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HUGE TRADE OMGZORZ!!!
So, apparently...
The Sox just acquired Adam Laroche from the Pirates.
The rumored haul is single A pitcher Yeiper Castillo and a PTBNL. Sounds like a textbook salary dump. I'm not in love with it and expect Laroche to have a short life here, but hey, if we're not giving up anything of value I guess it's worth a shot?
ETA: Castillo was apparently not involved. The proported package is High A righty Hunter Strickland and AA shortstop Argenis Diaz.
Diaz was the best defensive shortstop in our system, but he's proven unable to maintain a consistent bat and with our recent signing of some young defensive shortstop whizzes, he's become a bit redundant at the age of 22. Strickland was a pretty average arm that was probably not going anywhere. His fastball had little movement unless he dropped it under 90 MPH. All in all, not much of value was lost, though I really did like Diaz.
ETA (2:22 PM): Apparently, the Pirates are eating some of Laroche's salary. This is actually getting kind of depressing.
The Sox just acquired Adam Laroche from the Pirates.
The rumored haul is single A pitcher Yeiper Castillo and a PTBNL. Sounds like a textbook salary dump. I'm not in love with it and expect Laroche to have a short life here, but hey, if we're not giving up anything of value I guess it's worth a shot?
ETA: Castillo was apparently not involved. The proported package is High A righty Hunter Strickland and AA shortstop Argenis Diaz.
Diaz was the best defensive shortstop in our system, but he's proven unable to maintain a consistent bat and with our recent signing of some young defensive shortstop whizzes, he's become a bit redundant at the age of 22. Strickland was a pretty average arm that was probably not going anywhere. His fastball had little movement unless he dropped it under 90 MPH. All in all, not much of value was lost, though I really did like Diaz.
ETA (2:22 PM): Apparently, the Pirates are eating some of Laroche's salary. This is actually getting kind of depressing.