Red Sox acquire Drew Pomeranz for prospect

[stevenash]

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/17079081/drew-pomeranz-headed-boston-red-sox-trade-san-diego-padres

[Capybara]

This is great! Dombrowski does not fukk around. They desperately needed a legit starter. With their offense, they can win a title right now... makes sense to give up a prospect for a piece of the puzzle.

[daneblazer]

Another left handed pitcher in a division that tees off on left handed pitching

got to like their initiative, but probably not the right guy

[Bostongambler]

Hope he continues to have the same year. This will be his like 5th team now.

[stevenash]

Another left handed pitcher in a division that tees off on left handed pitching

got to like their initiative, but probably not the right guy

That was my initial knee jerk reaction, however they are not reaching the promised land with Clay Bucholz and Joe Kelly, they needed to be replaced, now Pomeranz is not Mad-Bum or Kershaw, but he's having a better season then LH Hamels and LH Lester.

How Pomeranz adjusts from pitching from the Grand Canyon (PetCo) to the band box (Fenway) remains to be seen.

Oh, by the way, the Brad Ziegler move was a nice signing.

[stevenash]

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[kidcudi92]

Espinoza is gonna be good down the road

No thanks on this trade

[daneblazer]

Ya this is Pomeranz what, 5th team? Getting traded to the Rockies set him back a few years. He's finally got a 3rd pitch now and has improved his k-rate as a starter.

Big upgrade over the Eduardo & bucholtz type hamburgers. If Price can stop serving meatballs, I think it could be a piece of puzzle even in that division

[Capybara]

Espinoza is gonna be good down the road

No thanks on this trade

Of course he is. Were the Padres going to deal a quality starter who's 27 for a can of tuna fish?

Again, Sox offense is Top 5 in MLB right now, they can win a championship... but their rotation had dogshit at 4 and 5, and even 1, 2, and 3 aren't a sure thing. This had to be done. We'll see if Pomeranz is up to snuff with the bright lights on him, but my guess is Dombrowski wouldn't have done this without some due diligence there.

[daneblazer]

Espinoza is gonna be good down the road

No thanks on this trade

Really far down the road. He's young and throws hard. Right now I think he's a little over rated but that doesn't mean he's not a solid prospect

[kidcudi92]

Of course he is. Were the Padres going to deal a quality starter who's 27 for a can of tuna fish?

Again, Sox offense is Top 5 in MLB right now, they can win a championship... but their rotation had dogshit at 4 and 5, and even 1, 2, and 3 aren't a sure thing. This had to be done. We'll see if Pomeranz is up to snuff with the bright lights on him, but my guess is Dombrowski wouldn't have done this without some due diligence there.

Just saying that IMO Pom isn't the right answer

[stevenash]

^
Neither was Sean O'Sullivan, Pomeranz might work out.

[Mr KLC]

My concern is that Pomeranz has never faced a full 200 inning season let alone extra play off innings on top of that.

[chico2663]

As the 4th pitcher how many innings is he going to pitch in the playoffs?

[JMobile]

Padres back in the business of being a farm team for other teams.

[MickeyMan]

My concern is that Pomeranz has never faced a full 200 inning season let alone extra play off innings on top of that.

Yeah, he has already pitched more innings this year than he ever has

[chico2663]

Didn't pedro martinez bounce around before he caught his thing about same time. Got to give boston management credit for rolling the dice.

[kidcudi92]

Padres back in the business of being a farm team for other teams.

Have they ever stopped?

[mohye1980]

Didn't pedro martinez bounce around before he caught his thing about same time. Got to give boston management credit for rolling the dice.

Maybe more like Ramon Martinez. Wouldn't put Pom in the same sentence as Pedro.

[Ralphie Halves]

Padres back in the business of being a farm team for other teams.

Yeah, it's the only move right now though. They tried to develop the talent they had a year or two ago, and it didn't work out. No other choice.

[MoMoneyMoVaughn]

Maybe more like Ramon Martinez. Wouldn't put Pom in the same sentence as Pedro.

Wouldn't put any current pitcher but Clayton in the same sentance, though.

[chico2663]

This may help my fantasy teams

[klemopixx]

They beat the market by getting this done ASAP. Not a lot of starters out there for the taking. Worth a shot for both teams.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Padres back in the business of being a farm team for other teams.

We have stock piled the farm system with quality the past year...

Cautiously optimistic about the future. .

[Chi_archie]

There is such little starting pitching talent it there on the trading market

you'll se some truly crappy pitchers traded the net 16 days that will seem like head scratchers

chang of scenery cand be pitching coaches can do wonders though.

lok at what ray sara ge did for JA Happ last year

[cankid]

Didn't pedro martinez bounce around before he caught his thing about same time. Got to give boston management credit for rolling the dice.

No really, he was a young prospect with the Dodgers that the Expos acquired, had some monster seasons there before Boston, great move for them back then