Post by Boston Red Sox on Oct 1, 2018 15:39:44 GMT -5
-- Boston, MA
The Red Sox front office decided it was time to pull the trigger and make some moves to compete in the near future. After finishing with the worst record in baseball last year, and landing top pitching prospect Roger Clemens, management saw a window to compete in the near future and found several deals the rest of the league probably never saw coming. Young team captain Wade Boggs and star slugger Fred Lynn suddenly find themselves with much needed help around them in the lineup, and the dreadful Boston pitching staff saw major upgrades as well.
Boston sent a large package of prospects west to San Francisco headlined by former 1st round pick Joe Carter and 2nd round pick Ron Robinson, for Rightfielder Gary Gray, and Leftfielder Bill Sharp, surrounding Lynn with 2 other established veterans who are still in their primes in the outfield. The deal also brought in Starting Pitcher Steve McCatty, who has taken well to Boston with a 3.45 ERA in the month of May.
Next, Boston moved a package of picks and prospects for Atlanta Braves ace Tom Hausman. Hausman is currently 7-4 with a 1.87 ERA this season, and will definitely benefit from the added bats in the lineup. The Boston front office also hopes that Hausman will be an exemplary role model for the young Clemens, who's already gained the monicker "Rocket" due to the way his fastball seems to rise as it comes to the plate from the velocity he puts into it.
Not even close to done, they then contacted St. Louis, who had recently started shopping Starting Pitcher John Montefusco. Another small package of prospects later and Boston found itself a much more suitable #3 starter. A rotation of Hausman, Clemens, McCatty, Montefusco is on the horizon as soon as next year for Fenway fans.
Finally, in one of the stranger deals to occur recently, Boston sent top prospect Eric Davis to division rival and leader Toronto for one of their star players, LF Jim Rice. The addition of Rice allows Gary Gray to move to 3B, a position sorely lacking in the Boston depth charts and the position the team feels Gray would perform best at anyways.
How will all these deals effect the landscape of the American League? Well, this year will probably be to soon to tell. With all of this talent now on the big league roster, Boston hopes to win at least .500 of their games the rest of the way, with anything better being a great sign. With the likely additions of top prospects Clemens and Canseco in 1984 and 1985 most likely, the team looks to be sitting pretty at the moment. Well, except for that bullpen. They need to work on that still.
The Red Sox front office decided it was time to pull the trigger and make some moves to compete in the near future. After finishing with the worst record in baseball last year, and landing top pitching prospect Roger Clemens, management saw a window to compete in the near future and found several deals the rest of the league probably never saw coming. Young team captain Wade Boggs and star slugger Fred Lynn suddenly find themselves with much needed help around them in the lineup, and the dreadful Boston pitching staff saw major upgrades as well.
Boston sent a large package of prospects west to San Francisco headlined by former 1st round pick Joe Carter and 2nd round pick Ron Robinson, for Rightfielder Gary Gray, and Leftfielder Bill Sharp, surrounding Lynn with 2 other established veterans who are still in their primes in the outfield. The deal also brought in Starting Pitcher Steve McCatty, who has taken well to Boston with a 3.45 ERA in the month of May.
Next, Boston moved a package of picks and prospects for Atlanta Braves ace Tom Hausman. Hausman is currently 7-4 with a 1.87 ERA this season, and will definitely benefit from the added bats in the lineup. The Boston front office also hopes that Hausman will be an exemplary role model for the young Clemens, who's already gained the monicker "Rocket" due to the way his fastball seems to rise as it comes to the plate from the velocity he puts into it.
Not even close to done, they then contacted St. Louis, who had recently started shopping Starting Pitcher John Montefusco. Another small package of prospects later and Boston found itself a much more suitable #3 starter. A rotation of Hausman, Clemens, McCatty, Montefusco is on the horizon as soon as next year for Fenway fans.
Finally, in one of the stranger deals to occur recently, Boston sent top prospect Eric Davis to division rival and leader Toronto for one of their star players, LF Jim Rice. The addition of Rice allows Gary Gray to move to 3B, a position sorely lacking in the Boston depth charts and the position the team feels Gray would perform best at anyways.
How will all these deals effect the landscape of the American League? Well, this year will probably be to soon to tell. With all of this talent now on the big league roster, Boston hopes to win at least .500 of their games the rest of the way, with anything better being a great sign. With the likely additions of top prospects Clemens and Canseco in 1984 and 1985 most likely, the team looks to be sitting pretty at the moment. Well, except for that bullpen. They need to work on that still.
