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Red Sox Notes: Fister, Harden, Adams, Orioles

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | September 16, 2011 at 9:00am CDT

The odds say the Red Sox have a 94.5% chance of making the playoffs, but I'm guessing that's not going to console most Red Sox fans. Boston leads Tampa Bay by three games in the Wild Card race, but that gap might have been wider by now if they had made different moves at the trade deadline. Alex Speier of WEEI.com has the details on the deadline deals that didn't happen…

  • When the Red Sox made cursory inquiries about Doug Fister, it became clear that the Mariners were aiming high and looking for a right-handed bat. Since joining the Tigers, Fister has a 2.28 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 0.9 BB/9 in 51 1/3 impressive innings.
  • The Red Sox were set to acquire Rich Harden from the A’s, but once they looked at his medical records, they were no longer willing to include both Lars Anderson and a player to be named. The PTBNL would have come from a list of high-upside players in the lower minors.
  • Raul Alcantara, an 18-year-old Dominican who signed for $500K in 2009 and Brandon Workman, a second round pick in last year’s draft, would have been on the list.
  • The Red Sox also kicked around the idea of acquiring Harden’s former teammate, Brad Ziegler, who ended up going to Arizona.
  • The Padres weren’t thrilled with Boston’s prospects, so Jed Hoyer and Theo Epstein never came close to completing deals for Mike Adams or other Padres relievers.
  • The Orioles and Red Sox never exchanged names regarding a possible Koji Uehara deal.
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  1. Jose_Bautista

    14 years ago

    It’s obvious.

    When your farm system has nothing left in it then you can’t make any trades. It’s going to take some time before Red Sox farm system becomes something substantial.

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    • mainesox

      14 years ago

      I think you’re overstating it a bit; the Sox had what it would have taken to trade for anyone who was available at the deadline.  The problem was that it would have taken most of the talent they do have to get it done, and would have left them in a state close to what you are saying they already are. 

      The cost of some of those guys was also fairly steep, and the Sox presumably preferred to keep their talent rather than trade it for what would have amounted to (at the time) a marginal upgrade.  Had they known they were going to have more/continued problems with their starting pitching they may have done things differently at the deadline, but everyone likely would have (given hindsight).

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      • andrewyf

        14 years ago

        If a guy who’s most familiar with their system (Hoyer) didn’t want anything to do with it even for trading relievers, what does that say?

        The Sox don’t really have any high-impact talent in their farm system. Maybe someone from the draft will break out and give them a legit elite talent, but currently, it’s just not really there.

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        • mainesox

          14 years ago

          Hoyer wasn’t interested in the prospects the Sox were willing to trade for a reliever.  That doesn’t mean “the Sox don’t really have any high-impact talent.”  The Sox had 3 guys on the top 50 mid-season lists.  I’d like to know your definition of high-impact talent if top 50 isn’t high-impact.  They will, in all likelihood, have 5 or more guys in the top 100 when the new lists come out; there are clearly better systems out there, but the Sox’s system is definitely in the top half, possibly top 10.

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          • jjs91

            14 years ago

            “They will, in all likelihood, have 5 or more guys in the top 100 when the new lists come out” Who? Also what prospect list did the sox have 3 prospects on baseball america’s ranudo is the only one  i see on that list and i think his stock has dropped in general this season.

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            • notsureifsrs

              14 years ago

              iglesias, ranaudo, and britton. iglesias will fall but probably not out of the top 100, raunado’s stock hasn’t dropped. middlebrooks and lavarnway should make it and bogaerts has an outside chance depending on the list

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              • notsureifsrs

                14 years ago

                britton is almost certain to drop off the list however. 5 might be ambitious unless someone’s really in love with one of the 2011 draftees

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                • jjs91

                  14 years ago

                  Ok i was just basing the ranuado stock thing on something kevin goldstein said, he’s likely still on the list, britton is off. Is cechinni that good?

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                  • notsureifsrs

                    14 years ago

                    top 100 good? no, not yet. 130 low-a plate appearances won’t cut it. i think everyone agrees the upside is there, but he’s got a lot more to prove

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              • Threat_Level_RedSox

                14 years ago

                Matt Barnes and Brandon Jacobs could make it, Brentz is an interesting name and Swihart may get in because he plays a premuim position but i’m guessing the top ‘close to the majors’  prospects  (Middlebrooks, Lavarnway, Ranaudo, Iglesias, Kalish) and Bogaerts get in.

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            • mainesox

              14 years ago

              I should have been clearer about the top 50 lists, there wasn’t one list with three guys on it, but three different guys made one, or more, of the mid-season top 50 lists.  Those guys being Middlebrooks who was on two and just missed the other (next five according to the author), Brentz, and Ranaudo.

              Based on that I would assume that those three make top 100 lists, along with probably Bogaerts, maybe Iglesias (though his stock has fallen, and maybe enough to knock him off of top 100 lists), and a guy like Barnes or Swihart who were drafted this year could potentially make their way onto the back end of lists.

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              • jjs91

                14 years ago

                 O ok just wondering.

                Reply
    • notsureifsrs

      14 years ago

      “nothing left in it” is silly hyperbole; it was a top-half farm system even before this year’s very good draft

      Reply
      • yankswin28

        14 years ago

        Their system is garbage.

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        • RedSoxDynasty

          14 years ago

          spoken like a true loser!

          Reply
  2. john

    14 years ago

      The problem with deals between the A’s and red sox is they value the same type of players.  Beane has always coveted red sox players like Youk and Elsbury.  The red sox are money ball but with the money. 

    Reply
    • Crucisnh

      14 years ago

      Nice line.  “The Red Sox are money ball but with the money.”  Classic!

      Reply
    • Crucisnh

      14 years ago

      Nice line.  “The Red Sox are money ball but with the money.”  Classic!

      Reply
    • chico65

      14 years ago

      Thank god for that.  It might be our only remaining chance to unload Lars Anderson…

      Reply
  3. Rabbitov

    14 years ago

    None of those trades would have made a difference for the Sox.  Hindsight is always 20/20.  There is no guarantee Fister wouldn’t have been wrecked in the Al East. Every team goes through rough patches, the only difference is Red Sox fans think a rough patch = the end of the world. 

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    • notsureifsrs

      14 years ago

      i remember when the world ended in april this year. good times

      Reply
      • Rabbitov

        14 years ago

        For the Orioles and Blue Jays it pretty much did. 

        Reply
  4. Redsoxn8tion

    14 years ago

    Hey Yankswin28, spoken like a true Yankee fan. How’s your (Yankees) farm system?

    Reply
    • notsureifsrs

      14 years ago

      …really good?

      Reply
    • Pawsdeep

      14 years ago

      You can’t ask Yankees fans real baseball questions, silly.

      If you want to talk to him, just start in on how Jeter is still and all-star caliber SS

      Reply
      • jjs91

        14 years ago

        Ya it’s like talking to tiger fans about their playoff rotation and having them tell you they will go with a 3 man rotation somehow. Boy is that annoying and in case you want an answer to his question the yankees have a really good system right now.

        Reply
    • jjs91

      14 years ago

      Top ten,.

      Reply
  5. Cyyoung

    14 years ago

    Sox BP is terrible, if it wasn’t for Aceves Tampa would be in 2nd now. Said this months ago, and some guy ripped me for it. Even if they get into play-offs it will be one and done.

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    • notsureifsrs

      14 years ago

      bard and papelbon are about as good as it gets. albers turned back into a pumpkin, so they have a big 7th inning hole. if aceves can fill that, they’re ok

      Reply
      • randomkeys

        14 years ago

        I like Bard, but lately — he’s far from “good as it gets.” In five September appearances, he’s given up nine earned runs (on six hits and five walks) in 4.2 innings. Also, Boston is 0-5 in those games. And Bard took three of those losses.

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        • notsureifsrs

          14 years ago

          yup. but i don’t know any pitcher in baseball that’s pitched 3 or more seasons and hasn’t hit a 5 inning rough patch at some point. it happens. and his manager hasn’t helped him

          unless an underlying injury is discovered, bard’s a good bet going forward

          Reply
    • notsureifsrs

      14 years ago

      bard and papelbon are about as good as it gets. albers turned back into a pumpkin, so they have a big 7th inning hole. if aceves can fill that, they’re ok

      Reply
  6. Jackson Browne

    14 years ago

    MONEY BEANE BALL IS B/S RAYS HAVE DONE IT LONGER AND BETTER DUH

    Reply
    • chico65

      14 years ago

      Really?  Tampa- the one with 4 winning seasons out of 14, including this year?  Your parents experimented a little too much during the 60’s I say…you appear to be running on empty.

      Reply
  7. Jackson Browne

    14 years ago

    TONY LA JUSSA IS A LIAR KNEW ALL ABOUT ROID USE IN OAKTOWN AND ST. LOUIS

    Reply
    • m4r1n3r

      14 years ago

      Caps lock key. Go ahead and pluck yours off the keyboard please.

      Reply

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