Kimbrel to Boston

[StanMarsh51]

Two double A guys and two single A guys for a proven MLB player????

You gotta be kidding me, I'd make that trade all day, every day.

Proven or not, it's a reliever. We all know that the average shelf life for relievers isn't all that long, and it's the most unpredictable position. Do you not remember how quickly once dominant Boston relievers such as Foulke, Okajima, Bard fizzled out?

 

[redseat]

Proven or not, it's a reliever. We all know that the average shelf life for relievers isn't all that long, and it's the most unpredictable position. Do you not remember how quickly once dominant Boston relievers such as Foulke, Okajima, Bard fizzled out?

in Bard's defense he started to fizzle out when the Red Sox f'd with him and tried to make him a starter

 

[HammerDown]

 

[navamind]

TAKE HIM BACK

 

[redseat]

TAKE HIM BACK

lol... Bringing back the oldies...

Damn Kimbrel why... why... why...

Then again it wouldn't be a Red Sox v Yankees series without a heart attack

 

[navamind]

So after the Giles trade...no question the Sox overpaid for Kimbrell.

Yup.

This one aged well.

 

[navamind]

Not at all. We won't know if they "vastly overpaid" for many years. Stop assuming all prospects are a sure thing. You are probably one of those guys still holding his breath on Lars Anderson and Anthony Ranaudo. The Red Sox bullpen was absolutely awful last year. They had to do something like this to win at the Major League level. At the end of the day, winning games at Portland and building for the future gets old. Meanwhile, they still have Betts, Bogaerts, Ed. Rodriguez, Swihart, JBJ, Owens & Shaw(all of whom are 25, or under). And they STILL have their best prospects in Moncada, Devers & Benintendi, too. I highly doubt that Margot is "the one that got away". It's time for the Red Sox to get out of last place and this will help quite a bit in an area with glaring weakness.

If anything, Logan Allen might be the one that got away.

 

[chappee11]

If anything, Logan Allen might be the one that got away.

Thanks for digging up this gem. Good stuff. It was the Travis Shaw deal that was truly awful. Kimbrel has been so damn good for this team overall.

Note: I’d be absolutely killing him right now if he had blown it tonight.

 

[The Q]

This one aged well.

They still paid for a sp and got a RP

 

[Rock Strongo]

If anything, Logan Allen might be the one that got away.

1.63 ERA in the PCL in 27 IP

thats pretty great

 

[redseat]

Thanks for digging up this gem. Good stuff. It was the Travis Shaw deal that was truly awful. Kimbrel has been so damn good for this team overall.

Note: I’d be absolutely killing him right now if he had blown it tonight.

Can't we still kill him, even though he didn't technically blow it

 

[The Q]

Can't we still kill him, even though he didn't technically blow it

No. Otherwise Barnes is closing against the defending champs

 

[redseat]

No. Otherwise Barnes is closing against the defending champs

ok, maybe not kill him but say that he sucked last night.... Shockingly Barnes didn't suck

 

[Rex Racer]

1.63 ERA in the PCL in 27 IP

thats pretty great

The Pacific Coast League????

Oy............

 

[The Derski]

The Pacific Coast League????

Oy............

Good ERA’s in the PCL don’t grow on trees.

 

[chappee11]

1.63 ERA in the PCL in 27 IP

thats pretty great

I know better than to try and argue with you when it comes to the PCL.

 

[chappee11]

They still paid for a sp and got a RP

Maybe he was just ahead of the curve? Now it’s relievers that are in the most demand while starters aren’t valued as much as in the past.

I also can’t imagine where the Sox would have been without Kimbrel the last few years. He’s been about the only reliable relief arm they’ve had.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Good ERA’s in the PCL don’t grow on trees.

league ERA's are in the 4's on average.

sub 2.00? you got my attention.