![]() ![]() Below I am going to list out my top 10 prospects, why they are at the top of Boston’s minor-league ranks, why they will be seen as trade chips this winter as well as why they won’t be, and then finish it off with a “Trade-o-Meter” rating, which is simply a scale of 1-10 regarding how likely it is they will be dealt this winter, one being least likely, 10 being most. To that end, today we’re going to look at the top tier of the Red Sox system. These things have to be taken on a case-by-case basis, and with a good balance in mind. Saying prospects should never be traded is just as silly as saying every prospect should be used as a trade chip. You can’t get something without giving something up, after all.Īnd when it comes to prospects in trade talks, we go back to that idea of no successful organization doing just one thing. Free agency may be more appealing in a vacuum, there are certainly times when trades make more sense, and in those scenarios prospects must be put up for offer. But at the same time, no successful organization builds their roster through just one avenue. ![]() For a team like Boston that has huge payroll capabilities, it’s always easier to add that talent via free agency since that only costs money rather than prospects. And I know our fans will support us if we do that.After a surprisingly successful 2021 season, the Red Sox enter this offseason clearly looking to add to their overall talent level, not take away from it. “We’re going to continue to field a team, a complete roster that is going to be competitive in the American League East. “I would put our organization and our track record up against anybody else’s in Major League Baseball, period,” Red Sox President Sam Kennedy said. The Red Sox do have a pretty good response to their restless fans: Despite their five fifth-place finishes in the last 11 years, they also won two World Series in that span and four since 2004 – more than any other team in baseball. But, you know, every winter, every spring, this organization is gearing up to try to win, and that’s really meaningful.” “There are seasons where we demonstrated it really well there’s seasons where we haven’t. “When he thinks about the Boston Red Sox, he thinks about an organization that’s here to win,” Bloom said. “And that’s something that I think will help everybody throughout our staff."Īlthough the Red Sox still need a shortstop - or a second baseman, if Trevor Story moves over to the right side of the infield - Bloom said hearing Jansen talk shows that other people around baseball are more optimistic about the team's chances than the Boston fans. “(Jansen) has done his job for about as long as anybody has done in the biggest stages," Bloom said. The Red Sox have also signed right-hander Chris Martin and lefty Joely Rodriguez, who could take some of the pressure off holdovers like Matt Barnes and John Schreiber. In his career, he has a 2.46 career ERA with 391 career saves - second-most among active players behind Craig Kimbrel’s 394, and eighth all time. The 35-year-old right-hander from Curacao – just a short hop from Bogaerts’ native Aruba - went 5-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 64 innings while helping the Braves with the NL East. The bullpen gave up the most earned runs in the AL last season, and manager Alex Cora struggled to find a dependable closer. Honestly, I would have been surprised if that had not been the case.”īloom stressed that there are different ways to build a ballclub, and with Bogaerts gone the team has necessarily turned its attention to its other weaknesses. Fully expected it,” he said on a frigid Tuesday in a function room overlooking the field, which was laid out for Saturday’s Fenway Bowl football game. Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom said the reaction from fans was no surprise. The atmosphere, you see how intense the fans are, how much they get it, how hard they root for their team.”īut Jansen arrives in Boston at a time of near-revolt among the fandom, which watched Bogaerts depart just three years after former AL MVP Mookie Betts was traded away in the interest of financial flexibility. “It’s all about winning here,” said Jansen, who led the NL with 41 saves for Atlanta last year after spending his first 12 seasons with the Dodgers. ![]()
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