Boston
Red Sox:
We continue
on series of trying to identify teams that would be good homes for catcher John Buck, while, at the same time, snag ourselves a
top outfield or pitching prospect. Obviously, this trade would be made around
this year’s all-star break.
Two “no big
secrets” in Boston: One, they sucked last year, and two, they know how to
draft. The Red Sox have never been afread to pay out the bucks on Day One which
is the reason they have so little to spend this year under the new system.
Still, they will benefit for years from their past aggressive picks before the
new rules change.
Catchers – Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.267 – FA/2014) – David Ross (.167 - $3.1Mil/2014)
2013-2014
Prospects -
Outfielders – Daniel Nava (.360 – pre-ARB) – Shane Victorino (.313 - $13mil/2015) – Jacoby Ellsbury (.255 – FA/2014) – Jackie Bradley Jr. (.097)
2013-2014
Prospects – Bryce
Brentz (2013)
-
DH – Johnny Gomes (.158 - $5mil/2014) – David Ortiz ($11.5/2014)
Rotation – Clay Buchhotz (0.41 - $12.25/2015) – Jon Lester (1.42
- FA) – Ryan Dempster
(2.65 - $13.25mil/2014) – John Lackey (4.15
- $82.5mil thru 2014 ) – Felix Doubront (5.40 – pre-arb) – Alfredo Aceves (6.75 - $2.54mil/ARB-2)
2013-2014
Prospects – Matt
Barnes (2014) – Alan Webster (2013)
– Henry Owens (2014)
–
Catcher wise,
the Mike Napoli fiasco is over and word I get is
they would love to upgrade from Salty and Ross. In addition, he could spell David Ortiz at the DH over the length of his contract
(2014).
Boston does
have an access of both outfield and pitching prospects and I would definitely
go for Brentz. The down side would be ‘settling’ for a pitcher like Barnes, but
you really need to get an outfielder here and the Red Sox simply have no room for Brentz.
Trade proposal: Boston Red Sox OF Bryce
Brentz and RHP Brandon Workman to the New
York Mets for C John Buck and OF-IF Jordany Valdespin
The Mets could do worse than Brentz.
ReplyDeleteFYI though, Saltalamacchia is OPS'ing over .900. They may not need Buck.