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Red Sox Designate Snyder for Assignment
Relief pitcher Kyle Snyder was designated for assignment by the Red Sox this afternoon to make room on the roster for Josh Beckett, who is set to come off the DL and start for Boston tomorrow. Snyder is out of options and hence cannot be sent down to Pawtucket.
Snyder has not impressed in 2008. Today versus Toronto, he pitched a third of an inning, gave up two runs, and walked two. March 25 against Oakland, he gave up two runs on two hits, including a solo home run. He wasn't terrible in 2007, posting a career-best 3.81 ERA, but the Red Sox still preferred Eric Gagne over the 6'8" righty for their postseason roster.
The move makes sense for Boston, since they have a better long-reliever/emergency-starter/mop-up man/Manny-Ramirez's-stable-pony option in Julian Tavarez. (Tavarez stanched the bleeding today in Toronto, going two and one-third innings and allowing just one hit and one walk.) The Red Sox now have 10 days to release Snyder, trade him, or put him on waivers.
So where will Snyder go now? It's hard to say---at this point in his career (he's 30) there's not a lot of upside anymore. I don't see another major-league club making room for him on their roster, so a trade seems unlikely. The probable outcome, in my view, is Snyder consenting to a minor league assignment after he clears waivers.
Sarah Green writes for the Boston Metro and UmpBump.com. She can be reached here.
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corey and aardesma are next
Posted by: 04Forever | April 05, 2008 at 06:34 PM
I doubt that.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | April 05, 2008 at 07:18 PM
I guess DET would be a suitor for any pitcher right now.
Posted by: maximumpotential | April 05, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Aardsma is likely to go as far as I see. Someone has to make room for Timlin. I see someone picking up both of them on waivers if they don't get traded.
Posted by: gogopalehose | April 05, 2008 at 07:47 PM
Just release him, no team is going to give up anything to get him. And the Red Sox are not going to use him, they have other opinions.
On a related note, why did we hear so much about this kid two years ago?
Posted by: AirmanSD | April 05, 2008 at 07:55 PM
why doubt that? corey gave up 4 earned runs in that game without recording an out. plus, its not like his age is a positive at this point, its not like hes hansen and has time to come around. plus i never liked the aardsma signing, i didnt want him to break camp, he numbers werent all that impressive. should jsut cut all our losses and go with taking a chance on the youth and maybe try kolb out for a week or two
Posted by: 04Forever | April 05, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Aardsma is still young but out of options(and it was a trade that sent him to Boston btw). If it's between him and Corey I'd cut Corey but I have no idea hoe that will go down.
Posted by: gogopalehose | April 05, 2008 at 08:16 PM
So Helms got traded after all to Florida eh ?
Posted by: BaseBallz | April 05, 2008 at 09:05 PM
In his 30's, no upside, bad control....sounds like a Pat Gillick Flyer to me!
Posted by: tmichalski | April 06, 2008 at 06:44 AM
snyder has solid stuff, he just makes too many mistakes that result in big hits. I think there are alot of teams such as detroit and chicago in the AL as suitors for snyder though i agree that they won't give anything up for him.
Posted by: Santana/Beckett FTW | April 07, 2008 at 10:27 AM