Boston acquires Pomeranz

[jsnhbe1]

This is a good indicator what the current pitching market looks like.  Reports don't have a return yet.

[jsnhbe1]

Rumors are pomeranz for espinoza, the 15th best prospect in baseball, straight up. Pomeranz is an All-Star starting pitcher with the best opponents batting average in the NL and has two years of control left at 27. Honestly, I'm shocked it's not more if this is indeed the trade. That sets the market low. Think about it this way. Torres is in the high 20s best prospect in baseball. That's like getting pomeranz for Torres and a mid tier prospect. Sign me up!

[breakingbaptist]

Risky move by BoSox for a guy who has never thrown 150 innings and has a tendency to walk guys. Fenway is not Petco. Espinoza is a pretty solid prospect who throws heat. He's only 18.

[zegometer]

Sounds fair for both side honestly...one team trying to win now, the other gets a pretty dang good prospect in return.

[jsnhbe1]

I agree that it's a bad mood by the bosox considering his past and playing in the hitters AL East but as far as the market is concerned it looks promising.

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i like this deal. makes it clear that schwarber would be a vast overpay for miller.

[batman66]

Jul 14, 2016 17:27:26 GMT -5 jsnhbe1 said:

Rumors are pomeranz for espinoza, the 15th best prospect in baseball, straight up. Pomeranz is an All-Star starting pitcher with the best opponents batting average in the NL and has two years of control left at 27. Honestly, I'm shocked it's not more if this is indeed the trade. That sets the market low. Think about it this way. Torres is in the high 20s best prospect in baseball. That's like getting pomeranz for Torres and a mid tier prospect. Sign me up!

While Pomeranz is having a great season, he doesn't exactly have a track record worthy of netting a #15 prospect in the game.
He wasn't' even supposed to be in the Padres rotation, an  injury game him a chance.
Before I'd give up a guy like Torres for him I would have liked to see more than half a season of success.
He was decent in Oakland as a swingman , but I think Boston may have over paid on this one.
Espinosa is years away from the majors and anything can happen.
I still think it's a solid move for Boston, they needed a starter now, not in 4 years.

[TheNatural]

Jul 15, 2016 9:21:30 GMT -5 batman66 said:

Jul 14, 2016 17:27:26 GMT -5 jsnhbe1 said:

Rumors are pomeranz for espinoza, the 15th best prospect in baseball, straight up. Pomeranz is an All-Star starting pitcher with the best opponents batting average in the NL and has two years of control left at 27. Honestly, I'm shocked it's not more if this is indeed the trade. That sets the market low. Think about it this way. Torres is in the high 20s best prospect in baseball. That's like getting pomeranz for Torres and a mid tier prospect. Sign me up!

While Pomeranz is having a great season, he doesn't exactly have a track record worthy of netting a #15 prospect in the game.
He wasn't' even supposed to be in the Padres rotation, an  injury game him a chance.
Before I'd give up a guy like Torres for him I would have liked to see more than half a season of success.
He was decent in Oakland as a swingman , but I think Boston may have over paid on this one.
Espinosa is years away from the majors and anything can happen.
I still think it's a solid move for Boston, they needed a starter now, not in 4 years.

That is my thinking on this. The kid might be great but hes a 18 yr old pitcher and anything can happen in the next 3-4 years before hes actually ready. Boston needs a guy right now in the worst way. It could still bite them in the ass down the road but itll be another half decade until they find out. Hence my philosophy on our prospects. We have a core of young MLB guys that should be in a Cubs uniform for the next ten years. These other guys are log jammed and if they can get us vital pieces none of them are off limits.