@alexspeier
Red Sox select catcher Michael (ed: "Mickey") Gasper -- a Merrimack, NH native -- from the Yankees' Double-A roster in the minor league Rule 5 draft. He hit .246/.361/.375 between AA and AAA this year.
Sunrise. Sunset.
The trade could have been worse:
@TonyMassarotti
Hmm. Think the Red Sox could have gotten Stanton for Verdugo?
Just remember this for the next time someone wants to quote this GOOBER.
What are you guys complaining about? MLBPipeling (the greatest of all prospect evaluations) says Dick Fitts is better than Luis Perales!
@BOSSportsGordo
Newly acquired Richard Fitts slots in as @MLBPipeline’s #10 Red Sox prospect and their #2 pitching prospect.
He’s behind Wikelman Gonzalez in their Sox pitching prospect rankings.
Per MLBTradeRumors:
Boston doesn’t need to add (Fitts) to the 40-man roster until next offseason to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft, but it’s possible he pitches his way into the MLB rotation mix at some point during the summer.
On Beni vs Verdugo:
Since 2020
Beni 4.1 fWAR
Verdugo 7 fWAR
I'm not seeing the comp here? Most of Beni's value came from 2018 when he had 5 fWAR, a season he has never replicated again. He may be a true one hit wonder.