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Randall
Why isn’t Ben Cherington trying to get out ahead of the other sellers? He doesn’t have great pieces to trade, he needs to get things happening before he gets drowned out by the other sellers in late July, ala the Cubs with Hammel/Samardzija last year
Draven Moss
They are not gonna sell this early when they have had such high hopes of winning the division this year. They are not definitively out of it yet, and a comeback is still possible (though extremely unlikely). Also, they don’t have many great pieces to sell and their most valuable ones are relievers. Those guys net more near the end of the deadline, when teams get extremely desperate in helping their team. I highly doubt Buchholz is traded as I don’t see the Red Sox and interested teams agreeing on a price. Right now, it doesn’t make much sense for Cherington to sell, and I doubt it’d be advantageous by doing so.
thecoffinnail
Also, in not having very desirable pieces to sell he might want to wait for other pieces to fall of the board so market price can be set.. For example, if the rumor mill is accurate and Harang goes to the Pirates. That might make a team like the Cubs or Giants overpay for Buchholz at the deadline.. Perhaps, they could even get the Giants to take on Craig as well.. Unloading Craig, Napoli, and Buchholz will give them plenty of money to chase Price or Zimmerman.. That roster is still a powerful one and with a few tweaks could easily be in contention next year..
Draven Moss
I wish we could still upvote :/
slider32
I don’t see Hamels going to a team that’s not a contender, the Sox look to be out on him!
stymeedone
I never saw any rumor of Pirates being interested in Harang, must not be a strong rumor.
Even though the Red Sox have done it recently, and the East being a weak division, it just seems overly hopeful that a last place team would rebound to first the following year. There is a reason it happens so rarely. Everything has to go just right. Cherington most recent acquisitions are the ones that are “underperforming.” Craig, Kelly and Castillo are in the minors. Ramirez, Sandoval and Porcello are having subpar years. It doesn’t appear everything is going just right. I would think teams would be lining up to trade with him. He doesn’t seem to be getting the better side of the trade recently.
slider32
I don’t see the East as weak, just a lot of parity in baseball, the worst teams can beat the best teams in a series that’s what makes the playoffs outlier.
slider32
As of today the East puts 2 wild cards in the playoffs along with NL Central, they must be considered the best divisions in baseball.
slider32
Right now it looks like 8 teams ready to deal to me, Oakland,White Sox, Cleveland, Boston, Philly, Brewers, Miami, and Colorado. There are some good difference makers on those teams.