We're not there yet, but we might be soon, which means it might be worth thinking about who we could sell off for a decent return.
Or so I was thinking until I took a look at the contract commitment page on Cot's.
We'd be looking for people on short commitments who are good even if it's in a small role, and not signed to long deals.
Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Justin Masterson, and Craig Breslow are all free agents at the end of the season but I don't think they're meeting the requirement of playing well. There's time for that to change, of course, but not much of it.
Koji Uehara is performing well and is signed for just one more year.
Clay Buchholz is performing well and has an option for next year.
David Ortiz is still hitting righties and has two option years.
If the Sox are convinced Swihart would benefit from sharing the job in the majors, Hannigan could be traded when he returns.
Junichi Tazawa has another arb year coming, as does Alexi Ogando.
Tommy Layne isn't signed for 2016.
Ortiz has 10/5 protection,
I think Buchholz and Uehara would bring back a pretty decent return. I'm not all that convinced anyone else would. Of course, this team hasn't given up on 2015 and sure as shit hasn't given up on 2016 so I'm not entirely sure they're of a mind to trade Buchholz and Uehara.
Or so I was thinking until I took a look at the contract commitment page on Cot's.
We'd be looking for people on short commitments who are good even if it's in a small role, and not signed to long deals.
Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Justin Masterson, and Craig Breslow are all free agents at the end of the season but I don't think they're meeting the requirement of playing well. There's time for that to change, of course, but not much of it.
Koji Uehara is performing well and is signed for just one more year.
Clay Buchholz is performing well and has an option for next year.
David Ortiz is still hitting righties and has two option years.
If the Sox are convinced Swihart would benefit from sharing the job in the majors, Hannigan could be traded when he returns.
Junichi Tazawa has another arb year coming, as does Alexi Ogando.
Tommy Layne isn't signed for 2016.
Ortiz has 10/5 protection,
I think Buchholz and Uehara would bring back a pretty decent return. I'm not all that convinced anyone else would. Of course, this team hasn't given up on 2015 and sure as shit hasn't given up on 2016 so I'm not entirely sure they're of a mind to trade Buchholz and Uehara.