It wasn’t the Tigers of old shipping off their only prospects to buy life for an old, dying team. While prior general manager Ben Cherington valued his prospects, Dombrowski has always been of the thinking that proven Major League Baseball talent is more valuable than prospects. Price is going to get a monster deal for over $200 million this off season, with Greinke and Cueto likely to get something similar.
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The Red Sox already have Koji Uehara on the books for $9 million next year.
They want to hold onto them for depth, something they havent had in recent years.
Alright, so Dombrowski didn’t say “ace”, but does he really have to? “You can’t assume things”. And you know what?
In those cases, it’s less about the contract than the player, which brings us to Ramirez.
Dodgers: Starting pitcher Brett Anderson has accepted a $15.8 million qualifying offer and will remain with the team in 2016.
Call it the “Royals Effect”. The Padres now have to decide whether or not they want to go for it again this year, or try to cash in Tyson Ross and Andrew Cashner and go full rebuild.
Guerra’s main value comes with the glove, but this is not a shortstop who is bereft of offensive ability. He does not have the power as Moncada and Devers, but projects as a solid pro hitter with good speed, lots of patience at the plate, and the defensive prowess to play all three outfield positions. A native of Panama, he originally signed with the Red Sox as an global free agent in July 2012. San Diego asked about Gold Glover Andrelton Simmons before the Braves traded him to the Angels on Thursday.
Which leads us to the question: Who’s better? But the Sox struggled throughout the summer with both big-ticket, offseason pick-ups Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval playing like busts, and the team finishing at 78-84 – in last place for the third time in four seasons. Otherwise, good luck finding a taker. Last week, Ramirez posted an Instagram picture that showed him in the weight room, cutting a sleeker physique. Although if he needs to move off the position, he should have the arm strength for third base.
Sometimes, with immovable players, that’s all you can do. Speier quoted Red Sox scout Manny Nanita, who was impressed by Margot’s work ethic, even as a 16-year-old: “I was watching everybody working out”. He stayed on even after Cherington stepped down and served in an advisory capacity to Dombrowski before joining the Mariners. His tools are average in most respects but he is a useful organization player with a chance to help on a big league bench in a year or two. That being said, I disagree with the direction they are heading in this off season. “No, I was not a seer”. A lot of times the advantage in a trade is that you see things a little differently than I see them. He made it all the way to low A in his first season. That’s a solid return for a guy who wouldn’t be in the long-term plan.
The right-hander finished with the highest earned-run average of his career, but that was still only 2.58.
With these moves being rumored, it would make sense to see how much money they have to spend. He ranked 23rd on the Red Sox list.
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21-year-old from Dominican Republic. All we’re seeing now is the Red Sox walking both paths at once.
