Post by Boston Red Sox on May 13, 2019 22:26:43 GMT -5
Red Sox Fill Needs, Will It Be Enough?
Star CF Fred Lynn just returned from multiple injuries to begin the second half of the season, but now star catcher Mickey Tettleton is down for the rest of the year. Can the Red Sox compensate?
Star CF Fred Lynn just returned from multiple injuries to begin the second half of the season, but now star catcher Mickey Tettleton is down for the rest of the year. Can the Red Sox compensate?
--Boston, Ma
Red Sox management was reeling from the news that catcher Mickey Tettleton will miss the rest of the 86 campaign, after the catcher suffered a torn calf running the bases in a game against California. He limped off the field with the help of trainers, and leaves a huge hole in the catching situation in Boston. Knowing that there wasn't much of a chance to get a middle of the lineup bat replacement at catcher, the front office decided to put feelers out on a different kind of catcher to fill in. The front office in Toronto was contacted, and Butch Wynegar was made known to be available. Moving future hopeful replacement Jerry Goff, who has shown flashes of a starting potential future in his short stint in the majors, was the price to be paid. Wynegar is a stellar defender, and a decent bat and eye at the plate, even if he's missing much power. Wynegar has shown great stuff as the backup catcher in Toronto, and is only 30 so he has more than a handful of years to continue being a good backup to Tettleton in the future.
Trade Two, Electric Boogaloo
Red Sox management was reeling from the news that catcher Mickey Tettleton will miss the rest of the 86 campaign, after the catcher suffered a torn calf running the bases in a game against California. He limped off the field with the help of trainers, and leaves a huge hole in the catching situation in Boston. Knowing that there wasn't much of a chance to get a middle of the lineup bat replacement at catcher, the front office decided to put feelers out on a different kind of catcher to fill in. The front office in Toronto was contacted, and Butch Wynegar was made known to be available. Moving future hopeful replacement Jerry Goff, who has shown flashes of a starting potential future in his short stint in the majors, was the price to be paid. Wynegar is a stellar defender, and a decent bat and eye at the plate, even if he's missing much power. Wynegar has shown great stuff as the backup catcher in Toronto, and is only 30 so he has more than a handful of years to continue being a good backup to Tettleton in the future.
Trade Two, Electric Boogaloo
After moving Jerry Goff in the trade to acquire Wynegar, that left the Red Sox in need of a backup who wouldn't be a complete hole in the lineup when Wynegar needed a day off. This led them to search for other options at getting another catcher. Free Agent Tom Harmon still has an offer on the table that he hasn't signed yet, but if he doesn't the Red Sox have landed an acceptable option in Bob Brenly. The Giants front office made it known that Don Hood was available on the trade block. Red Sox front office, impressed with both the resume of Hood and the current performance most of all, offered struggling but talented Steve McCatty, who's 8-10 record does not reflect the talented 19-10 3.77 ERA season he had the year before. Catcher Bob Brenly was added to the deal when Boston requested a catcher with developed talents. McCatty will look to rebound in San Francisco; meanwhile in Boston Don Hood will look to push the Red Sox into the division lead. Can these changes keep Boston on course?
