is certainly enjoying that you guys are pulling out your hair.

He still has 2 weeks to go to the trading deadline. Friday night they are handing the ball to ERod. It could be his last opportunity to impress. If he shits on the mound again, maybe DD makes a move for Hill.

GM fills a major hole and fans are jumping off roofs about 2020-21.

Maybe our scouts determined that Espinoza is not as great as his press clippings and maybe they see something that they really like in Pomeranz. Let's hope so.

so you would have preferred that it be Benintendi?

He can take Espinoza's spot in A ball.

Honestly. LOL! I guess people thought that other teams were just going to hand us their All Star pitchers.

Dont jump off a roof. He isn't cracking anyone's squad for a few years.

DD got an All Star pitcher with 2 1/2 years of control before July 15th. Not bad. Let's hope that our scouts got it right. Maybe there will be more to come. There is room for Hill.

And he has not been doing that great lately.

DD acted quickly. That seems to be his MO. Our last 2 GMs always waited until very close to the deadline

5:05pm: Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports (via Twitter) that top right-handed pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza is headed to the Padres in the deal. ESPN’s Keith Law rated Espinoza as the No. 14 prospect in all of baseball on his just-updated Top 50 prospects list (ESPN Insider required/recommended).

Per MLB Trade Rumors: The Padres have agreed to a trade that will send left-hander Drew Pomeranz to the Red Sox, reports Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribue. Lin notes that the return is not yet clear but one of Boston’s better prospects is believed to be in the deal. Lin doesn’t mention his name specifically, but it’s worth noting that several people have noted on Twitter that lefty Henry Owens was scratched from his start in Triple-A tonight. The Padres acquired Pomeranz from the A’s this winter for the now-bargain price of Yonder Alonso and Marc Rzepczynski, and after talking his way into a rotation tryout in Spring Training, Pomeranz has broken out as the ace of the San Diego staff and fulfilled a good deal of the potential that pundits believed him to possess when he was selected fifth overall by the Guardians back in 2010. In 102 innings this season, the first-time All-Star has posted a 2.47 ERA with 10.1 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and a 47.8 percent ground-ball rate. He’ll immediately slot into the middle of the Boston rotation and can be controlled for another two seasons beyond the 2016 camp

Red Sox To Acquire Drew Pomeranz July 14th, 2016 at 4:57pm CST • By Steve Adams The Padres have agreed to a trade that will send left-hander Drew Pomeranz to the Red Sox, reports Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribue. Lin notes that the return is not yet clear but one of Boston’s better prospects is believed to be in the deal.

I agree that the cost for pitching isn't as high in the off season, and it is for this reason that I agree that DD should have acquired another pitcher before the start of the season. Either way, it will have a substantial cost.

if our scouts think that his recent results are a fluke, we will probably not pursue him. It is determinations like this that make quality scouting so important. Stat sheets will not help us in this case.

If we don't get pitching from outside the organization, this team will not get better in the second half and next season and into the future. How do you want to build the team pitching in the next couple of years where the cost will be acceptable to you?

I have seen firsthand what it takes to succeed in a business that has products that people don't want to buy. Baseball is a product that sells itself. All of the teams make very good money, whether they are good or bad. That is my point. I was talking about the profit aspect of the business.

It will not be cheap, but you have to give value to get value.

I have used the expression. Is there an unexpected meaning? LOL!

Teen angst. Very hormonal at that age.

Thank you.

And this is where the FO needs to earn their bloated salaries. They need to get good scouts on the ground to watch him pitch. They had better be checking videos of all his games and do whatever homework they need to do to determine if he is for real. The numbers are not going to give you that answer.