July 31, 201411 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:16 PM) Not really. They just got Baltimores #3 prospect for two a two month middle reliever rental.
July 31, 201411 yr But the rest of their moves they acquired a bunch of Win now players without the pitching staff do come close to doing so
July 31, 201411 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) lol @ Detroit. Not if Detroit gets price lol
July 31, 201411 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:29 PM) But the rest of their moves they acquired a bunch of Win now players without the pitching staff do come close to doing so Boston media thinks Lester is returning to Boston. Hopefully they are wrong but the week leading up to the trade smells rotten.
July 31, 201411 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:29 PM) But the rest of their moves they acquired a bunch of Win now players without the pitching staff do come close to doing so They have really re-tooled their roster to make a run next year. They need to add back a starting pitcher, but will have loads of money to chase Lester and Scherzer both after the season. Moving Drew lets them put Bogaerts at SS the rest of the season and try out Cecchini/Middlebrooks/Holt at 3B options C Vazquez 1B Napoli 2B Pedroia SS Bogaerts 3B Holt/Cecchini/Middlebrooks RF Cespedes CF Victorino LF Craig DH Ortiz/Craig SP FA Pitcher 1 SP FA Pitcher 2/Ranaudo SP Joe Kelly SP Ryan Dempster SP Allen Webster
August 1, 201411 yr Author QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 05:51 PM) They have really re-tooled their roster to make a run next year. They need to add back a starting pitcher, but will have loads of money to chase Lester and Scherzer both after the season. Moving Drew lets them put Bogaerts at SS the rest of the season and try out Cecchini/Middlebrooks/Holt at 3B options C Vazquez 1B Napoli 2B Pedroia SS Bogaerts 3B Holt/Cecchini/Middlebrooks RF Cespedes CF Victorino LF Craig DH Ortiz/Craig SP FA Pitcher 1 SP FA Pitcher 2/Ranaudo SP Joe Kelly SP Ryan Dempster SP Allen Webster Rubby DeLaRosa Clay Buchholz Brandon Workman
August 2, 201411 yr QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) They have really re-tooled their roster to make a run next year. They need to add back a starting pitcher, but will have loads of money to chase Lester and Scherzer both after the season. Moving Drew lets them put Bogaerts at SS the rest of the season and try out Cecchini/Middlebrooks/Holt at 3B options C Vazquez 1B Napoli 2B Pedroia SS Bogaerts 3B Holt/Cecchini/Middlebrooks RF Cespedes CF Victorino LF Craig DH Ortiz/Craig SP FA Pitcher 1 SP FA Pitcher 2/Ranaudo SP Joe Kelly SP Ryan Dempster SP Allen Webster I think Dempster is done. I read something that claimed the Red Sox were actually thinking about making Jose Abreu a third basemen if they signed him. It kind of makes you wonder with the ability he has shown at first base, and the transformation of his body, they expect him to drop 15 more pounds by next season, if the White Sox might think never say never to something similar. I would doubt it. Why tinker with what is working, and his chronic foot issues probably wouldn't be aided.
August 2, 201411 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) I think Dempster is done. I read something that claimed the Red Sox were actually thinking about making Jose Abreu a third basemen if they signed him. It kind of makes you wonder with the ability he has shown at first base, and the transformation of his body, they expect him to drop 15 more pounds by next season, if the White Sox might think never say never to something similar. I would doubt it. Why tinker with what is working, and his chronic foot issues probably wouldn't be aided. It's not worth it. Don't want to try to get him to slim down more to play 3B, work on his agility and then end up hurting his ankle somehow. With those quick movements/reflexes to the left and right, and diving more than at third, just not a good idea at all.
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