We could offer him to Washington for a low A ball pitcher who has been out since June with an arm injury, but I'd guess they would probably turn us down.
Trade deadline
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He may be entertaining, but his career OBP of .303 sucks. I also love his 131/15 K/W ratio.
I prefer the timeline where MLB doesn't do anything about "the stuicky stuff," the Sox are 10 games back, and we trade Garrett Richards for Jared Kelenic.
Given the buying frenzy, there are several teams who should be moving a passel of their guys into the "available" column right now.
How are the Rockies just sitting in their hands with the hauls some of these teams are getting?
If we weren't in conversation with Detroit for a guy like Schoop, the kind of guy that would basically be the cromulent 1st baseman we all think we need, I think it has to mean they're planning on Schwarber playing 1st (at least some of the time).
Otherwise it makes no sense that we aren't involved for a guy like that (and the admittedly meager reporting around Schoop suggests there hasn't been much inquiry).
Given the costs involved with some of the guys moved today, particularly ones that would have looked good in a Sox uniform, I would think "doesn't have the bankroll to compete" fits pretty well in between those two extremes.
Welcome to my world here on Maui. Rental cars IF available at about $750 a day.
Those are biometric trackers. Basically have become commonplace in most sports now.
I'm wondering if some of these teams are going for it so much because they believe that there's going to be a long work stoppage next season, and possibly no season at all.
Are the Red Sox only getting Schwarber and that’s it? No pitchers? A real first baseman? What the hell is going on around here? (Lombardi voice)
I'm old. I have an Apple watch and I thought I was ahead of the curve.
Actually, I found it--the fake Passan tweet was about the Yankees getting Bryant.
I have a deep seated feeling that the MFY's blocked the Sox from getting Rizzo.
I'm foolishly still holding out hope here. Getting Bryant late would be awesome.
I think if we do anything else, it will be a last minute deal that we probably won't find out about it until a few minutes after 4PM. The Red Sox front office seems to keep their mouths shut and not leak, and I think we'll go right the limit before pulling the trigger on anything, if we even do.
The whole trade deadline thing this year feels a bit frantic.
These teams have just under 60 games remaining. (Some of which are likely double headers.)
So that's 12-ish extra starts from your SP acquisitions.
NY (for example) is 8 games behind two teams, with TOR a game behind them. Sure, they're 3.5 games out of a WC berth, but TOR and SEA are right there with them.
These teams have just under 60 games remaining. (Some of which are likely double headers.)
So that's 12-ish extra starts from your SP acquisitions.
NY (for example) is 8 games behind two teams, with TOR a game behind them. Sure, they're 3.5 games out of a WC berth, but TOR and SEA are right there with them.
If Kris Bryant is on the block, I doubt we are getting him. Other teams have more to offer. Don't think high. Think under the radar.
Think that extra WC spot is definitely playing a role here. Lots of teams can think of themselves as playoff contenders without much squinting.
True. But having more to offer doesn't mean you want to meet the price. The Red Sox have the chips to get Bryant if they wanted. But they are weighing long-term impact of doing so and likely won't meet that price.
Fun distraction from the non action:
@PeterBotte
If the Phillies ever get Matt Harvey, they’d have had Lee, Harvey, Oswalt and Kennedy.
@PeterBotte
If the Phillies ever get Matt Harvey, they’d have had Lee, Harvey, Oswalt and Kennedy.
I pray to god we add a legit 1b and an arm, but if you look at these trades in their entirety, the Schwarber deal looks like the biggest buy steal of the deadline
