September 29, 2005

So... ah... A Trade.

Talk about tinkering right down to the bitter end.

The Red Sox today acquired LHP Mike Stanton (3-3, 4.75 in 41.2 innings) from the Washington Nationals for two minor league pitchers, RHP Rhys Taylor (2-2, 1.39 in 36.1 IP for the GCL Sox) and RHP Yader Peralta (0-0, 3.97 in 11.1 IP for the Lowell Spinners).  Stanton will obviously not be eligible for postseason duty, so this is a move specifically designed for the final 3 games of the season.  Against Stanton's old club.  In the middle of a down-to-the-wire pennant race.  Oh, and did I mention he's another specialist?  Now we can waste three bullpen spots on one out guys!  Fantastic!

Still, one more bullpen arm can't ever be a bad thing for this club.  Still, a genuine head scratcher.

Meanwhile, with their victory this afternoon, the Chicago White Sox have clinched the AL Central.  Three teams for two spots now, rather than four teams for three.  And the rains have come, though they're not expected to stay.

Posted by 12eight at 15:47:14 | Permanent Link | Comments (28) |
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1 - ah...so who's in our bullpen now? off the top of my head we have timlin closing, papelbon setting up, and then some combination of hansen, bradford, dinardo, myers, stanton. (Comment this)

Written by: Nick at 2005/09/29 - 19:57:32
2 - Add to that Delcarmen, Gonzalez, Harville, and (one would assume) Arroyo for an inning (given his lighter workload last night). If only quantity were more important than quality. (Comment this)

Written by: Andrew at 2005/09/29 - 19:59:49
3 - Mike Stanton? Are you serious? For *two* prospects? I don't care how good or bad they were as prospects, but *two*? Even the Yankees, with their terrible bullpen, got rid of him. And, as Andrew points out, why do we need him when we have Myers? The only thing I can think of is that that gives us the option of bringing in a lefty specialist for each of Giambi and Matsui if Torre separates them in his lineup. (Comment this)

Written by: Andrews dad at 2005/09/29 - 20:30:04
4 - To be fair, neither were guys that really had ceilings above AA, from what I can tell, and even the most prospect-insane guys on SoSH don't seem to care about their loss. But still, what a bizarre move. Let's hope he helps, but... eh. (Comment this)

Written by: Andrew at 2005/09/29 - 21:02:50
5 - All I can say is thank PAPI he's doing something (Comment this)

Written by: Rebecca at 2005/09/29 - 22:22:17
6 - OMG Papi. (Comment this)

Written by: Smith at 2005/09/30 - 02:01:03
7 - OMG V. Wells. (Comment this)

Written by: Smith at 2005/09/30 - 02:12:30
8 - But OMG Papi. (Comment this)

Written by: Andrew at 2005/09/30 - 02:16:46
9 - OMG Smith.

I'll (probably) feel a whole lot better when this game is done. (Comment this)

Written by: Kurt at 2005/09/30 - 02:17:14
10 - My blog brings boarders together. (Comment this)

Written by: Andrew at 2005/09/30 - 02:22:42
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