The Red Sox had a few DFA resolutions this afternoon (relayed on X by Jen McCaffrey of the Athletic). Boston confirmed the perviously reported news that Chase Anderson was headed to free agency. The Sox also outrighted catcher Reese McGuire and reliever Yohan Ramírez while releasing left-hander Brandon Walter.
Boston pushed McGuire off the roster with the Danny Jansen acquisition. The lefty-hitting catcher had backed up Connor Wong all season. McGuire started the season hot but his offense has plummeted over the past few months. He’s hitting .209/.280/.295 through 158 plate appearances overall. Acquired from the White Sox at the 2022 trade deadline, McGuire has a .264/.315/.370 slash in parts of three seasons with Boston.
The 29-year-old McGuire has just under five years of major league service. That’s the cutoff at which a player can decline an outright assignment in favor of free agency while keeping the guaranteed money on his contract. For McGuire to test the market now, he’d need to forfeit the nearly $500K remaining on his $1.5MM arbitration salary. That makes it likely he’ll report to Triple-A Worcester and serve as non-roster catching depth for the rest of the season. He’d be a minor league free agent next winter if the Sox don’t put him back on the MLB team.
Ramírez, also 29, finally goes unclaimed after hitting the waiver wire for the fifth time in his career. The out-of-options righty has played for four teams this year alone. He’s logged 45 innings — most of them with the Dodgers — across 38 appearances. Despite roughly league average strikeout and walk numbers, Ramírez has been tagged for a 6.20 earned run average. He spent less than a week on Boston’s MLB roster. Claimed off waivers from L.A. on July 28, he was designated for assignment three days later so the Sox could call up infielder Nick Sogard.
After crossing the three-year service threshold this summer, Ramírez earned the right to elect free agency in lieu of an outright assignment. The Sox didn’t announce whether he’ll do so. Unlike McGuire, Ramírez was playing on a pre-arbitration deal, so he wouldn’t be leaving any kind of guaranteed money on the table if he wanted to explore other opportunities. If he reports to Worcester, he’d also be eligible for minor league free agency in the offseason unless the Sox reselect his contract.
Walter’s release was an inevitability once Boston designated him for assignment on Tuesday. The left-hander has been on the minor league injured list all season. Teams are not allowed to place injured players on outright waivers and Walter can’t be traded after the deadline since he had been on the 40-man roster. That left a release as the only outcome.
The Sox could try to bring him back on a minor league contract if he clears release waivers, but he’d be free to explore other opportunities. The 27-year-old Walter appeared in nine games for Boston last season in his first MLB action. He allowed a 6.26 ERA through 23 innings in a long relief capacity. The University of Delaware product has a solid 3.61 mark over parts of four minor league seasons, working mostly from the rotation.
Hate to see him get jerked off the roster like that.
Enough already. As I said when he was first DFAed, the time to joke was when he joined the club. it’s very stale now and while I’ve never been in that situation, I was fortunate to not get caught about other activities I did in my teens and early twenties. You never did anything you could have been arrested for?
FWIW, he was past 25 headed for 26 at the time of his… umm… indiscretion. Notwithstanding, most average citizens would’ve been hit with much worse than a $500 fine and disorderly conduct charge. Most all such cases tend to carry a s*x offender rap, even people who had too much to drink and relieve themselves behind a dumpster somewhere.
But, baseball is big business for ST in Florida, and, for a non-resident anyways the municipality chose to give a little preferential treatment.
Given the totality of the circumstances, for myself, I dont see any wrong in cracking all the jokes in the world, but. Also don’t hold it against anyone who isn’t a fan either.
GA, it still doesn’t change how we all make mistakes. Those who continue to joke like this likely need to look in the mirror. He basically embarrassed himself without hurting others. As for the penalty, we don’t know everything and again to my knowledge, he didn’t expose himself to a child. Reminds me of Pee Wee Herman.
— I dont see any wrong in cracking all the jokes in the world–
Some places isn’t safe to just joke about a fake “name”, much less what someone claims to be.
i just see it as an opportunity to make goofy jokes personally i don’t hold any judgement against him (other than hating anyone wearing a red sox uniform) we’ve all done stupid stuff
GASox – You’re right, most guys become master of their domain when they hit their 20’s.
Especially baseball players, who usually have no problem finding girls to satisfy those urges. Hard to believe he couldn’t make a booty call instead.
Fever, given the circumstamces, do you suppose he’s ever worked on a fishing vessel?
I love your post. Ppl are so mean hurtful.
Colorado used those jokes on him and it started a brawl a few weeks ago
Come on!! I am sure most people on here have done things that are unlawful. Butt whacking off in a parking lot probably isn’t one of them . It’s not like it’s two 17 year old kids going at it in the back seat of an abandoned parking lot .
Horrible post!
But if he did I hope he at least released the stress of this in a seculed part of the parking lot.
That is so mean!
Kony 2012
Eight teams for Yohan the last three seasons. Hope he can make it nine by the end of the year
Someone just posted a no hitter that was supposed to be traded. His first ever time seeing the 9th inning. Seems like a worthy article
i heard he likes to squeeze his goose in parking lots.
The immature Jr High School humor is one thing, to defend it is even more of a tell.
Who’s defending it?
Not exactly a stroke of genius to tell Reese to beat it. The guy wasn’t exactly whacking that ball lately.
Don’t give up your day job Stan.
Dwight Evans was one of the most selfish players on one of the most selfish teams in mLB history. He’s horrible in doing lame commercials for ambulance chasers.
The guy is pretty much been ostracized by the team.
Stan – Dwight Evans deserves to be in the HOF for his playing career. His retirement endeavors are not on the back of his baseball card (or anyone one else for that matter)!
Jays probably wishing they had traded someone else to Arizona for Varsho or never made that trade now.